The Atlas Library, Consisting of One Hundred and Eight Maps of Modern, Historical, and Classical Geography
182 Fifth Avenue: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1876. 4To Thick Hardcover. Very Good. Item #75728
214pp with 108pp of maps and 142pp. index. Bound in brown tooled Leather with embossed border on both sides, featuring five raised bands. Text-block and end-pages are marbled. Corners, edges and spine are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight and hinges are fully attached. Pages are unmarked with a light patina and colorful maps. Minor foxing to endpages. Includes descriptive letterpress essays of Modern Geography by James Bryce, Historical Geography by William Collier and Classical Geography by Leonhard Schmitz. Showcasing world maps with a special emphasis on the United States, historical maps of the German Empire, Mesopotamia, etc., classical maps of the Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and astronomical charts of the Northern and Southern Constellations, and the systems of Ptolomy and Tycho-Brahe, etc. 11" x 8" measurments.
Price: $850.00