Wyld's Map of India with Index to Wyld's Map of India, Containing the Names of the Towns, Military & Civil Stations, Collectorates, Zillahs &c
by Wyld, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Wyld, 1857. iv, 114pp. Wyld's map of India, coloured, dissected and mounted on linen, with index, bound as a book, marbled endpapers. Small map of the world as a frontispiece and a smaller map of the India bound after the advertisement leaves. The map of India itself measures 695mm x 990mm. Extremities rubbed, spine worn. Endpapers and ffeps with newspaper cuttings about India pasted down. Map very lightly browned, a couple of minor abrasions and creases, but generally in good order. First issued in 1841, this is dated 1857, documenting British East India Company control over India, and showing distances between cities, as well as the growth of the railway. Issued by James Wyld (1812-1887), see Bayntun-Williams and Worms, pages 741-743. Reprint. Hardback. Good+. 8vo. Map.
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- Seller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001401
- Title
- Wyld's Map of India with Index to Wyld's Map of India, Containing the Names of the Towns, Military & Civil Stations, Collectorates, Zillahs &c
- Author
- Wyld, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- James Wyld
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- India, Map, Wyld
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.