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. With old ownership stamp of the Valesian winemakers „Alph. Orsat S.A.“ 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. – Cloth stained, inside clean copy. – Best.-Nr. 26975