The General Gazetteer, or,Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of all the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains and Capes in the Known World.
by BROOKES, Richard
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. F. C. Rivington, 1791. Seventh edition, improved with corrections and additions. Unpaginated but complete textually and with all six maps called for. A-XX8. Modern half brown morocco over marbled boards, morocco gilt spine label. Contemporary (1810) owner's signature). A bright, clean and complete copy of this geographical dictionary of the world as it was perceived in the late 18th century.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73964
- Title
- The General Gazetteer, or,Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of all the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains and Capes in the Known World.
- Author
- BROOKES, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. F. C. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1791
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Marbled boards
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