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1878 Egypt Part First: Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai
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Description
First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first English edition of this Karl Baedeker handbook covering Lower Egypt. Published in the original German in 1877.
Comprising routes covering Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai.
A second part covering Upper Egypt was published in 1885.
In the publisher's original cloth binding.
Illustrated with sixteen maps (three of which are folding), twenty-nine plans (two of which are folding), seven views and numerous vignettes. Collated, complete.
These 'Baedeker' handbooks set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists, conveniently designed to be carried around in a pocket and available for reference on maps and information regarding routes, travel facilities, noteworthy sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with discolouration and marks to the cloth. Rubbing to the extremities, most notably to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with handling marks to the endpapers. Ink inscription to the front free endpaper.
Very Good
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