Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1903
Skating and skiing (the latter originates in Norway) mentioned for the first time. Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish Grammar, with Vocabulary and List of Phrases after the index. Issued c.1908.
Eighth edition, pp. lxxxii, 486, 40 vocabulary at rear, 37 maps, 22 plans and three panoramas, previous owner's ink signature on preliminary page; publisher's red cloth gilt: overall a very good copy.
Hinrichsen E231.
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