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The Alps


Splendid masterpiece in 350+ high-quality full page gravure prints of the Alps, a mountain region in Europe. Mountains, snow, glaciers, ice, vegetation, mountaineers, mountain lakes, etc. in the 1920's

If you love the Alps or are a mountain fan, you will hardly be able to get enough of this lavishly illustrated book of alpinism. 


This precious book was not affordable by too many people at that time.
And there is no other book of that time which comes close to the printing quality of that title.

Photographs titled in English, German, French and Italian.

from the 2nd enlarged edition running from 11th-20th

Hardcover

  • 395 pages
  • 26 pages intro and index of photographs
  • 352 gravure photos
  • foldout map of the alps
  • gilt lettering and decoration

In very good exterior and near fine interior condition
Extremities with mild traces of use and age, the first 3 prelim pages have a slight crease, otherwise ok. Photo pages are clean and bright.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9-1/2" ~4.7 lbs.

by Hans Schm.
Published by House Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin
in 1927







Table of contents [excerpt]:

Abu Simbel, Ab, Lower Nubia, Wadi Digla, Wadi Hof, Wadi Natrun


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