Baedeker's Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

16mo (4 1/4" x 6 1/2"), red cloth, gilt title and spine, illustrated with maps, 461, [40] pp. Spine a little faded, slight extremity wear, minor aging, some slight staining, one folding map a little folded and with margin chips because of off center fold, which makes it extend a little beyond text block; otherwise 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, including money tables, rail and steamship options, along with many folding maps and plates of Norway and Sweden. Also includes a 40 page sketch of Norwegian and Swedish grammar.