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A Collection of early 20th century Vintage Travel Guides to Greece, 1903-1949

A Collection of early 20th century Vintage Travel Guides to Greece, 1903-1949

$133.00
SKU LAN9169

An interesting snapshot into early 20th Century tourism to Greece with this collection of 9 pamphlets and books, dating from 1903-1949. Condition varies (please see photographs), and sold with all faults. Set comprises;

Practical Hints for Travellers in the Near East; A Companion to the Guide Books by E.A. Reynolds-Ball. Published E. Marlborough & Co, London, 1903. Fair. Spine heavily worn and splitting;

Proceedings of The Hellenic Travellers Club, 1910. Horace, Marshall & Son, London, 1910. Good blue cloth hardback with stiff boards. Covers worn and marked;

Tours in Ancient Greece, 1925-1926. Published by The Acropolis Tourist and Travel Bureau, Athens. Covers detached;

How to See Athens and Its Environs; Very Useful New Guide Book for Tourists and Travellers. Printed by P. Leonis, Athens, 1932. With interesting fold-out map at rear and museum ticket. Good, with worn covers;

Tours in Ancient Greece, 1933. Published by Acropolis Tourist Office, Athens. Good, with some age-toning;

Greece - a small pamphlet for British soldiers being sent to Greece, after German occupation, advising them on how to deal with the Greek civilian population. Undated, but c. 1945. Fair;

Glorious Athens; A Guide Book to Athens, and Principal Archaeological Places of Greece, including pictures of Greek history by Xen. A. Bizanos. Edited by The English Bookstore, Athens, 1949. With single sheet American Express sightseeing itinerary. A good paperback, but worn and age-toned;

A Concise Guide to The Acropolis of Athens, by Pericles Collas. Illustrated with photographs by Dimitros Harissiadis. Published by C. Cacoulides, Athens. Undated. Stiff card hardback with dustjacket. Generally good, with worn covers and jacket; and

Akropolis, Dr. Carl v. Lorck. Published Kanter-Verlag, Berlin, Konigsberg, Leipzig, 1940. Text in German. Good.

Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to some of the publications. Please see our other listings for related works. 

Text in English, except one volume in German, where previously noted.

Weight approximately 1110g (the set - unpacked).