Conty Guides (57 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Sixth Edition. Boards with light wear to extremities. Front hinge almost detached. Map in rear pocket missing.; Several fold-out maps. In French. Two separate sections of advertisements. Many illustrations and sketches. ND [late 1800's]; Collection Des Guides Pratiques; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 284,72,72 pages. …

Non daté / 576 pages. Relié. Editions Conty. Français Bon état.

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Collection Guides pratiques Conty LONDRES EN POCHE ET SES ENVIRONS 1909, Paris, Edition Guides Conty Format : In-12 (14,5 x 9,5 cm), relié, 380-XXIV pages Reliure percaline toile bleue, dos et premier plat titré Abondamment illustré de gravures, cartes et plans et bien complet de la grande carte dépliante in fine (75,5 x 57,5 cm environ) avec une coupure Etat : reliure frottée, livre solide poids : 600g.…

Condition: Good / Bien. Paris: Mellottée Ed., [ca. 1934].- 560 p. + 96 p. al final de publicidad: Profusión de mapas y planos en negro y en colores, muchos plegados; 8° menor (15,9 x 11 cm); Texto en francés; Tela Ed.- (Guides Pratiques Conty. Publiés sous le Patronage des Compagnies de Chemins de Fer et de Navigation). Cubiertas con normales signos del tiempo. Livre en français GEOGRAFÍA, GUÍAS Y ATLAS DEL EXTRANJERO.…

Reliure Toile bleu Avec Déco. Condition: Bon État. 380 pages en format -24 + 71 pages d' agenda + 24 planches de lexiques et autres.

(Plan détachable manquant). 13e édition. Reliure percaline bleue. 480 pages + 72 pages publicités.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Londres en Poche et ses Environs (1909) by Guides Pratiques Conty ? E. et J. Le Brun ? Administration des Guides Conty ? Good Condition ? French Language ? Folding Map Missing Long before Google Maps, TripAdvisor, Oyster cards, online reviews and the comforting little blue dot that tells you where you have accidentally wandered, visitors to London had another option: a small book. Londres en Poche et ses Environs , published in 1909 by Guides Pratiques Conty under E. et J. Le Brun , is a French-language pocket guide to London and its surroundings from the final years of the Edwardian era ? a time when tourists navigated the capital with printed directions, railway timetables, hotel recommendations and considerably more confidence in their own sense of direction than most of us would now consider advisable. The title literally promises ?London in Your Pocket and its Environs? , which is ambitious considering London was already quite large in 1909 and had not shown any obvious intention of becoming more manageable. Designed for French-speaking visitors, the guide offers a fascinating period view of Britain?s capital as it was presented to continental travellers more than a century ago. This is London before skyscrapers, before Heathrow, before the Underground map acquired its famous modern form and before anyone had to explain why a coffee near a railway station costs more than lunch once did. The London encountered here is one of horse traffic alongside motor cars, railway termini, grand hotels, theatres, museums, monuments, parks, shopping streets and the immense machinery of the British Empire still operating at something close to full confidence . For the modern reader, that makes the book much more than an obsolete travel guide. It is a little time capsule. Places which remain instantly recognisable sit beside businesses, routes, customs and assumptions that have long disappeared. Attractions described as essential may now be forgotten. Journey times, prices and practical advice belong to an age when international tourists arrived with trunks rather than wheelie cases and when ?nearby? might involve considerably more walking than modern visitors have been trained to tolerate. There is also something especially appealing about seeing London through French eyes . The book was not written primarily for Londoners explaining their own city to themselves, but for visitors arriving from across the Channel. The result offers a glimpse of what publishers thought a French traveller needed to know about Britain: where to go, what to see, how to travel and presumably how to survive the peculiarities of English life with dignity intact. One imagines the visitor arriving with this guide tucked safely into a coat pocket, ready to confront London armed with practical French instructions and perhaps a mild suspicion regarding the food. This particular copy is in Good condition , which is impressive enough for a travel guide published in 1909 . Pocket guides tend to have difficult lives. They are carried, folded, consulted in the rain, stuffed into luggage, dropped in railway carriages and generally treated as working equipment rather than precious literature. There is, however, one important omission. The book originally contained a large folding map of London housed in a pouch at the rear , and that map is missing . So the guide remains. The map has gone exploring on its own. Quite where it went is impossible to say. Perhaps it was removed by a tourist in 1912 and never returned. Perhaps it became detached somewhere between Victoria and the British Museum. Perhaps it has spent the last hundred years folded inside another book. Old maps have a remarkable ability to achieve independent lives. The missing map should therefore be noted by collectors seeking a complete example, but the surviving book remains a fascinating piece of Edwardian travel history , particularly for anyone interested in London, vintage tourism, French travel literature or the extraordinary quantity of practical information once compressed into pocket guides. There is no ISBN , because in 1909 ISBNs were still more than half a century away and travellers somehow managed to purchase books without barcodes, QR codes, online listings or being asked whether they would also like to subscribe to the publisher?s newsletter. Ideal for collectors of antique travel guides, London enthusiasts, Francophiles, historians of tourism, railway and transport collectors, or anyone interested in discovering how a French visitor was expected to navigate Edwardian London without satellite assistance. Also suitable for the historically adventurous reader who would like to follow a 1909 guide around modern London and see how many recommended establishments have survived. Just bring your own map. Sold by Crappy Old Books ? where London still fits in your pocket, the French remains intact, and the folding map has unfortunately already left for the Continent.…

