Along with modern first editions, guide books are one of the most accessible places to start a collection of rare books. The classic guide books (Baedeker’s, Murray’s and Thomas Cook handbooks) were published at the beginning of the industrial revolution. As transport became easier, the nouveau riche sought to undertake grand tours of Europe and the Baedeker was an invaluable accompaniment, just as Lonely Planet guided young gap year students in the 80s and 90s.
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Guidebooks
As one of the internationally preeminent dealers in guidebooks we welcome all enquiries about such books; please contact Lucinda Boyle for more information.
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Second edition. 8vo ( 20 x 14 cm); v, 378 pp, adverts at rear, facsimile letter , folding railway map, numerous illustrations; publisher's red cloth gilt, stained with water damage on lower board; a good copy.
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First edition. 8vo ( 17.5 x 13 cm), viii, 247 pages folded frontispiece, 12 plates, 5 maps (some folded), folding plan, some pencilling inside; bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered, worn and faded; overall a good solid copy.
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Small 8vo ( 15.5 x 10 cm), vii, 110pp, previous owner's ink signature inside endpapers and title-page, pencil notes inside on preliminary blank pages; a few pages frayed at edges; bound in green cloth, worn and faded; a good copy.
£175
