Karl Baedeker — Belgium and Holland

Leipsic, Karl Baedeker, 1878. Cloth. A smart early edition of this Baedeker guide to Belgium and Holland, complete with folding maps and plans. Fifth edition, revised and augmented. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with six maps (three folding) and sixteen plans (three folding). Collated, complete. These 'Baedeker' handbooks, from the company of German publisher Karl Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. They contain, among other things, maps and information regarding routes, travel facilities, noteworthy sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists. This guide comprises fifty routes exploring Belgium and Holland, including ones to and from Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Louvain, Amsterdam, Arnhem and Cologne.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with damp stains to the rear board. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the margins. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Small closed tear to the folding map frontispiece. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .