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Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
by Karl Baedeker
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1905. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4". Not stated. A nice copy of Karl Baedeker's travel guide to Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. The fourteenth edition, with fifteen maps and folding maps to accompany the routes described The fourteenth revised and augmented edition of the Baedeker guide to Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. With fifteen maps, collated and complete, and a folding map to accompany each route described. Established in 1827, the German publishing house were pioneers of worldwide travel handbooks. By drawing on specialist knowledge, their guides provide brief historical and cultural introductions, alongside detailed information about travel routes, the available facilities, and descriptions of attractions and noteworthy buildings. Baedeker was bought by MairDumont in 1997. Publisher's adverts to front pastedown and endpaper. Binder's sticker to front pastedown from 'Mawson Swan & Morgan Ltd. New & Second-hand Booksellers, Newcastle-on-Tyne'. Prior owner's ink inscription to front endpaper, reads 'Violet, M. Forster. Newton Hall, Christon Bank, R.S.6' Green pen inscription to title page reads, G.M.F, from W.W., 1907'. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light rubbing to the spine. Front hinge starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850N15
- Title
- Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
- Author
- Karl Baedeker
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Karl Baedeker
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 6" by 4"
- Keywords
- Belgium Holland Luxembourg Baedeker Guide Holland
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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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