Oct 18, 2016 - Sale 2425

Sale 2425 - Lot 191

Price Realized: $ 390
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
BOURRIT, MARC-THÉODORE. A Relation of a Journey to the Glaciers in the Dutchy of Savoy. 3 etched plates. [54] (of [60]?), xxi, [1], 266 pages, including etched dedication leaf * Itinéraire de Genève, des Glaciers de Chamouni, du Valais et du Canton de Vaud. [4], ii, [7]-352 pages, including half-title. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, first work 176x107 mm, in contemporary calf, spine worn, ends chipped, front joint cracked, cords intact, light offsetting from plates, contents otherwise clean; second work 174x104 mm, in contemporary 1/4 sheep gilt, spine faded, ends chipped, front joint rubbed, scattered light foxing, newspaper cutting mounted on front free endpaper. Perret 656, 663. London: G. Robinson, 1776; Geneva: J.-J. Paschoud, 1808