Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Töpffer, Rodolphe. Töpffer, Rodolphe. Nouveaux Voyages en Zigzag à la grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc […].

With frontispiece, 47 plates and numerous illustrations in the text, all wood-engr. after the author`s drawings by Calame, Girardet, a.o. XXVII, 448, (8) pp. Small 4to. Contemp. green half leather, spine and edges gilt. – Paris, Garnier Frères, 1864.

Third edition. Toepffer was founder of a boarding school in Geneva, inspired by the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Text and images were inspired by Toepffer’s various experiences during journeys with his pupils around Geneva. The frontispiece shows a portrait of the author. – Sander 688; Brieger 406: Blondel 396f. – Clean copy. – Best.-Nr. 19965