ZURLAUBEN et LABORDE.
Tableaux topographiques, pittoresques, physiques, historiques, moraux, politiques, littéraires, de la Suisse. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Clousier, Lamy, 1780-1786. 4 volumes in-folio, marbled calf, spine decorated, red and green parts, red edges (Binding of the time).
First edition of this very beautiful illustrated book on Switzerland.
Remarkable engraved illustration, the engravings, sometimes two on the same sheet, representing natural landscapes of the country, historical scenes, monuments, etc.
Copy with a frontispiece, an engraved title, 222 plates (out of 227) of which 111 contain two subjects, 7 maps, 11 portrait plates and 6 medals plates.
Some foxing. Binding very worn and rubbed, jaws cracked. One plate detached
