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Switzerland, and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol; Handbook for Travelers
by Baedeker, Karl
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Leipsic: Carl Baedeker, 1879. Eight. Cloth. Good. 4.5" x 6.5" (11x 16 cm). Red cloth gilt lettering on front and spine. Light white lines on front cover. Part of cloth on back spine is coming detached, but inside hinge is good. Ex libris personal bookplate on front endpaper. Previous owners' names and cities written in pencil on front free endpaper and also on back of half title page. 33 maps, including all the foldouts. 167 pp. Eighth edition.
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- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 709
- Title
- Switzerland, and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol; Handbook for Travelers
- Author
- Baedeker, Karl
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eight
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carl Baedeker
- Place of Publication
- Leipsic
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Switzerland, Italy,
Terms of Sale
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Member of ABAA/ILAB. On-line sales and the occasional book fair.
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