Very clean hardcover book, published circa 1890 (n.d), with bevelled edge boards in dark green pebbled cloth with red and black decoration (mountain climbers), red lettering on cover; gold lettering and decoration on spine. Very tiny spot of wear to one corner tip and one lower spine corner. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All page edges gilt. Clean decorated endpapers. Brief previous owner inscription dated 1889 neatly penned on blank side of frontispiece. Beautiful frontispiece engraving with detached tissue guard. Wonderful illustrations throughout. 164 pages and 75 pages.
Title: Scrambles Amongst the Alps and Down the Rhine
Location Published: Cleveland, Ohio, The Burrows Brothers: 1890
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Type: Book
Categories: Adventure/Travel, Decorated American Trade Binding, DATB
Seller ID: 033753
Keywords: adventure, alps, antiquarian, datb, decorated american trade binding, edward whymper, european adventure, illustrated, lady blanche murphy, mountaineering, rhine river, travel