GRAND-CARTERET (John). La montagne à travers les âges. Grenoble, Falque & Perrin and Moutiers, Ducloz, 1903-1904. 2 volumes in-4°, bound in red half-chagrin, spine ribbed, title gilt on spine. Numbered first edition (no. 486), illustrated with numerous reproductions of old engravings, some on double pages, out of the text, in bistre or in colour. An impressive study of Alpine iconography, this work is an exceptional source of documentation. Remarkably printed by Ducloz in Moutiers. A fine copy. John Grand-Carteret (Paris 1850 - 1927) devoted his life to the study of iconography and published numerous works on the subject. He was particularly interested in caricature. His monumental work on mountains is an essential reference. Also included: - STEINITZER (Alfred): Der Alpinismus in Bildern. Munich, Piper, 1924. In-4°, publisher's cloth binding (upper hinge partially split). Expanded second edition, illustrated with 16 colour plates and 637 reproductions. The best work of iconographic documentation on mountaineering; particularly developed with regard to nineteenth-century mountaineering, military mountaineering and caricature. Chapters on the advertising use of the mountains and alpine ex-libris. An essential work, and an indispensable complement to Grand-Carteret's "La montagne à travers les âges".