An Encyclopaedia of Geography: comprising a Complete Description of the Earth, Physical, Statistical, Civil and Political
by MURRAY, HUGH et al
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Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman 1834. Two-volume set complete, super octavo, marbled heavy card boards, quarter velum, black lettering on label to spine, xii + 1567pp + 16pp adverts, illus with over 1000 wood engravings, maps & diagrams, VG- (upper 8cm of spine missing & front board/spine fold cracked & loose to volume 1, both vols - rubbing, fading & soiling to boards & spines, inscription to fep, tanning & foxing to eps, browning to page edges, light foxing to occasional pages)
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- Title
- An Encyclopaedia of Geography: comprising a Complete Description of the Earth, Physical, Statistical, Civil and Political
- Author
- MURRAY, HUGH et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman 1834
- Keywords
- Hugh Murray William Wallace Robert Jameson WJ Hooker William Swainson encyclopaedia reference geography geology botany natural history zoology earth physical world politics government
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