CHAMPIN (J.-J.). EXCURSION TO THE GRANDE CHARTREUSE by going up through St. Laurent-du-Pont, visiting the banks of the Guyer- Mort, and going down through le Sappey. Grenoble, Prudhomme, [1838]. In-folio black chagrined cloth, framed with cold fillets on the boards, gilt title on the 1st board (publisher's binding); (1) title leaf, 8 pp. of text, frontispiece, map and 36 plates. Spine missing, boards detached, corners dull, small tears in cloth, foxing to the title and text leaves as well as to the map, minor light foxing to plate 17. ORIGINAL EDITION of this handsome ALBUM containing a FRONTISPICE, a PLAN and 36 plates of lithographed views after drawings by Jean-Jacques CHAMPIN. The frontispiece and the 36 plates are very fresh, practically free from foxing. Perret, 0921-A: "1st edition. A beautiful illustrated album on the Grande Chartreuse. Uncommon and much sought after".