Baedeker .

Germany A Handbook for Railway Travellers and Motorists [1936 Olympics edition].

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. A very nice copy of the sought-after edition reflecting the changes in Germany under the Nazi regime with content on the 1936 Olympics, the only edition in English.
16 mo (6 3/8 x 4 1/2"), lxiv, 528pp, 108 maps and plans, silk marker, Olympic " Reichssportfeld " & "Deutsches Reich Strassenkarte" maps in rear pocket. Publisher's red pebbled cloth, a very good copy. Almost every town plan shows streets, squares and sometimes bridges named after Hitler, Goering, Horst Wessel and even the S.A.(Nazi Stormtroops). This copy includeS the plan of the Olympic " Reichssportfeld " in the pocket, which is often missing. Issued c. 1936. Slt. rubbing on edges. Very good overall. Item #26972

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