[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION] COLTON, J. H. (PUBLISHER) colton's general atlas New York, 1859. Folio. With an additional engraved vignette title-page. 170 mostly hand-colored maps and plans on 100 sheets. Full publisher's brick red pictorial morocco; lettered in gilt; blind and gilt decorated; all edges gilt. Joints and edges heavily rubbed, front cover detached but present; title-page moderately toned, prelims moderately foxed, margins of maps lightly toned, minor creasing to corners. Ex-library with a book-plate on front paste-down. Provenance: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.
[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION] COLTON, J. H. (PUBLISHER) colton's general atlas New York, 1859. Folio. With an additional engraved vignette title-page. 170 mostly hand-colored maps and plans on 100 sheets. Full publisher's brick red pictorial morocco; lettered in gilt; blind and gilt decorated; all edges gilt. Joints and edges heavily rubbed, front cover detached but present; title-page moderately toned, prelims moderately foxed, margins of maps lightly toned, minor creasing to corners. Ex-library with a book-plate on front paste-down. Provenance: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.
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