first edition

A scarce first edition.

The United States was the first Baedeker originally written in English by J. F. Muirhead, the English editor of the Baedeker Guides. He later published his own series of guidebooks.

Issued c.1893.

First edition. pp. c, 516, 17 maps and 22 plans, staining along the upper hinge, some repair to the hinges, Charles Scribner's price list pasted down on front endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, spine faded; a good copy

Hinrichsen E261.