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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Large 8vo. 48 pp, numerous maps and illustrations throughout; publisher's green printed pictorial wrappers, gilt lettered; a very good copy.
£125 -
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Second edition. Small 8vo; 64pp, numerous black and white illustrations throughout; publisher's pictorial printed light brown wrappers; a very good copy
£120 -
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Folding colour pictorial bird's eye view map; size:8 sheets: 20 x 80 cm folding to one sheet: 20 x 10 cm, text printed on one side with small black and white illustrations; very good condition.
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First edition. 8vo, 304 pp, 30 maps, some folding, some coloured, numerous wood engravings, bookplate, marbled endpapers; contemporary half calf, marbled boards, worn; overall a very good copy.
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Fifth edition. 8vo ( 17 x 13 cm); xxviii,190 [18] pp, adverts, pictorial frontispiece, 8 coloured maps; publisher's printed green cloth, a very good copy.
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Small 4to (10 x13 cm), 28pp, publisher's printed pictorial wrappers; a very good copy.
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Small 8vo. 58pp, several small black and white maps and illustrations throughout, library stamp inside on endpapers, adverts; publisher's pictorial wrappers; a very good copy.
£120
