Early illustrated tourist guide to Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland, with folding map and 12 lithographed views, preserved in the original wrappers

Dietrich, Dr. E. Getreuer Führer durch die sächsische und böhmische Schweiz, für alle Besucher dieser romantischen Gegend. Leipzig, Meißen und Riesa: F. W. Goedsche’sche Buchhandlung (Oscar Fr. Goedsche), [ca. 1850s–1860s]. Fourth, newly revised and enlarged edition. 12mo (13 × 10.5 cm). [2], 108 pp.; pp. 109–118: Register; [1] p. Druckfehler (Errata). With folding lithographed map of Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland and four folding lithographed plates with a total of 12 views, drawn by W. Wünsche and printed at the Goedsche lithographic press in Meissen (including Bastei, Königstein, Prebischtor, Lilienstein, Schandau, Kuhstall, Winterberg, Amselfall, Hohnstein, Herrnskretschen, Tetschen, and Pillnitz). Publisher’s original printed wrappers. Minor loss to lower right corner of front wrapper; approx. 2 cm closed tear at upper spine. Plates and map complete and clean. Spine torn at back cover joint. Scarce mid-19th-century tourist guide to Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland, one of the earliest regions in central Europe to attract organized travel. Provides practical advice, routes, and railway/steamship connections, accompanied by a detailed map and lithographed views of major landmarks. Complete with all illustrations and in original wrappers. Inv. H1