Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Zermatten, Maurice. Les saisons valaisannes.

With 32 photographic plates in black and white. 238, (2) pp. 4to. Orig. illus. cloth. – Neuchatel and Paris, Victor Attinger, 1948.

First edition. With a ms. dedication by the author „hommage respectueuse. Maurice Zermatten“ on first flyleaf. Description of the canton Valais by Swiss writer Maurice Zermatten (1910–2001). The book is divided in four chapters, one for each season. The photographic images show people, daily tasks, landscapes, animals etc. With a ms. dedication by the author „hommage respectueuse. Maurice Zermatten“ on first flyleaf. – Cloth stained, inside clean copy. With old ownership stamp of the Valesian winemakers „Alph. Orsat S.A.“ on first flyleaf. – Best.-Nr. 26975