*BÉGIN (Émile). Picturesque journey in Switzerland, Savoy and the Alps. Paris : Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, 1852. - In-8, 260 x 168 : frontispiece, VIII, 560 pp. 23 plates. Publisher's brown chagrin, engraved plate by Liebherre gilt on boards and spine, quadruple gilt fillet inside, gilt edges (Lenègre). First edition of this relation composed by Émile Bégin (1802-1888) who was a medical officer, historian and librarian, known for having published numerous works on Lorraine. It is illustrated with 24 plates drawn and engraved on steel by Rouargue frères, including 8 of costumes in colors. Rare copy in full chagrin of the publisher signed by Lenègre, with gilt plates engraved by Liebherre on the boards and the back. The one appearing on the boards represents a statue of William Tell on a column serving as a decor for a fountain, in a frame composed of mountain landscapes, flowers, various animals, etc. These same plates will be used again to decorate the cartonnage of Xavier Marmier's Voyage en Suisse published by Morizot in 1862 . Scattered foxing. Provenance: Bourlon de Rouvre, with ex-libris.