Sketching Rambles; or, Nature in the Alps and Apennines

CATLOW, Agnes and Maria E.;

Published by . London, James Hogg and Sons, [1861], First edition.

About this Item

8vo [21 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes, xiii, 374, [ii, ads]; ix, 368 pp, hand colored lithographed frontis in each volume, plus 18 other tinted lithographed plates, from the paintings of the authors, with the half titles in each volume. original red pictorial gilt and blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering and design, spine ends and edge wear, presentation bookplate on endpaper, very good, unmarked and clean copy. Robinson 109: 'Armed with their sketch-books, the Catlow sisters, natural historian both, set out for the Alps. . . exploring the gentler slopes of Switzerland and Italy. Their illustrations are gentle, delicate landscapes; it is a very seemly book, this, written to encourage other in similar maidenly circumstances to travel too'. With their interesting detailed account of topography, geography and the peoples. A picture of this book is available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sketching Rambles; or, Nature in the Alps and Apennines
• Publisher: . London, James Hogg and Sons, [1861], First edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - Europe