RARE old travel guide to Switzerland and the Alps giving its readers a fascinating insight into the evolution of mass tourism. Contains many b&w maps (some fold-out) and charts. 180x120mm. LXXII+500 pages [+ 56 pages of advertisements]. Embossed rebound Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover corners and spine slightly bumped. Ink inscription on title page. Edges of a fold-out panorama of the Alps worn and creased. Binding partly cracked and visible between pages VI-VII and XX-XXI. Tape between title page verso and contents page (pages IV-V). Page 163-164 edge creased/wrinkled. 2 small stains on pages 283-284. Pencil underlining near text on several pages. Few pages corner slightly creased/wrinkled. Some pages bottom edge/corner burnt-marked and slightly peeling - no damage to text. Pages yellowing and slightly wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare 19th-century travel guide to Switzerland and the Alps is otherwise in good condition.