Conrad Gesner: On the Admiration of Mountains, Grabhorn Press, one of 325 copi..

Conrad Gesner: On the Admiration of Mountains, the prefatory letter addressed to Jacob Avienus, Physician, in Gesner's pamphlet "On Milk and Substances prepared from Milk," first printed at Zurich in 1543. A Description of the Riven Mountain, commonly called Mount Pilatus, addressed to J. Chrysostome Huber, originally printed with another work of Gesner's at Zurich in 1555. Translated by H. B. D. Soule. Together with: On Conrad Gesner and The Mountaineering of Theuerdank, by J. Monroe Thorington. Bibliographical Notes by W. Dock and J. Monroe Thorington. Author: Conrad Gesner, H. B. D. Soule (Translator), J. Monroe Thorington (Bibliographical Notes), and W. Dock (Bibliographical Notes) Publisher: The Grabhorn Press Release Date: 1937 Seller Category: ANTIQUARIAN Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 00246 Notes: Very Good, Limited Edition, one of 325 copies, First Edition thus, 8vo, 11 1/2" x 8 1/2." Beige patterned cloth-covered boards backed with beige cloth. Brown and or