Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1924
Olympic Baedeker. This edition was published on the occasion of the seventh modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 and the International Exhibition of 1925. Air Services described for the first time. The First World War caused a number of street names to be changed, mainly to honour Allied heads of state and commanders.
Issued c.1924.
Nineteenth edition, xlix, 482pp 64pp. street appendix at rear. 66 maps and plans, plan of the Louvre repaired with tape; publisher's red cloth gilt, spine faded; a very good copy.
Issued c.1924.
Nineteenth edition, xlix, 482pp 64pp. street appendix at rear. 66 maps and plans, plan of the Louvre repaired with tape; publisher's red cloth gilt, spine faded; a very good copy.
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