The Alps before the ski lifts, the après-ski bars, and the crowds — when alpinists were considered mad and skiers a curiosity. Taschen’s XXL portrait of the range at the turn of the century gathers photochromes, color postcards, travel posters, and photographs spanning Switzerland, Italy, Bavaria, and Slovenia, from the grand hotels of St. Moritz and Cortina to the pristine, untouched slopes of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.