Switzerland - 1836

London: George Virtue, c. 1836. A fine example of this work. The plates are crisp and clean. . Binding: Contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Spine in five compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on 2 and 4. Gilt rules and decorations on 1,3, and 5. All edges speckled. Pasted and free yellow endpapers. , Notes: Two volumes. A finely illustrated book of Swiss views from the early 19th century. William Beattie MD (1793 – 1875) was a Scottish physician, and poet. In 1827, Dr. Beattie was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and established himself in Hampstead, where for eighteen years he enjoyed an extensive practice. In 1836 and 1836 he travelled in Switzerland and in the land of the Waldenses, and in the former year was in Paris at the time of Fieschi's attempt upon the life of Louis-Philippe, and in the immediate vicinity of the explosion. He was too a frequent contributor to the periodicals, and during this period he published a series of descriptive and historical works, beautifully illustrated by his friend and fellow traveller, the well-known W. H. Bartlett, on "Switzerland", "Scotland", "The Waldenses", “Castles and Abbeys of England”, and “The Danube.” , Size: 4to (270x207mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 109 plates, including 2 steel-engraved title-pages, a large black-and-white folding map of Switzerland, and 106 steel-engraved plates by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) of landscapes, city views, and inhabitants., Volume: 2 volumes , Provenance: Ink on verso of top cover reads “Edwin C. Guillet – Purchased from Marks & Co. bookstore, London, September 1964.” Dr. Edwin C. Guillet was educated at the University of Toronto (B.A. 1922) and at McMaster University (B.A. 1926; M.A. 1927). He joined the , Pages: P. Vol I: engraved title-page. Title page. Contents and directions. 1-188; Vol II: engraved title-page. Title page. Contents and directions. 1-152. Map., Category: Book Europe Switzerland;