Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1909. Illustrated with 16 maps, 30 plans, 2 diagrams, a Panorama of Athens & includes the large foldinging map of The Kingdom of Hellas in rear pocket. 447 pages. 16mo, original red cloth. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1909. Fourth edition. A near fine copy, bright and tight. More about Greece. Handbook for Travellers
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Illustrated (b/w). 487 pages. 8vo., stamped red cloth, slightly edge-worn wrapper. First edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1950). A very good(+) copy in a very good wrapper. More about Paris; The People's France
Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. 430pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, (1972). Revised edition. Slightly edge worn near spine, but still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. More about Africa A to Z: Revised Edition
New York: Prentice Hall, 1993. Includes planisphere. Illustrated throughout with star-maps and photographs. 160pp. Square 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Prentice Hall, (1993). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Star Guide: Learn How to Read the Night Sky Star by Star
Washington: O.H. & W.H. Morrison, 1872. Guide book: Illustrated (wood and steel engravings). 74 pages. 12mo. Stamped buckram, cloth faded at spine. Washington, D.C.: O.H. & W.H. Morrison, 1872. A very good(+) copy. Map: Lithograph. 15.5" x 20". Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. A very handsome guide book to Washington D.C. Fold-out illustrations show views and floor plans of major landmarks. More about Morrisons' Strangers' Guide for Washington City
Nilsson & Co. 12mo. 91pp + 8-page supplement. 2 folding maps of London. Original illustrated covers. Excellent condition except a small tear to rear cover. This German travel guide, published circa 1910, describes tourist attractions in the city of London. A number of images of noteworthy sites are scattered throughout. The back of the guide contains two maps. One is a street map by G.W. Bacon & Co., centered around Regents Park. The other is a map of the London... More about A.B.C. Taschenführer durch London
Dublin: Henry Shaw, 1850. Engraved frontispiece and decorative title page, and illustrated with many panoramic street elevations by Ashenhurst; advertisements throughout, followed by copious alphabetical listings. Unpaginated. Thick 8vo, original brown blind-stamped cloth (rubbed and with spine lettering faded, but still quite solid with inner hinges re-enforced; pages rather clean). Dublin: Henry Shaw, and Issued by the Commercial Journal and Family Herald, Dublin, 1850. First (and only) edition. A very good copy of this unusual and publication, scarce in any... More about New City Pictorial Directory 1850. To Which is Added a Retrospective Review of the Past Year
Sydenham: Crystal Palace Company, 1875. Illustrated throughout with many b/w figures and 2 folding plans). 110pp. plus adverts at front and rear. Slim 8vo, original red-lettered printed wrappers (lightly worn; faint contemporary signature on cover). Sydenham: Crystal Palace Company, 1875. A very good copy of this uncommon ephemeral guidebook. More about General Guide to the Crystal Palace, and to Its Gardens and Park;; Being a Concise Handbook to...
no place: Paul Dupont, 1966. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 669 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paul Dupont, (1966). A near-fine copy. Third volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Guide de la Bretagne Mysterieuse par Gwenc'hlan le Scouezec
Lausanne: Imprimeries Reunies, 1967. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 281 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Lausanne: Imprimeries Renuies, (1967). A near-fine copy. Sixth volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de Fontainbleau Mysterieux par Rene Alleau
Paris: Paul Dupont, 1969. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 763 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paris: Paul Dupont, (1969). A near-fine copy. Ninth volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de l'Isle de France Mysterieuse par Patrice Boussel
Paris: Lang et Grandemange, 1970. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 477 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paris: Lang et Grandemange, (1970). A near-fine copy. Eleventh volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de la France Souterraine par Pierre Minvielle
Malesherbes: Firmin-Didiot, 1970. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 765 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Malesherbes: Firmin-Didiot, (1970). A near-fine copy. Twelfth volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de la Mer Mysterieuse par Serge Bertino
Paris: Paul Dupont, 1965. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 670 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paris: Paul Dupont, (1965). A near-fine copy. Second volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de la Provence Mysterieuse
no place: Paul Dupont, 1966. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 285 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paul Dupont, (1966). A near-fine copy. Fourth volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide de Versailles Mysterieux par Rene Alleau
Paris: Wallon, 1973. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 653 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Paris: Wallon, (1973). A near-fine copy. Thirteenth volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide des Pyrenees Mysterieuses par Bernard Duhourcau
Lausanne: Imprimeries Reunies, 1968. In french. Attractive guide with maps and photographs throughout. 670 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, black pictorial cloth with gold lettering. Lausanne: Imprimeries Reunies, (1968). A near-fine copy. Seventh volume of "Les Guides Noirs." More about Les Guides Noirs: Guide du Val de Loire Mysterieux par Jean-Robert Masson
New York: American Geographical Society, 1951. Illus., folding map in back pocket. 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. torn, chipped, and soiled, spine ends of cloth lightly worn. New York: American Geographical Society, 1951. Third edition. A very good copy in a poor wrapper. More about New York Walk Book
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