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Guidebooks

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.

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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  1. Second edition. Small 8vo; 64pp, numerous black and white illustrations throughout; publisher's pictorial printed light brown wrappers; a very good copy

    £120
  2. First edition. x, 267pp, 20 maps, 26 plans, adverts at rear, several wild flowers and other ephemera inserted inside ; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered, rubbed and worn, corners slightly bumped and worn; otherwise a good firm copy.

    £150
  3. Seventh edition. viii,pp 360pp, 3 maps and 15 plans, 45pp street index at rear, loose front free endpaper, previous owner's signature in ink; publisher's variant pink cloth binding, slightly worn, upper board partly detached; a good copy.

    £150
  4. 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.

    £60
  5. Fourth edition. cciv, 395 pp, 22 maps,(one map detached), 55 plans, and 66 views and vignettes, ink signature on endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, faded to pale brown and slightly worn; otherwise a good copy.

    £200
  6. Fourth edition. c, 436 pp, 20 maps, 52 plans and a panorama of Jerusalem, censorship tipped in before title-page; publisher's red cloth gilt; a near fine copy.

    £250
  7. 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.

    £1,900
  8. First edition. 8vo; 61pp, adverts, folding map; publisher's brown covers, gilt lettered, front board with large crack repaired: overall a good copy.

    £350
  9. Twenty-eighth edition. lviii, 600pp, 103 maps and plans, 18 panoramas; publisher's original red cloth coarse-grained binding, slightly faded; overall a very good copy.

    £100
  10. Third edition. xvi, 516pp, 28 maps and 27 plans, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper,upper board partly detached; publisher's old type binding in red cloth gilt, spine lacking approx 2 cm at bottom; overall a good copy.

    £220
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