THE INDEX GUIDE TO TRAVEL AND ART-STUDY IN EUROPE : A Compendium of Geographical, Historical, and Artistic Information for the Use of Americans

Loomis, Lafayette C.

Published by Charles Scribner's & Sons, New York, NY, 1889

About this Item

Text/As New w/573 pages. Gilt embossed green boards with rounded corner/Good; rubs to surface & all leading edges; upper half of spine lost. Decorated endpapers & text edges. PO First published 1882, this 1889 copy bears a Preface penned by the author dated 1988, and PO name to fEP dated 1890. Travel guide to Europe for American travellers. Alphabetically arranged geographical, historical and artistic information including catalogues of chief galleries, travel plans & maps, and expenditures. Text in 3 parts: Part I, Art, Scenery, History, Legends & Myths; Part II, Catalogue of the Noted Works of Art in the Principal Galleries of Central Europe (with Plans of Galleries); and, Part III, Routes, Embracing the Principal Through Lines of Travel in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, & Austria. Clearly written for American tourists of means. Excellent historical record of times prior to World Wars and reconstruction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE INDEX GUIDE TO TRAVEL AND ART-STUDY IN EUROPE : A Compendium of Geographical, Historical, and Artistic Information for the Use of Americans
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's & Sons, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1889
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint of 1889
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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