Title: The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World: Comprising an Extensive Series of Maps, a Description, Physical and Political, of all the Countries of the Earth... Author: Blackie, W. G. Place: London Publisher: Blackie & Son Date: 1886 Description: ix, [1], 67, 99, 304 pp. With 67 maps printed in colors (55 are double-page), plus insets; 10 color plates of various races of people; plus numerous wood engravings and figure drawings within the text. (Folio) 15x12, original half morocco and brown cloth, spine lettered and tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers and page edges. With over 50 double-page maps, including: the World; various European countries including England and Wales, Ireland, Sweden and Norway, the German Empire; Russia; Asia; Arabia; Persia; India; the Chinese Empire and Japan; the Indian Archipelago; Africa; Morocco, Algeria and Tunis; North and South America; Canada; the United States; Mexico; Brazil; Peru and Bolivia; the Pacific Ocean, and many others. With the comprehensive geographical history and index of the world in the back. Lot Amendments Condition: Front joint split (spine attached at rear), front board loose, covers and edges worn and rubbed; 2 double-page maps with left half separated, another nearly detached, a few maps with marginal chips, several with short tears and splits; most maps very good. Item number: 144279
Title: The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World: Comprising an Extensive Series of Maps, a Description, Physical and Political, of all the Countries of the Earth... Author: Blackie, W. G. Place: London Publisher: Blackie & Son Date: 1886 Description: ix, [1], 67, 99, 304 pp. With 67 maps printed in colors (55 are double-page), plus insets; 10 color plates of various races of people; plus numerous wood engravings and figure drawings within the text. (Folio) 15x12, original half morocco and brown cloth, spine lettered and tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers and page edges. With over 50 double-page maps, including: the World; various European countries including England and Wales, Ireland, Sweden and Norway, the German Empire; Russia; Asia; Arabia; Persia; India; the Chinese Empire and Japan; the Indian Archipelago; Africa; Morocco, Algeria and Tunis; North and South America; Canada; the United States; Mexico; Brazil; Peru and Bolivia; the Pacific Ocean, and many others. With the comprehensive geographical history and index of the world in the back. Lot Amendments Condition: Front joint split (spine attached at rear), front board loose, covers and edges worn and rubbed; 2 double-page maps with left half separated, another nearly detached, a few maps with marginal chips, several with short tears and splits; most maps very good. Item number: 144279
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