Baedeker's Eastern Alps…

16mo (4 1/4" x 6 1/2"), red cloth, gilt title and spine, illustrated with maps, 574 pp. Spine a little faded, slight extremity wear, corners bumped, minor aging, title page with margin tear, not affecting text, some maps a little browned and brittle, first map with some tears and slight loss; otherwise about very good. Karl Baedeker (1801-1959) was born in Essen, and attended Heidelberg University. His family was involved in the publishing and bookselling business, and around 1828 he entered the travel guide business. Baedeker created a different kind of travel book that opened up tourism for a new class of travelers, by guiding the tourist to the principal attractions in a country or area. This information was often edited by Baedeker himself, and sons would take over and expand the business after his death. This edition provides detailed information on the Alps from the Bavarian Highlands to lower Austria. ODB.