Author: W.G. Blackie
Title: The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World: Comprising an Extensive Series of Maps, a Description, Physical and Political, of All the Countries of the Earth; a Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical Names, and a Copious Index of Geographical Positions.
Description: Glasgow, Blackie & Son, 1882. First edition. Hardback. Published in 1882, this world atlas offers insight into contemporary understandings of world geography. A first edition of this work, complete with 67 colour maps and 10 plates This large world atlas provides insight into contemporary British understandings of the globe. With 67 double spread colour maps, collated and complete. The discussion of the people, political divisions, population count, and products of the globe's nations are interspersed by 200 in-text engravings, and 10 colour plates depicting the 'races of mankind&apos. Before the maps and index of geographical positions that constitute the final two sections, W.G. Black offers guidance on how to pronounce certain place names and geographic words. Half calf binding over cloth boards. Externally, sound. Rubbed to the boards, joints, and the spine. The cloth is coming away from the front board a little at the joint, and at the top corner of the rear board. Some wear to the extremities. Front hinge starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Lightly spotted throughout, with slightly heavier foxing to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Keywords: Atlas Geography of the World W.G. Blackie Leather Binding Geography of the World Various


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