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Pseudo-Baedekers

18 Jan 2008

There are a couple of "pseudo-Baedekers" on eBay at the moment - one of Kärnten, and one of Steiermark (that would be Carinthia and Styria for the Anglos - they are provinces of Austria). Though they are described by the seller as Baedekers, and the publishers have done their best to make them look like Baedekers, they are no such thing.

These are from the 1920's, which is quite late for this sort of trademark infringement - the most egregious examples are from the late 19th century. There are many examples and I have recently been sent a couple of photos - perhaps we should set up a page about these?

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