Lot no. 98
G. B. Album (Band II). Basel, Basel Section of the Swiss Alpine Club, ca. 1910. In-4° oblong, publisher's full black chagrin binding, cold-stamped fillets on covers, S.A.C. Section Basel gilt on front cover. A fine album of original drawings by G. B., mainly depicting mountain landscapes. The work contains a title page adorned with 4 small original watercolours signed G. B. and dated 1910, 25 original watercolours, including 3 double-page spreads, 15 Indian ink drawings, some enhanced with watercolours, and one graphite drawing. Most of the drawings are signed G. B. and dated between 1886 and 1910. Attached is a correspondence between Prof. Jaggi and the Berne section of the Swiss Alpine Club concerning the accident on the descent of the Matterhorn in 1865, with a photocopy of Whymper's original handwritten account and its translation into French.
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