Two books in one volume: 164; 75, [1] pp. Brown cloth, silver & gilt titles & decorations, gilt page ridges. Whymper's narrative details attempts to scale the Matterhorn and other peaks in the Swiss Alps. Murphy's recounts a trip down the Rhine River, with descriptions and illustrations of various points of interest, including many notable examples of architecture (Heidelberg Castle, etc.). Numerous engravings throughout.
