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Palestine and Syria Handbook for Travelers - With Maps - Leipzig 1875 - Palaestina und Surien Handbuch fur Reisende. Herausgegeben von K. Baedeker. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1875. A rare and expensive book. Includes 17 maps, some of which are in color, one of which is a color map on fold-out pages, also includes panorama of Jerusalem on fold-out pages. Baedeker (1801-1859) was a German publisher who set the standard for authoritative guidebooks. German, 585 pp., 16x11 cm. Fair condition: cover torn, disintegrated and detached; A tear in the folding map; Loosening of the pages.