1914 Karlsbad – La Reine des Sources Européennes

Karlsbad – La Reine des Sources Européennes [Karlsbad: Queen of the European Spas]. Karlsbad: Édité par les soins de la Municipalité de Karlsbad, 1914. 8vo. 67pp. Staple-bound in original pictorial card wrappers with mounted photographic illustration on front cover. Text in French. Two maps, one folding.

Official municipal guide to the celebrated Bohemian spa town of Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), describing its climate, mineral springs, therapeutic uses, medical indications, churches, municipal facilities, regulations, and practical information for visitors. Illustrated throughout with photographic views of the town, churches, spa buildings, and surrounding scenery. Complete with two folding maps at rear: a large colour street plan of Karlsbad and environs and a colour map showing Karlsbad's position within European transport networks. Printed by Siepel Frères, Reichenberg (Liberec).

A contemporary typed notice regarding revised spa fees and foreign visitor taxes is tipped to the inside cover, together with an early ČEDOK stamp from Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad).

Very good condition.