Sketching Rambles; or, Nature in the Alps and Appennines.

Published by Illustrated by twenty views, from sketches by the authors. In two volumes. London, James Hogg and Sons, s.d. (1861),

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2 vol. in-8, pp. XII, (2), 374; VIII, (2), 368; leg. edit. in percallina granata con decoraz. a secco ed in oro. Illustrato da 20 belle tavole a due tinte litografate da Ashbee e Dangerfield (tra le quali 2 antiporta a colori). Prima edizione di questa ''lunga relazione del viaggio delle sorelle Catlow che percorrono la Svizzera e l'Italia dal Veneto a Milano, Genova e Roma'' (Réan), ma anche Napoli e Campania. Il viaggio fu effettuato tra il 1856 ed il 1857 e ricalca il consueto itinerario del Grand Tour, con l'aggiunta di visite ed escursioni sulle Alpi (alle quali è dedicato quasi l'intero primo volume, con un capitolo sul Monte Bianco ed una tavola; nel IV cap. del II vol. brevi cenni sul Monte Rosa) ed ampia descrizione della fauna e flora alpine. Ottimo esempl. Perret 880: «Bel ouvrage descriptif des Alpes.Peu courante et recherché». Réan p. 146. Garimoldi n. 90. ACL 57. Durio n. 381.

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Sketching Rambles; or, Nature in the Alps and Appennines.
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CATLOW, Agnes e Maria E.
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Illustrated by twenty views, from sketches by the authors. In two volumes. London, James Hogg and Sons, s.d. (1861),
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