Karl Baedeker [ed.] - Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travellers

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1876. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this traveller's handbook to Palestine and Syria, from authoritative German publisher Karl Baedeker. An uncommon first edition of this Baedeker guide. Second edition not issued until 1894. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with eighteen maps, forty-three plans, a panorama of Jerusalem and ten views. Of these, twelve are folding. Collated, complete.  Provides information on mosques, dwelling-houses, climate, population, history of Palestine and Syria, customs, religion and more. With thirty-eight routes spanning across Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus and more.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.Edited by Karl Baedeker.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, joints are tender, with splits to the cloth. Loss to the head and tail of the back strip, which is coming away from the spine. With a horizontal closed tear to the centre. Darkening and general rubbing to the extremities. Front hinge has amateur reinforcement and rear hinge is tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper and occasional spots throughout. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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