Hautes-Pyrénées - Lot 242

Hautes-Pyrénées BATSERE (B.) Excursion to the Hautes-Pyrénées. Souvenirs Historiques, Rêveries. Itinerary: Tarbes-Bagnères-Barèges-St Sauveur-Cauterets-Vallée d'Argelès-Lourdes. Views and costumes of the Pyrenees; Indispensable information for tourists; Indication of the curative properties of each thermal spring; Medical staff; Rates and regulations; Hotels, restaurants, circles, etc.; Exact description of the rail route between France and Spain via Gavarnie. The book ends with Une nuit de décembre dans les Pyrénées. 2nd edition. Tarbes, Telmon, 1858. Small square in-8: 146pp; 9 wood-engraved plates out of text, including 8 of costumes (2 enhanced in color). Paper loss below text on last page (paper reinforcement in restoration). ½ percaline bleu pétrole à la Bradel, red title-piece on spine, central gilt iron, publisher's blue cover retained. Second edition with a chapter "Une nuit au mois de décembre dans les Hautes-Pyrénées, méditation" added, not found in the original edition (Labarère 99).