Baedeker's and Other Travel Guides
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1904. Red Cloth. Fifteenth Revised Edition. 458 pp., including a "List of the most important Artists mentioned in the Handbook, with a note of the schools to which they belong," plus 24 pp. "Index of Streets and Plans of Paris" and 13 maps and 38 plans. Subtitle, "With Routes from London to Paris." Flexible red cloth binding is sunned, a bit "handled." Covers have wrap-around, blind-stamped rules. Front cover and spine have blind-stamped, bright gilt lettering. Spine ends & corners bumped and mildly worn. All edges marbled, now lightly aged. Front paste-down is an ad for "Baedeker's Guide Books." Rear eps are a map of France. Original green ribbon bookmarks. Interior is only slightly aged. Text is accompanied by numerous color maps... More
Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1884. Red Cloth. Eighth Edition. 379 pp., plus 30 pp. "Index of Streets and Plans of Paris" and 10 maps and 30 plans. Subtitle, "With Routes from London to Paris and From Paris to the Rhine and Switzerland. Handbook for Travellers (sic). " Flexible red cloth binding. Covers have wrap-around, blind-stamped rules. Front cover and spine have blind-stamped gilt lettering. Covers soiled, worn at corners and spine ends.. All edges marbled; now lightly aged. Front paste-down is an ad for "Baedeker's Guide Books." P.o. in ink on ffep. Small tear on fep. Few neat marginal notes. Rear eps are a map of France. Interior aged. As usual, text is accompanied by numerous color maps, many of them fold-out. The quintessential guide book... More
Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. Red Cloth. Eleventh Edition. 396 pp., plus 24 pp. "Index of Streets and Plans of Paris" and 12 maps and 33 plans. Subtitle, "With Routes from London to Paris. Handbook for Travellers (sic). " Flexible red cloth binding. Covers have wrap-around, blind-stamped rules. Front cover and spine have blind-stamped gilt lettering. Covers very good, with some touches of soil. All edges marbled; now lightly aged. Front paste-down is an ad for "Baedeker's Guide Books." Feps separated at hinge. Small closed tear on fep. Rear eps are a map of France. Interior aged. Previous owner has intermittently used his notary stamp to indicate ownership. As usual, text is accompanied by numerous color maps, many of them fold-out. The quintessential guide book to... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914. Red Cloth. Eighteenth Edition. 488 pp. Laid in at back is a 60-page Index of streets and Plans of Paris. 16 maps and 39 plans. Flexible red cloth binding. Covers have wrap-around, blind-stamped rules. Front cover and spine have blind-stamped, faded gilt lettering. Covers a bit "handled," with touches of edge wear. All edges marbled; now lightly aged and faded. Feps are an ad for "Baedeker's Guide Books." Prelims lightly foxed, including feps. Rear eps are a map of France. Original green and red ribbon bookmarks present. Interior is slightly aged, with all text in French. As usual, text is accompanied by numerous color maps, many of them fold-out. The quintessential guide book to pre-World War I Paris. We have other... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1931. Red Cloth. First Edition. First, and only, edition of this title. 480 pp., including Index, plus 82 maps and plans. Subtitle, "South-Eastern France and Corsica. The Italian Lakes and Lake of Geneva." Flexible red cloth binding. Covers have wrap-around, blind-stamped rules. Front cover and spine have blind-stamped, bright gilt lettering. Spine ends are bumped and frayed. Corners are slightly bumped and rubbed. All edges marbled; now slightly aged, faded and/or soiled. Feps are an ad for "Baedeker's Guide Books." Brief ink notation at top of fep. Rear eps are a map of the Riviera. Original green and red ribbon bookmarks. Interior is slightly aged. As usual, text is accompanied by numerous, mostly color maps, many of them fold-out. The quintessential guide... More
New York: Arno Press/Random House, 1971. Hard Cover. As. Dust Jacket has slight fading from sunning, more to spine than covers, in mylar cover. Gift inscription in ink on first free endpaper in year of pubication. Clean and crisp throughout. Very Good / Very Good. More
