Avebury, Lord [Lubbock, John] ( 1906). The Scenery of Switzerland and the Causes to which it is due. London: MacMillan, 4th ed. Fair to good.

MacMillan

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Avebury, Lord [Lubbock, John] ( 1906). The Scenery of Switzerland and the Causes to which it is due. London: MacMillan, 4th edition, 489 + xxix pp + 2pp adverts. First published in 1891. Hardback, blue cloth-covered boards gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front cover. Bumped with light shelf wear. Hinges weak – end papers split – but intact. Tear in head of spine. 154 figures, mostly woodcuts, but occasional photographs – not distinguished in listing. Fold out topographic map of Switzerland, 29 x 38cm, at 1:1,077,120, in very good condition. Places mentioned in text are printed in black against sepia map. Text age-toned, clean. Signature of previous owners on front free endpaper. Occasional page uncut on long edge. In fair to good condition.