Lot no. 123
HOOKHAM (Thomas). A Walk Through Switzerland in September 1816. London, T. Hookham and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. In-12, half calf with corners, smooth spine with title-piece, spotted edges (spotting on the corners, spine entirely rebound) (English binding of the period). First edition, illustrated with 2 maps, one of which is fold-out. The author visits the Pays de Vaud, Martigny, the Trient and Chamonix valleys, and crosses the Simplon.
Thomas Hookham had published the previous year the account of Percy and Mary Shelley's 1814 and 1816 trips to Switzerland and Chamonix.
Perret, 2277-A - CAS p. 147 - Not in ACL or CAI
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