Buy this book on-line Municipal Information Office? : Budapest: Map and GuideMunicipal Information Office, Budapest, Hungary, 1931
Original publisher's folding brochure printed on white paper. Text and illustrations printed mostly in black ink. Blue, black, and white illustrations on front and back panels. 4" x 8" folded. 32" x 18 1/2" unfolded. Folds open into twenty panels printed front and back. Small black-and-white illustrations included. Brochure is very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few wrinkles, slight wear and a few tiny chips along edges, and a few small splits and wrinkles on intersections of fold lines. A Very Good copy. A promotional brochure featuring Budapest, Hungary. A highlight of this brochure is a multi-panel spread on interior panels showing a "plan of Budapest" with much accompanying information to help tourists. The map includes an index of notable buildings and landmarks, which can be located by alphanumerical coordinates, and legend corresponding to map features such as promenades, woods, vineyards, meadows, cemeteries, the cog-wheel railway, roads, brooks, churches, and "important buildings." To the right of the map is additional tourist information including a table showing key places of interest one should visit with corresponding hours of operation and entrance fees (Archaeological and Historical Department, Ethnographical Department, Gallery of Old Pictures, Gallery of Modern Pictures, New Hungarian Gallery, Agricultural Museum, Industrial Art Museum, Royal Palace, Coronation Church, State Archives, Parliament, Zoological Garden, and Feszty's Historical Cyclorama are among those touted as "must-see" if a traveler's visit is short). Among the other information on this side of the brochure are recommended Budapest hotels and cafes, cost of a Budapest sojourn by the day or week, recommended restaurants, Hungarian food and drink specialties. The following is some of the information or subjects addressed on the verso or exterior panels: concerts, communication, sports, excursions, two-day trips, short round-trips, railroad transportation, auto bus lines, tramway lines, major banks, theaters, night entertainments, Budapest Spa and other places of interest, Hungarian legations and consulates, and tourist offices.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Municipal Information Office? : Budapest: Map and Guide. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, out of print books, collectables, fine bindings and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |