The United States with an Excursion into Mexico: handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, editor - 1893

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. light wear to covers, which are uniformly faded, previous owner's inscription of 1897, chip to the title page edge. Published in Leipsic by Baedeker and London by Dulau & Co. Quite scarce, the WorldCat locates 5 copies of this edition, 4 in thee UK and 1 in Australia. 17 maps and 22 plans called for all present and correct, with an occasional short tear. Verso of front cover: an advertisement for twenty-five titles available in the US from Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Quite scarce in the first edition. Hinrischen E259 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. First printing, no others noted. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!