(1812). LESCHEVIN (Ph. Xavier). VOYAGE A GENEVE ET DANS LA VALLEE DE CHAMOUNI, EN SAVOIE... Paris, Renouard et Genève, Guers, 1812. In-8 paperback with [8]-385 pages, contemporary mothballed binding. ORIGINAL EDITION with a frontispiece portrait of Saussure after Saint-Ours. "This travelogue, written partly in the company of Bourrit, contains interesting descriptions of the life of the inhabitants. The (rather flattering) assessments of Bourrit are of great interest. Finally, Leschevin was probably the first traveller to take an interest in the entries in the registers available to travellers. The work contains a bibliography of works relating to Mont Blanc and the Chamonix valley. Very rare and sought-after". (Perret, 2646). Small tears without missing text, a few pages stained, copy entirely untrimmed with wide margins.