{"product_id":"the-alps-1900","title":"The Alps 1900 XL","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003eOff to conquer the summits\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003eThe Timeless Beauty of the Alps in Photochromes from around 1900\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e“Nothing compares to the Alps” wrote the great French historian Jules Michelet in 1868. At the very heart of Europe, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egigantic Alpine mountain range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes some of the most grandiose natural sites in the world, such as Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau, the Matterhorn, and their glaciers. Tourism began in the late 1800s and grew tremendously over the next centuries, especially with the rise of winter sports. This book offers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea charming tour of a bygone era\u003c\/span\u003e, when the first mountain trains and cog railways were carrying men in lederhosen and women in long dresses to the foot of the glacier, when local guides accompanied tourists riding on mules; a time when the first alpinists were considered mad, and skiers were a curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough photochromes, photographs, and color postcards of the 19th and 20th centuries, through travel posters and tourist brochures, we cross passes such as the Mont-Cenis, Simplon, Brenner, and St. Gotthard; climb Mont Blanc, the Eiger, the Wetterhorn, and the Dolomites; marvel at crystal-clear lakes in Switzerland, Italy, Bavaria, and Slovenia; explore Tyrol, the Via Mala, and the Engadin; and spend the winter season at grand hotels in Gstaad, Grindelwald, Davos, St. Moritz, and Cortina. This is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejourney dotted with literary quotes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby travel writers that evokes these happy days of pristine snow and untouched slopes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSabine Arqué\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a photo researcher, editor, and author. She has collaborated on numerous publications on the themes of travel, the history of tourism, and photography.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgnès Couzy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a writer and mountaineer, and has published many books on the topic of mountains, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFemmes alpinistes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAiguille du Midi et Vallée Blanche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2003),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBriançonnais aux six vallées\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlps\/Alpi\/Alpen\/Alpes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2007), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyages dans les Alpes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2007, as a co-author).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe Alps 1900. A Portrait in Color\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e29\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e39.5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e6.41 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e600 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-7355-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (English, French, German)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52199587905904,"sku":null,"price":3590000.0,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/2679\/1280\/files\/Frame32_59b9af0a-9eed-4d88-9c7f-dcbef318a0db.png?v=1779438801","url":"https:\/\/coverbook.store\/en-id\/products\/the-alps-1900","provider":"Cover Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}