Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenvereins

Munchen: Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenvereins, 1901-1941. Large 8vos, 35 volumes, missing 1919, 1921-22, and 1936-38; about half bound in original green cloth, 4 in wrappers (1 with spine perished), the balance in original beige buckram (1 spine perished); illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions, maps, panoramas, illustrations in the text; occasional toning of the text, a few bumps, scrapes, and other small misadventures, but in all a very good, sound and reasonably clean set. The Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Club was a yearbook that had been published since 1872, after the merger of the two clubs. It evolved from the Yearbook of the Austrian Alpine Club, first published in 1865, and the Journal of the German Alpine Club, which was published from 1870 to 1872. The journal described the exploration and development of mountains at a mostly high scientific level. The authors were usually the leading scientists and alpinists of the time. Each volume included a map of a mountain range of interest to alpinists. The Alpine Club maps reflected the most advanced state of cartography at the time and are still considered a reference today with their wealth of detail on a large scale. Item #68273

Price: $750.00