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S W I T Z E R L A N D 


A very rare book full of beautiful full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique)
of the landscape, mountains, villages and people of Switzerland in the 1930's, 1940's and early 1950's.

From the series "Orbis Terrarum", a series of early photobooks portraying the regions of the world.

!! New edition 1953 of the 2nd volume 1938 of the Switzerland Series !!


Hardcover

  • ~248 pages
  • 224 photos in rotogravure
  • 2 maps of Switzerland
  • 16 pages introduction
  • 29 pages w/ index of photographs
    + textual explanation to each photo
  • gilt lettering and decoration

In very good exterior and near fine interior condition
Boards and spine age toned, name stamp on front free endpaper and title page, else ok.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9"  ~3.0 lbs.

by Martin Hurlimann
Published by Atlantis-Verlag, Zurich
in 1953







Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]:

Rutli - Fluelen - Schollenen - Bern - Zurich - Thun - Kussnacht - Schwyz - Mythen - Zug - Einsiedeln - Engelberg - Lungernsee - Sarnen - Luzern - Sursee - Sempach - Wulflingen Castle - Winterthur - Stammheim - Türlersee - Ufenau - Rapperswil - Klausen - glarus - Braunwald - Sargans - Santis - Werdenberg - Wattwill - Trogen - St. Gallen - Schaffhausen - Rheinau - Brugg - Hallwill Castle - Mellingen - Bremgarten - Aarau - Aargau - Rheinfelden . Basel - Solothurn and many many more .....


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