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HAVERGAL, Frances Ridley:
Swiss letters and Alpine poems. Edited by her sister J(ane) Miriam Crane.
London, (Butler & Tanner, the Selwood Printing Works for) James Nisbet, n.d. (note dated: 1881), in-8°, 1 xylographic view in frontispiece ‘Pension Wengen’ + VIII + 356 p. + 2 ll. (publisher's list), (we added 6 loose color plates by Helga v. Cramm. From: Havergal: Life Mosaic. The ministry of song... 1879). hw. former owner's name ‘Harry Ladds ... April 1882’, original oliv-green cloth with gilt ornements.
Reference : 140224aaf
Very rare first edition with one xylographic view in frontispiece. Travel correspondance written during the years 1869 to 1876, posthumously edited by the authors sister: letters relating excursions in the mountains and poems inspired by the mountains, written during various tours nearly all over Switzerland and in the mountains around Chamounix, done together with some of her family members, as well as contributions written for magazines.The editor, Jane Miriam Crane, was the author"s sister. This book contains "delightful descriptions of her excursions". Perret mentions a first edition of 1882 with 12 plates, which is clearly the second ‘enlarged’ edition !. Waeber BSL/101 and 386 (edition dated 1881, without mention of plates); Perret 2184 (= only second ed. with 12 plates, 1882); Neate H54; Barth -. Image disp.
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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.
M. Ben Harteveld
rue des Alpes, 5
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
41 (0)26 3223808
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Swiss letters and Alpine poems. Edited by her sister J(ane) Miriam Crane.
London, James Nisbet, 1882, in-8°, VII (+1) + 356 p. + 12 colour-plates with views, (we added 6 loose color plates by Helga v. Cramm. From: Havergal: Life Mosaic. The ministry of song... 1879). Ex libris Peter E. Obergfell, publisher’s original pictorial dark blue clothbound, spine and bookcovers richly gilt, all edges gilt, corners a bit bumped, binder's label for Burn & Co. on rear endpaper, in all a fine (beautiful) copy.
Fine first illustrated edition with 12 beautiful chromolithographic plates mostly on alpine subjects (some on the Rhine). Travels in the Alps and poems inspired by the Alps. The first edition was published without a date likely in 1881, with one xylographic plate only ‘Pension Wengen’ and in a different binding. This book was edited by Havergal’s sister J. Miriam Crane. The coloured plates in this volume are: The Reichenbach / Rolandseck Rhine / Ehrenbreitstein, Rhine / Heidelberg / Wengen / Vevey (lake Geneva with mountain scenery from-)/ St. Bernard / Rhone Glacier / Aletsch Glacier & Maergelensee / Matterhorn & Rifelsee / Mer de Glace Chamouni / Les grands Mulets & Mont Blanc .The plates are not signed, but are done by Helga von Cramm (as for ‘Life Mosaic’ & ‘Life Chords’). Neate H54: ‘The author’s mountaineering experiences were slight, but her book contains some delightful descriptions of her excursions’. Waeber BSL/101 and 386 (edition dated 1881, without mention of plates); Perret 2184. Neate H54; Barth -. Image disp.
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