Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: Handbook For Travellers. by Baedeker, Karl - 1899

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.… Read More

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

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

Paperback / softback. New.

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

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… Read More

Hardback. New.

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