By Karl Baedeker
Coblenz   Karl Baedeker
6.5" by 4.5" xxx, 384pp
A very scarce early edition of this Baedeker handbook to southern Italy, being the final out of their three-volume Italian series.
By Karl Baedeker

1872 Italy. Part Third: Southern Italy, Sicily, and Excursions to the Lipari Islands, Tunis, Sardinia, Malta, and Athens

Coblenz   Karl Baedeker
6.5" by 4.5" xxx, 384pp
A very scarce early edition of this Baedeker handbook to southern Italy, being the final out of their three-volume Italian series.
£220.00
: 0.5kgs / : 979Y26

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Description

Folding Maps, Publishers' Original Binding

The third edition of this Baedeker handbook, being the third and final part of 

In the original cloth binding.

Illustrated with seven maps (four folding) and eight plans (two folding). Collated, complete.  

These 'Baedeker' handbooks, from the company of German publisher Karl Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. They contain, among other things, maps and information regarding routes, travel facilities, noteworthy sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists. 

This particular guide comprises forty routes and excursions across Rome, Naples, Palermo, the Lipari Islands, Sardinia and Athens, with introductory information concerning travelling expenses, climate, recent events and customs.

Condition

In the original cloth binding. Externally, rear hinge failed and front hinge is held by a single cord only. Marks to the boards. With a large split to the worn back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots, heaviest to the first and last few pages.

Fair

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