Charles Bossom
 A Century of Swiss Alpine Postal Coaches , Geneva Switzerland: L'Art En Suisse, 1932.Illustrated by Photographs. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. 4to Illustrated card cover. Previous owner's stamp on ffep. 82 pages cean and tight. COLLABORATORS: BLOESCH, BUDRY, CHAPONNIERE, GRELLET, HENRIOU, DEBEER (transl.). COVER: Ed. ELZINGRE, artiste-peintre, Geneva. PHOTOGRAPHS: Max KETTEL, Geneva; H. RUEDI, Lugano; R. SPRENG, Basle ; A. STEINER, St-Moritz ; A. WEGMANN, Ragaz WEHRLI S.A., Kilchberg. The historical views originate from the Swiss Post Office Museum in Berne. EDITORS : General Post Office (Motor Car Service), Berne. PUBLISHERS : L'Art en Suisse, rue Petitot, 3, Geneva. PRINTED BY : ROTO-SADAG, S. A., Geneva.. TABLE OF CONTENTS By way of Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . How Mr. Greville conquered the Saint Gothard . In the good old times! (up to 1 85o) . . . . . . . . The federal stage-coach (185o-192o) . . . . . . . . Herewe are! . Our struggle with the snow . . . . . . Publications dealing with the Swiss Alpine Postal Services. Useful information for passengers… List of the principal Alpine Postal Motor Coach Routes o . Statistics. . MAPS: Map of diligence routes, 1852. Map of postal motor coach routes in the Alps, 1932. (Book ref. 124974) £25.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Charles Bossom , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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