Horace Benedict De Saussure - Voyages dans les Alpes - 1780-1786

Travels in the Alps, preceded by an essay on the natural history of the environs of Geneva by Horace-Benedict de Saussure. Set is the first two volumes in 1st edition in this format of one of the principal works ever written on the chain of the Alps. Very complete with the map and the 8 plates. In very fresh condition for these two volumes, without foxing; a must of the literature on the discovery of the Alps. It contains numerous discussions concerning flora, geology and glaciers, but also recounts the attempts to ascend Mont Blanc...

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