VOYAGES DANS LES ALPES, précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Geneve. Vols. I-II (of 4). by DE SAUSSURES, Horace-Benedict. ( L. R. Wager ):

Neuchatel, Samuel Fauche, Imprimeur et Libraire du Roi, 1779.. Volumes I and II only of 4, SIGNED BY L. R. WAGER. (British geologist, explorer and mountaineer). FIRST EDITIONS 1779 AND 1786, (Volumes III and IV not published until 1796), Volume II published in Geneva by Barde and Manget 1786. French text, 4to, approximately 260 x 195 mm, 10 x 7¾ inches, vignette to both title pages the first drawn by Carl Hachert, Volume I: folding map of the Lake of Geneva and the surrounding mountains, 8 folding plates, VI and VII on the same sheet, engraved headpiece of Geneva to page 1, another of an alpinist to the first page of Part II (355), pages: (4), 540, (1) - Directions to the Binder; Volume II: large folding map of the Alps nearest to Mont Blanc, engraved headpiece of mountains to page 1, 5 folding plates and 1 single plate, a table inserted between pages 576 and 577, and 588 and 589, pages: (4), xvi, (1)-641, (1-2) - including Directions to Binder. Bound in full calf, rebacked, gilt spines, gilt lettered contrasting labels. Corners slightly worn with boards just showing at tips, slight shelf wear to edges, small armorial bookplate of Rowland Burdon on front pastedown, signature in ink of L. R. Wager on front endpaper, occasional small pale mark or sport to margins, otherwise contents clean, tiny closed tear to inner edge of folding map in Volume II, a couple of pages faintly browned, small piece missing from 2 lower corners (paper flaw, no loss of print), tiny closed tear to edge of 1 page of table in Volume II, small closed tear to lower corner of page 512 (Volume II) with old paper repair. A good complete copy of the first 2 volumes in the set of 4, the last 2 being published 10 years after Volume II. The book belonged also to L. R. WAGER, A MODERN GEOLOGIST WITH HIS INK SIGNATURE ON THE FIRST FREE ENDPAPER OF EACH VOLUME WITH THE DATE 1946. Lawrence Rickard Wager, commonly known as Bill Wager, (5 February 1904 – 20 November 1965) was a British geologist, explorer and mountaineer, described as "one of the finest geological thinkers of his generation" and best remembered for his work on the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, and for his attempt on Mount Everest in 1933. (Wikipedia). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.