John Grand-Carteret - La montagne a travers les ages - 1903
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Two-volume French illustrated monumental work by John Grand-Carteret, La montagne a travers les ages, in its 1st 1903 edition, limited to 2400 copies (this copy no. 1125), each volume measuring 30 × 23 × 6 cm with a total of 1053 pages and 657 illustrations, in good overall condition.
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Illustrated monumental work
Original edition from 1903-1904
Limited edition of 2,400 copies (the book in question is number 1125).
Two large-format volumes (cm 30 x 23 x 6 each), volume 1 has 559 pages, volume 2 has 494 pages.
There are 657 illustrations present.
The overall condition of the work is good; the exterior is in fair condition as shown in the photos, and the interior is in excellent condition, with all pages intact and not torn.
Extraordinary historical and iconographic work dedicated to the mountain and its representation over the centuries, curated by John Grand-Carteret, one of the most important French scholars of image history and caricature.
The mountain through the ages is a true journey through the perception of the mountain from antiquity to the modern era: myth, fear, scientific discovery, tourism, mountaineering, and artistic representation.
The author analyzes texts, engravings, prints, popular illustrations, and works of art, offering exceptional and hard-to-match documentation.
Illustrated monumental work
Original edition from 1903-1904
Limited edition of 2,400 copies (the book in question is number 1125).
Two large-format volumes (cm 30 x 23 x 6 each), volume 1 has 559 pages, volume 2 has 494 pages.
There are 657 illustrations present.
The overall condition of the work is good; the exterior is in fair condition as shown in the photos, and the interior is in excellent condition, with all pages intact and not torn.
Extraordinary historical and iconographic work dedicated to the mountain and its representation over the centuries, curated by John Grand-Carteret, one of the most important French scholars of image history and caricature.
The mountain through the ages is a true journey through the perception of the mountain from antiquity to the modern era: myth, fear, scientific discovery, tourism, mountaineering, and artistic representation.
The author analyzes texts, engravings, prints, popular illustrations, and works of art, offering exceptional and hard-to-match documentation.
Details
Number of Books
2
Subject
Anthropology, Geography, Natural History, Travels
Book Title
La montagne a travers les ages
Author/ Illustrator
John Grand-Carteret
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1903
Height
30 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Limited edition
Width
23 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie Dauphinoise - Librairie Savoyarde
Number of pages
1053
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