Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol
by Karl Baedeker
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker , 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4" . Not Stated . Baedeker's travelling handbook of Switzerland, the twentieth edition. The twentieth edition of this travelling handbook of Switzerland and surroundings including portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol by Karl Baedeker. Published by Baedeker's company, noted for publishing numerous travelling handbooks that set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. With an extensive introduction with practical hints, information on the language, a topographical and historical sketch of the country, and information on books and maps. The volume provides a complete and extensive guide through the country, with routes, notable attractions, and much information on each area. Illustrated with fifty-six maps, fourteen plans, and eleven panoramas. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Previous ownership inscriptions to endpapers and half title, undated. Minor closed tear to folding map to frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 851A2
- Title
- Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol
- Author
- Karl Baedeker
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Karl Baedeker
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 6" by 4"
- Keywords
- switzerland travel guide explore karl baedeker travel guide
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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