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J. H. Colton's School Atlas, Designed to Accompany Colton's American School Geography. Comprising Upwards of One Hundred Steel Plate Maps, Profiles and Plans, on Thirty-seven Large Sheets, Drawn on a New system of Scales
by Colton, G. Woolworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Internally very good.
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: IvisonPhnney & Co, 1860. First edition. Pictorial boards. Internally very good.. Large quarto, pictorial paper covered boards with black leather spine. Unpaginated. Title page with publisher''s ads and list of maps on verso, followed by 11 page appendix of statistics and vocabulary. There are 37 pages of maps, most of which are printed on both sides of a sheet. The last map, the Roman Empire, is double page. The covers are worn and soiled, and the spine is chipped and worn, particularly at the top. The rear joint is starting. There is a piece of the back cover missing, about 1/2" x 1 3/4". There is some dampstaining at the top edge of the pages which affects the world maps but has remarkably spared the United States. Additional pictures by request.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19408
- Title
- J. H. Colton's School Atlas, Designed to Accompany Colton's American School Geography. Comprising Upwards of One Hundred Steel Plate Maps, Profiles and Plans, on Thirty-seven Large Sheets, Drawn on a New system of Scales
- Author
- Colton, G. Woolworth
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Internally very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- IvisonPhnney & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- Atlas; Maps; Hand-Colored Maps; Colton Atlas
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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