By Alex. Keith Johnston
Edinburgh & London   William Blackwood and Sons
10.5" by 7.5" 23, 30pp.
A scarce new edition of this school atlas with numerous double-page colour maps.
By Alex. Keith Johnston

1862 A School Atlas of General and Descriptive Geography

Edinburgh & London   William Blackwood and Sons
10.5" by 7.5" 23, 30pp.
A scarce new edition of this school atlas with numerous double-page colour maps.
£90.00
: 1kgs / : 925T55

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Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

New edition. Scarce. Illustrated with twenty-three double-page maps in full colour. Collated complete. A school atlas exhibiting the actual and comparative extent of all the countries in the world, with their present political divisions, founded on the most recent discoveries and rectifications. With a vast index to the rear. Written by Alexander Keith Johnston, a Scottish geographer and cartographer.

Condition

In the original half calf binding with cloth boards. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Light loss to the board tips with a crack to the front joint at the tail of the spine. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light spotting and age toning to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers.

Good

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