London and its Environs. - Handbook for travellers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of ...
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London and its Environs. - Handbook for travellers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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Very Good. Sixteenth Revised Edition with 10 maps and 19 plans. Clean flexible red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover. Small spots of wear to corners. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean (a few have marginal notes). Marbled page edges. Color fold-out map of England and Wales at front of book (closed 3" tear); previous owner blind-stamped embossment on title page, along with same owner's name and address neatly ink-stamped on title page. Original sewn-in cloth page marker. All maps and plans present.
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Good. xxxvi, 452 p., 44 maps, index of streets and plans. 17 cm. Publishers red cloth. Good binding and cover. Index has gutter cracks. Shelfwear. Name to initial title page. Clean, and unmarked pages. Founded in 1827, Baedeker guides gained popularity during the second half of the 19th century. The guides contain, among other things, maps and introductions; information about routes and travel facilities; and descriptions of noteworthy buildings, sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
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Good. 16mo. Red Cloth. x, 471, [3], 44 p. folded front., First map detached. maps (some folded) plans (some folded) 16 cm. Writing on Front page. Clean, Unmarked pages. Maps with tears, and extremely delicate paper. Back map starting to detach. Gutters exposed. Good binding. Founded in 1827, Baedeker guides gained popularity during the second half of the 19th century (so much so that Baedekering became part of everyday language). They were an invaluable and essential part of "civilized travel" in the fin-de-siecle. Baedeker was known for both its accuracy and attention to detail. Included in each are intricate colored fold-out maps and floor plans. Baedeker's comments and recommendations open a fascinating window into the mores of a world now past. An interesting side note: Literary references to Baedeker's abound, from E. M. Forester's A Room with a View to Mark Twain's A Tramp Abroad. T.E. Lawrence is reputed to have used Baedeker's guide to Palestine during his Doctoral work in the Levant and prompted his Allied superiors to make facsimile copies during WWI. During the Luftwaffe's Vergeltungsangriffe the guides were important enough to be reportedly cited by Gustav Braun von Stumm, that "We shall go out and bomb every building in Britain marked with three stars in the Baedeker Guide."[3] In the so-called "Baedeker Blitz" of 1942 the English cities of Exeter, Bath, Norwich, York, and Canterbury were bombed.
I remember when Baedeckers were the bible for travelers from anywhere to anywhere. I am very interested in the London of Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes. This nice early Baedecker has a tremendous amount of useful information. Unfortunately, this copy is in poor condition (properly described as such) and is missing the one map I really wanted. Even so, it is a good reading copy and has a terrific bibliography of other period references, some of which I was able to track down.
