"Baedeker (karl) - Russia. Traveler's Handbook. Baedeker & Ollendorff, 1897, Red Cardboard Binding."
BAEDEKER (Karl) - Russia. A Traveler's Handbook. Leipzig / Paris, Baedeker / Ollendorff, 1897; 12mo, XLVIII-447 pp., bound in full red cloth with printed cover. Karl Baedeker, born in Essen in 1801 and died in 1859, was a bookseller and writer. He invented the modern traveler's guide. This work is famous for its full red cloth binding, its weight remaining approximately 500 grams. Third edition. With 14 maps and 22 plans. Very fine condition.