Atlas of New Jersey : Geological Survey of New Jersey

New York: Julius Bien & Co, 1889. Condition of the binding is only Fair with pest damage. Leather over the spine has perished. Front and rear outer hinges cracks have been neatly reinforced with high quality clear flexible glue. Inner hinges are OK, having been reinforced by the publisher/bookbinder with sturdy maroon cloth. SEE PHOTOS. Condition of all maps is NEAR FINE - FINE. NO foxing or toning. Pages are clean and unmarked. SEE PHOTOS. Includes a title page map of New Jersey [Key to the System of Mapping] and 19 linen-backed double page maps. Collated and complete (per table of contents -- SEE PHOTOS). The maps are lithographically printed in blue, red, yellow, and black. The double page maps open to an impressive 26.50" across by 36.50" tall. No year of publication is stated, but Phillips 2149 in A LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC ATLASES, Vol. 1, says [1889]. The maps themselves are variously dated up to 1888. Titles of Sheets: No. 0. New Jersey State Map Geographic; No. 1. Kittatinny Valley and Mountain No. 2. Southwestern Highlands; No. 3. Central Highlands; No. 4. Northeastern Highlands; No. 5.Vicinity of Flemington; No. 6. Valley of the Passaic; No. 7. The Counties of Bergen, Hudson, Essex) No. 8. Vicinity of Trenton; No. 9. Monmouth Shore; No. 10. Vicinity of Salem) No. 11. Vicinity of Camden; No. 12. Vicinity of Mount Holly; No. 13. Vicinity of Barnegat Bay; No. 14. Vicinity of Bridgeton; No. 15. Southern Interior; No. 16. Egg Harbor and Vicinity; No. 17. Peninsula of Cape May; Unnumbered map. "New Jersey from Original Surveys based on the Triangulation of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Relief Map." Scale of first and last doublepage maps: 5 miles to an Inch. Scale of maps No. 1 to No. 17: 1 mile to an Inch. Bound in black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped brown leather title label, leather spine and corners (leather backstrip has perished). SEE PHOTOS. The textblock could be easily rebacked or recased with no re-sewing required since all pages/maps are still securely bound together. Oversize Hardcover. 19.50" wide by 27" tall. This massive, extremely heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage at our cost, based on your location. LeGear ATLASES OF THE UNITED STATES L5609. See also Schwartz and Ehrenerg's THE MAPPING OF AMERICA pp. 310-311. Phillips 2149. This massive, extremely heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage at our cost, based on your locatuion.. Second Edition?. Oversize Hardcover. Fair - Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Atlas folio. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.