Switzerland Souvenir Album lithographed birds-eye views c. 1890's pictorial book
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, 19th Century Book, Travel, Tourism, Europe, Switzerland, Illustrated Books, Architectural Views, Landscape Views).
Souvenir de la Suisse.
Published c. 1890's, Lucerne, Switzerland by C. F. Prell.
Accordion style binding. 18 pages. Text in French. Illustrated throughout- lithography after photographs.
Very fresh, clean example, nicer than typical.Â
Publisher's cloth boards, silver gilt title lettering, decoratively embossed cover decorations, nice small pocket size oblong format.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding only very gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains clean and overall very attractive as a period 19th century object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.Â
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 3 1/4" H x 5"W.
[B11797].