SWITZERLAND and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol. by Baedeker, Karl

K. Baedeker. Collectible - Acceptable. Koblenz: Karl Baedeker, 1869. 16mo Hardcover 418 pgs. 21 maps, 7 plans, and 7 panoramas. Fair. Front hinge cracked. Spine torn. Inquire if you need further information.

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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1905. Cloth. Fine. Twenty-first edition. Small 8vo; xxxviii, 548pp, with 63 maps, 17 plans, and 11 panoramas. Publisher's red flexible decorative cloth stamped in blind and gilt, all edges marbled, two silk page-maker (red and green). A superb copy with bright gilt lettering and richly marbled edges; binding bright, square, and tight, maps properly folded and free of tears; spotting to map frontispiece, else fresh and bright. Hinrichsen E087. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism… Read More

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1881. Ninth Edition, Remodelled and Revised. Hardcover. Handbook for Travellers. Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1881. Ninth Edition, Remodelled and Revised. 16mo. xxxviii,476pp, Index. Flexible red cloth, letters gilt, edges marbled; spine lightly soiled, tiny chip to head of spine and in vicinity a faint date "1881" in ink, overall very good condition, owner's name on ffep, few creased corners. Text in English. 16 Maps, 10 Plans, and 9 Panoramas. Hinrichsen E75. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 476 pages .

Leipzig, Germany: Karl Baedeker, 1891. Book. Good+. Hardcover. 14th Edition.. 498pp.+ maps. Old name/address to verso of ffep, o/w clean copy internally. Red rigid card covers. Gilt lettering remains bright to frt. cover & spine. Moderate general wear to outer cover - notably top/bottom of spine. Marbling to external edges seems quite bright & not faded. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Overall: A smart copy that perhaps is bordering on VG. Size: 16mo - over 53/4" - 63/4" tall.

Leipzic 20th edit. 1903. with 65 maps, 14 plans and 11 panoramas. Covers sl. scuffed and rubbed, o/w Good

Karl Baedeker, 1881-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth. xxxviii, 476 : ill., maps, plans ; 16 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. Colored fold-out maps appear in good shape. Front map detached, but present. Good binding and cover. <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 guides were known for both their accuracy and attention to detail. Included in each are intricate colored fold-out maps and floor plans. Baedekers comments and recommendations open a fascinating window into the mores of a world now past. <br><br> With 26 maps, 10 plans and 9 panoramas.