Karl Baedeker
74 copies for sale · $20–$1,000 · 3 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Russia, with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking: Handbook for Travellers Baedeker's Russia (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,000
Grèce: Manuel du Voyageur (first edition) — Thorn Books$400
The Rhine Including The Black Forest & Vosges Handbook for Travellers (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$100
SOUTH-EASTERN FRANCE INCLUDING CORSICA; Handbook for Travellers — Rare Book Cellar$298
Egypt and the Sûdân; Handbook for Travellers — Bauer Rare Books$275
PARIS AND ENVIRONS WITH ROUTES FROM LONDON TO PARIS; Handbook for Travellers — Rare Book Cellar$223
Russland: Handbuch für Reisende. Mit 14 Karten, 18 Plänen und 4 Grundrissen. Vierte Auflag — Bolerium Books$150
BAEDEKER'S EGYPT 1929 — Rare Book Cellar$128
Baedeker's Northern France — Johnnycake Books$125
PARIS NEBST EINIGEN ROUTES DURCH DAS NORDLICHE FRANKREICH; Handbuch Fur Reisende — Rare Book Cellar$123
Eastern Alps; Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzberg, Upper and Lower Austria, — Bauer Rare Books$95
Southern France; Including Corsica — Bauer Rare Books$85
What these are worth
Great Britain: handbook for travellers3 copies from 3 sellers
Northern Germany as far as the Bavarian and Austrian frontiers…5 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol5 copies · €25–€95
Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire Excluding Paris and its 3 copies · €29–€175
Rhine; From Rotterdam to Constance3 copies · $75–$95
Belgium and Holland including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg3 copies · €40–€85
Northern Germany as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers3 copies · $50–$75
GREAT BRITAIN; Handbook for Travellers2 copies · $65–$274
Southern Germany Wurtemberg and Bavaria Handbook for Travellers2 copies · $45–$125
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, with excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen. Handbook for trav2 copies · $75–$95
Paris and Environs; With Routes from London to Paris2 copies · $55–$65
Die Schweiz : nebst den angrenzenden Teilen von Oberitalien, Savoyen und Tirol ; Handbuch 2 copies · €50
Russia, with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking: Handbook for Travellers Baedeker's Russia1 copy · $1,000
Grèce: Manuel du Voyageur1 copy · $400
SWITZERLAND, AND THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF ITALY, SAVOY, AND THE TYROL.; Handbook for Trave1 copy · $298
Egypt and the Sûdân; Handbook for Travellers1 copy · $275
Italien Handbuch Fur Reisende1 copy · $250
Market context
11 copies of Karl Baedeker's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $45 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The United States with an excursion into Mexico, 1st edition, Leipsic, 1893 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£150
The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an excursion to Alaska, 1894 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£95
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.