Baedeker’s Italy
Karl Baedeker | 1928 | Third Revised Edition | 93 Maps & Plans
An attractive 1928 edition of Karl Baedeker’s classic travel guide, Italy: From the Alps to Naples: Abridged Handbook for Travellers. Published in Leipzig by Karl Baedeker, with George Allen & Unwin in London and Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York, this is the Third Revised Edition and final edition of this particular Baedeker title.
Designed as a compact guide to Italy for the early 20th-century traveler, the volume covers the country from the Alpine regions through the great cities and cultural centers of northern and central Italy to Rome and Naples. It is extensively illustrated with 93 maps and plans, including detailed city plans and beautifully produced color maps, many folding or extending across two pages.
The book retains its distinctive original red cloth Baedeker binding, with blind-stamped decorative borders and gilt lettering to the front board. The maps retain strong detail and attractive period coloring, making the volume particularly appealing to collectors of antique maps, European travel, and early tourism.
Edition Details
Author: Karl Baedeker
Title: Italy: From the Alps to Naples
Subtitle: Abridged Handbook for Travellers
Publisher: Karl Baedeker, Leipzig
London publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
New York publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Date: 1928
Edition: Third Revised Edition
Maps & Plans: 93 as issued
Binding: Original red cloth with gilt lettering
Language: English
Condition: Good+ to Very Good antique condition. Original red cloth remains attractive with strong gilt lettering to the front board. Expected rubbing and edge wear are present, with more noticeable wear at the spine ends, joints, and corners. Interior pages show normal age toning. The maps and plans examined retain excellent detail and color, with the folding examples shown remaining particularly attractive. Please examine photographs carefully for overall condition.