Relié. Condition: Bon État. Bon exemplaire. 583 pages, Atlas de Route, 50 cartes en couleur et 50 cartes et plans en noir. 128 pages de publicité.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Guide pratique CONTY ,toilé bleu , avec en fin de volume ,carte dépliante et publicité.

15 cm, Leinen, broschiert. Condition: Gut. 12. Auflage.. 371 Seiten + 72 Seiten Anhang, mit Illustrationen, Kartenausschnitten und Ausklappkarten, Zustand: gut. Einband etwas berieben und bestoßen. Gesprenkelter Schnitt leicht gebräunt, sauber. Papier leicht gebräunt, aber sauber und gut erhalten. Bindung gut. Ca 1900, ohne Jahresangabe im Buch. 138 Aufgrund der EU-Verpackungsverordnung (PPWR) erfolgt der Versand nur nach Deutschland, ins Nicht-EU-Ausland und nach Österreich. Für einen Versand in alle anderen EU-Länder (außer Österreich) nutzen Sie bitte Paketweiterleitungsdienste und hinterlegen bei der Bestellung eine deutsche Versandadresse. Due to the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), we ship only to Germany, non-EU countries, and Austria. For shipping to all other EU countries (except Austria), please use a package forwarding service and provide a German shipping address when placing your order. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 271. …

14x9. 404- 72 pags. Enc. tela ed. deslucida. 72 págs. de publicidad. Mapas, planos.

576 pages. Editions Guides Conty. Français Couverture piquée, mors du pied du dos légèrement ouvert, intérieur frais malgré des rousseurs éparses.

Condition: Sehr gut. 100e Mille. Bll. + 546 S. inkl. Geschichte mit 1. Weltkrieg, Kunstgeschichte, Register u. Anzeigen (Belgien) + 104 S. rosafarbig.-Anzeigen (Frankreich) + Lesezeichen (siehe Foto), u. mit 20 grenzkolor-Karten, 30 Karten u. Plänen in s/w. (auch Umrisse). Papier sauber, nur gering. nach- oder randgebräunt. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 445 Kl.-8°, O(Blau)-GanzLnw. mit goldgepr.-Titelung. Rotfarbig.-GanzSchnitt. Sehr gut erhalten. …

Condition: Fair. Envoi rapide Etat Correct jauni quelques déchirures. in12. Sans date. Relié cartonné. plusieurs cartes dans le livre. Fair.

Relié. Condition: Bon État. Bon exemplaire. 489 pages, 40 cartes en couleur, 40 cartes et plans en noir. 96 pages de publicité.

