Karl Baedeker — Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1927. Cloth. A Baedeker handbook to Great Britain, offering a series of routes, maps and plans, many of which are folding. Eighth revised edition.In the original red cloth binding. Offering ninety routes exploring all over Great Britain, organised under south-eastern, southern-western, central, eastern and northern England, followed by Wales and Scotland. Illustrated with ninety-four maps and plans (fourteen of which are folding, including several double-sided) and a panorama (to the reverse of one of the folding maps). Collated, complete. A classic 'Baedeker' handbook from German publisher Karl Baedeker, who set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. These guides were conveniently designed to be carried around in a pocket and available for reference on maps and information regarding routes, travel facilities, noteworthy sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the to the spine head and tail. With a couple splits to the cloth to the joints. A couple marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, railway plan facing page 3 is detached, but present, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot and the occasional ink annotation made by previous owner. With the odd small closed tear to the maps. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .