Belgium and Holland including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for Travellers
Leipsic [Leipzig]: Karl Baedeker, 1894. Wagner & Debes. Eleventh Revised Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Pp. lxii, 423. Illustrated with 13 maps and 21 plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, black silk bookmark ribbon, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper, route map on back endpapers. Spine somewhat darkened, covers soiled, edges rubbed and corners bumped, former owner name in pencil on title page, maps well-preserved. Very Good. Item #6640 Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an informed glimpse of the place, the people and their customs at a specific time in history. The clear and beautiful lithographed maps, plans and panoramas created by the firm of Eduard Wagner & Ernst Debes were unequalled. Indispensable for researchers, a treat for armchair historians, and prized by collectors.
The first version of this travel guide was published in the late 1860s.
Price: $40.00