24th May, 2023 11:00
Baedeker Travel Guides.-
A collection of 83 volumes, the majority in original gilt cloth bindings, mixed condition, various sizes.
***Baedeker guides serve as a key motif in E. M. Forster's novel 'A Room with a View' (1908): '"But Miss Lavish has even taken away Baedeker." "Baedeker?" said Mr. Emerson. "I’m glad it’s that you minded. It’s worth minding, the loss of a Baedeker. That’s worth minding."' (p.21)
For a full list and further details on the books in lots 27-29, please see the PDF at this link: Travel Guides List (please note, not including the penultimate item, Steimatzky's).
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