Greece: Handbook for Travellers
by BAEDEKER, KARL
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Leipzig: Karl Baedecker, Publisher, 1909. Very Good +. 12mo. Fourth Revised Edition, 1909. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering to front board and spine. All edges marbled. Publisher's corrected price to flyleaf. Bumped at head and foot of spine, with a small tear in the cloth at the foot. One gathering worth of folded-in page corners, otherwise crisp througout, with all maps and plans complete and in fine condition, neatly folded and without wear. Map at end in rear pocket in fine condition. A clean and tight copy. No dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35697
- Title
- Greece: Handbook for Travellers
- Author
- BAEDEKER, KARL
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Karl Baedecker, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 12mo
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