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‎Switzerland in 1854-5: A book of travel, men, & things.‎

‎London, Hope & Co, 1855, lg. in-8vo, VII + 408 p., a clean untrimmed copy, original publisher's blue cloth, all edges & spine richly gilt.‎

‎First edition, rare. Reverant Heathman, Rector of St. Lawrence, Exeter and Late British Chaplan of Interlaken describe's here the classic tour in Switzerland. Coming from ‘Les Verrières’ (NE) he went direction Berner Oberland. He crosses the Vaudoises Alpes direction Martigny into the Valais, Col de Balme upto Chamonix (chapter XIV) returna à Zermatt, Visp, Simplon, Domodossola, Locarno, Bellinzona, Mesocco, San Bernardino and than up the Rigi, Brunig Pass, Brienz to finish at Fribourg for his return to Basle. de Beer, travellers in Switzerland p. 259 ; Wäber 83; Meckly 090; Perret 2188-B. Image disp.‎