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COXE, WILLIAM. Travels in Switzerland, and in the Country of the Grisons: in a Series of Letters . . . Second Edition. 5 engraved plates; 2 folding maps. xii, 410; [4], iv, 431, [1]; 420, [27] pages. 3 volumes. 8vo, 210x123 mm, contemporary tree calf, spines attractively gilt with red and black lettering pieces, minimal wear; stain in outer margin of Volume 1 title, general map foxed and offset with few clean tears, plate facing page 36 in Volume 2 cropped in outer margin, stain on fore edges at end of Volume 3 not showing internally. 19th-century Hereford armorial bookplates. handsome set. London: T. Cadell, 1791
First published in 1789. Volume 2 contains a map of Mont Blanc and vicinity and a chapter on the earliest ascents. Neate C137.with: A Map of Switzerland, marked with the Routes of Four Tours made . . . by the Revd. Willm. Coxe. Engraving mounted in 18 sections on linen. 519x769 mm; in contemporary marbled board slipcase. London: T. Cadell, 1789.
