LA SCANDINAVIE ET LES ALPES Karl Viktor von Bonstetten, Geneva, 1826, 1st edition. Near Fine. (von Bonstetten, Carl-Victor)

	Item #: OP9000-833 LA SCANDINAVIE ET LES ALPES Karl Viktor von Bonstetten, Geneva, 1826, 1st edition. Near Fine. By von Bonstetten, Carl-Victor Price: $75.00 List Price: $225.00 You Save $150.00 (67%) Add to wish list Click Here For Related Selections
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Paris, Geneve, 1826, first edition. 118 pp. Small hardcover, 8''x5''. Bound in a modern faux leather binding, with gold letters on a red field on the spine. In French. Condition is Near Fine., Two bookplates tell somethuing about the climbing connection. One is from the Library of the UK Climber's Club (no other marks) one says 'BIBLIOTHEKA RICKMERSIANA. Louis Baume, a British bookseller, has his name in the smallest type face. Charles Victor de Bonstetten (German: Karl Viktor von Bonstetten; 3 September 1745 � 3 February 1832) was a Swiss liberal writer. von Bonstetten was a son of a weathy man, so his life was filled with travel and minor political psitions. He lived in many countries, Switzerland, France, Italy, England, more. The French invasion of Switzerland and establishment of the Helvetic Republic in 1798 drove Bonstetten once more into private life. At the invitation of Madame Brun, he resided in Copenhagen, Denmark, until 1801. He then traveled to Italy before settling in Geneva for the remainder of his life. He resided there uneventfully but in the society of many distinguished people, including Madame de Sta�l. His most celebrated book�Men of the South and of the North (L'Homme du midi et l'homme du nord)�was published during this era, arguing that climate was responsible for the superiority of northern Europe over the south, but his own writing generally fell into low esteem. This book was publsihed just 2 years after Men of the South. Instead, he is principally remembered for his social character�as a conversationalist, and as the friend, often the intimate companion of many of the more celebrated leaders of thought and action during his long life.
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