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Karl Baedeker, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 1909. No edition remarks. 468 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Fold-out colour maps. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing, fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Boards are slightly bowed.

London: Karl Baedeker, Publisher. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Flexible covers. 8th edition, revised and augmented. With 37 maps, 22 pland, and 3 panoramas. Cover is a bit worn. Frontis map has a small tear where it attaches to book. Includes a sketch of Norwegian and Swedish grammar, with vocabulary, at the end of the book. . Good. Hardcover. 1903.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Norway, Sweden And Denmark: Handbook For Travellers.

Baedeker,, 1/1/1909. 9th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Red cloth. English : 9 rev. ed. lx, 468 pages, 1 leaf, 38 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (plans) maps (some folded) ; 16 cm. 43 maps, 26 plans, several panoramas. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on title page. <br><br> Founded in 1827, Baedeker guides gained popularity during the second half of the 19th century (so much so that Baedekering became part of everyday language). They were an invaluable and essential part of "civilized travel" in the fin-de-siecle. Baedeker was known for both its accuracy and attention to detail. Included in each are intricate colored fold-out maps and floor plans. Baedeker's comments and recommendations open a fascinating window into the mores of a world now past. <br><br>An interesting side note: Literary references to Baedeker's abound, from E. M. Forester's A Room with a View to Mark Twain's A Tramp Abroad. T.E.… Leer más

Uk Leipzig, 1912-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. 1903 eighth edition on soft red covers first few pages slightly loose

Ulan Press, 2012-08-31. Paperback. Used: Good.

Ulan Press, 2012-08-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

Ulan Press, 2012-08-31. Paperback. Used: Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Leipsic (Leipzig), Germany: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1892. Fifth. Hardbound. Binding copy, ex-library, text block separated from spine and covers. Binding very fragile. Library labels, former owner's name inscribed. Map which straddled the rear hinge (of Sweden and Norway) is in two pieces.. Red cloth with gold lettering; 392 pp. plus 26 maps, 15 plans and two panoramas. Includes a 42-page, unillustrated pamphlet "Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish Grammar" Classic and vintage handbook for travelers.

Baedeker,, January 1909. Leatherette. VG. used copy, lacking a dust jacket (as issued). light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. RED LEATHERETTE INCLUDES ALL MAPS.

8th edition, 1903, 486 pages, marbled fore edges | clean, sound copy shows moderate wear; all maps are present ; there is a two inch tear to the last map, which has been repaired on reverse so the tear is unobtrusive in normal use; two marker ribbons (one blue, one red) are present but literally hanging by a thread; no notes etc on text, though a partially erased name is faintly visible on front free endpaper; slight yellowing throughout, as expected | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched

Leipzig, Germany: Karl Baedeker, 1909. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Ninth Edition.. 468 + 38pp. + maps. Sgn. to fep., & additional inscription to rear relating to former owner (photographer.) O/w clean copy internally. Red rigid card covers with some rubbing. Still remains tidy. Gilt lettering remains bright to frt. cover & spine. Faded marbling to external edges & additional bookmark cord. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Overall: a tidy functional copy. Size: 16mo - over 53/4" - 63/4" tall.

Dulau, London. 1903. Eighth edition, revised and augmented. (10234) Card covered in red cloth with gilt lettering to front board and to slightly faded spine and dulled marbling to page edges. 486 pages plus 40 pages of "Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish Grammar with vocabulary and list of phrases". 37 maps, 22 plans and three panoramas. Red and green marker ribbons. Front endpapers split at joint exposing the mull which is still holding firm. Blind stamp of W. H. Smith on front fly-leaf together with previous owners signature. Faint pencil jottings on reverse side of front fly-leaf. A tight sound clean copy.

Karl Baedeker, 1912-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1912 tenth edition a worn copy with repaired spine cover

Limp cloth. Very Good. Third revised edition. Leipsic (Karl Baedeker/London (Dulau) 1885. A little spine wear else a very good copy.

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1895. 6th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo, pp. lxxix, 410, 42, original red cloth with blind stamp decoration and gilt lettering, rubbed and marked, corners bumped, interior with toning to pages, a small tear at the hinge noted on the frontispiece map, all 28 are present, binding is tight.

16mo (4 1/4" x 6 1/2"), red cloth, gilt title and spine, illustrated with maps, 461, [40] pp. Spine a little faded, slight extremity wear, minor aging, some slight staining, one folding map a little folded and with margin chips because of off center fold, which makes it extend a little beyond text block; otherwise very good. Karl Baedeker (1801-1959) was born in Essen, and attended Heidelberg University. His family was involved in the publishing and bookselling business, and around 1828 he entered the travel guide business. Baedeker created a different kind of travel book that opened up tourism for a new class of travelers, by guiding the tourist to the principal attractions in a country or area. This information was often edited by Baedeker himself, and sons would take over and expand the business after his death. This edition provides detailed information, including money tables, rail and steamship options, along with many folding maps and plates of Norway and Sweden. Also includes a 40 page sketch… Leer más

Leipsic : Karl Baedeker, 1903. Eighth edition revised and augmented.. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Tape repair to the spine. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Series; Baedeker's guide books. Baedeker's Reisehandb�cher. Physical description; lxxxii, 486 pages, [36] leaves of plates : maps (chiefly colour, chiefly folded), plans ; 16 cm. Notes; Includes index. With: Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish grammar, with vocabulary and list of phrases. Subjects; Scandinavia Description and travel Guide-books. Norwegian language Grammar. Norwegian language ; Dictionaries. Norwegian language ; Terms and phrases. Swedish language ; Terms and phrases. Swedish language Grammar. Swedish language ; Dictionaries. Scandinavia ; Guidebooks. Sweden ; Guidebooks. Denmark ; Guidebooks. Norway ; Guidebooks. Scandinavia ; Guidebooks. Norway Description and travel. Sweden Description and… Leer más

Leipsig / London: Karl Baedeker, 1903. Eighth Edition Revised and Augmented. Hardcover. Good+. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxxxii, 486, 40. Illustrated with 37 maps, 22 plans and 3 panoramas, several in colors and/or folding out. Index, appendix: Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish Grammar with Vocabulary and List of Phrases. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red and black silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpapers, map index on back endpapers. Edges rubbed and bumped, with half-inch abrasion on spine edge; red bookmark ribbon detached but present; owner ink signature on front endpaper; light pencil annotations on rear endpapers. A presentable copy. The first version of this travel guide was published in 1879. By WWII, considerable use was made of Baedeker guides, their accuracy, per travel writer Eric Newby, was "made as if by spies for spies." In the spring of 1940, when hen… Leer más