Tyrol and the Skirt of the Alps (First Edition)

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Bound in profusely decorated original publisher's cloth. Gilt to cover and spine. Illustrations elaborately blocked in black, blue, green, and gilt. Spine lettering in black and gilt. Publisher's stamp in black on rear cover. 

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams. 

Overall condition: Very good. Edges and corners rubbed. Minor wearing to spine creases. Cover gilt remains bright and illustrations clear. Contents overall in excellent condition. Some markings to preliminaries and very minor foxing here and there throughout. Overwise, bright, clean, and fresh. A very nice copy with a stunning original binding.

First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880. Royal 8vo. Original decorated publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii], frontispiece, 171. 4 pages of advertisements.

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