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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
2-Aug-2014
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Description:
Book on Geography. Middleton, Charles Theodore. a New and Complete System of Geography. Containing a full, accurate, authentic and interesting Account and Description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; ... also a Concise History of every Empire, Kingdom, State &c. ...London, Printed for J.Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, 1777. Two volumes. First edition.100 engravings, 20 maps (7 folding) over two volumes, (all as listed at end of vol.1), xxviii, 5-546pp. and 548pp.,(12)pp.index and list of subscribers. Folio, contemporary mottled calf, corners worn and some scuffing, neatly rebacked to style with red and green title labels. a few of the maps have old professional repairs to edges and folds, without loss. Some of the attractive plates have some foxing or spotting, mostly marginal. Generally a decent and complete copy. An extraordinary compendium of contemporary knowledge, including notices of recent discoveries in the Pacific and Australia.
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Unclassified