Condition: Bon État. 380 pages en format 10 14 cm + renseignements généraux oour voyageurs - illustrations - reliure rigide en percaline.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Guides pratiques CONTY LE DAUPHINE-GRANDE CHARTREUSE-OISANS-BRIANCONNAIS-VERCORS-GAPENCAIS-MAURIENNE 1907, Paris, Editions Administration des guides Conty In-16 (9,5 x 14,5 cm), relié, 328-40-72 et XII pages d'index Reliure cartonnage percaline éditeur Abondamment illustré de plans et cartes dont une carte couleurs du dauphiné in fine, publicités de l'époque Etat : quelques frottements à la reliure, papier propre, ouvrage solide, agréable exemplaire Poids : 400g.…

Condition: buono. Guide Travel and Explorations Guides Guides pratiques Conty in francese in 16°, tela edit, celeste con titoli in nero e oro al piatto e al dorso, pp. 576, 112 di informazioni turistiche, 72 di pubblicità, XVI di indice, piccole rotture alle cerniere, generali tracce d'uso ma volume ben saldo, data di stampa 1907 moltissime cartine più volte ripiegate fuori testo a colori e in b.n., in tasca a fine volume grande carta generale più volte ripiegata, numerosissime illustrazioni pubblicitarie.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. Petit in-12 de 473 + 72 pp. de publicité ; cartonné toile bleue de l'éditeur. Avec de nombreux plans dépliants. Manque à priori la carte glissée dans le second contreplat.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. In-18 de 392-33 pp. + 72 pp. de publicité ; cartonné toile bleue de l'éditeur. Avec de nombreux plans dépliants. Manque à priori la carte glissée dans le second contreplat.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Paris. Guides Conty. s/a. (años1911-12) 14x9 cm. 420 + 24 + 72 + XXIV págs. + 7 mapas + 28 planos. Falto de las cubiertas. Texto en francés. Firma anterior propietario. # viajes. Francés.

24 cartes, 19 plans, 17 panoramas. Exercices 1906-1907. Reliure percaline de l'éditeur. 648+ 168 pages de publicité + 72 pages de renseignemenst généraux. 9x14cm. Cartes réparées.

276-144-72-XIIpp.Ilustrado con mapas plegados y grabados intercalados en el texto.

12° , Leinen. Condition: Sehr gut. Dixieme Edition.. 360, 124, 72, XVI Seiten : mit Abbildungen und Faltkarten : (ohne Karte in Falttasche am Nachsatz) : Sehr schöner und seltener historischer Reiseführer aus der Reihe Guides Pratique Conty; blauer Leinen Einband mit schwarz und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Titel und Hinterdeckel; Einband altersbedingt etwas lagerspurig und noch sehr gut, Vorsatz und Titelblatt mit dezenter Falzverstärkung, Papier innen insgesamt altersbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt und sehr gut; charmanter Anzeigenteil auf blauem und rosa Papier, ohne die Karte in Falttasche am Nachsatz; Karten im Textteil sehr gut erhalten, teils Anrisse mit dezenter Hinterlegung; schönes und seltenes Sammlerstück --- Delivery via Freight Forwarder : For organisational reasons, direct shipping is not possible to all countries; however, you are welcome to order by entering a valid German delivery address (e.g. your forwarding agent) directly within the platform's checkout process. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.…

10 x 15 cm Leinen. Condition: Gut. Douzieme Edition. 371 + 72 Seiten blauer Leinenband mit Goldtitelprägung; Einband gelockert, sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit zahlreichen Textillustrationen nach Stichen und vielen auffaltbaren Plänen/Karten Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Volume: 1 13,7x8,5 cm., legatura in piena tela, titoli in oro al piatto e al dorso, pagg. 368 (72 di inserzioni, 72 inserzioni turistiche), VIII index (3), 9 carte geografiche ripiegate, numerose illustrazioni vari formati, anche a pagina intera, in nero, mappe, piante. Edizione in francese, buone condizioni.…

reliure Rigide Décorative. Condition: Très Bon État. 384 pages en format 10 14 cm + 70 pages de renseignements généraux oour voyageurs - 45 pages de ublicité - illustrations - reliure rigide nouvelle en semi cuir avec titre en dorure.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80036203: Non daté. In-18. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Rousseurs. 328 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors-texte. Quelques cartes dépliantes en couleurs, hors-texte. Ouvrage déboité. Déchirure sur les 2 premières pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 908.4458-Régionalisme : Rhône-Alpes. …

Condition: Good. Envoi rapide Bon Etat jauni quelques tâches dos fragile. in12. Sans date. Cartonné. cartes et plans. Good.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO30319072: Non daté. In-16. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 72+XX pages. Nombreuses cartes, en couleurs et noir et blanc, dans le texte et dépliantes. . . . Classification Dewey : 53-Guide.