A Geographical Present

Very good copy of the second edition (first published in 1817) of this popular educational book by woman writer Mary Anne Venning Complete with 60 charming handcoloured wood engravings of costumes of the world There are fine gentlemen and ladies of London and Paris, Bohemian peasants, Catalonians dancing the Fandango (possibly flamenco?), Hungarian hussars, itinerant Savoyards, Laplanders (Saami) riding reindeer-driven sleds, Greeks,… Read more about this item

Good copy of the third edition (first published in 1817) of this popular educational book by woman writer Mary Anne Venning With 58 (of 60) charming wood engravings of costumes of the world. (Lacking "Man and woman of Strasbourg" and "Savoyards" plates.) There are fine gentlemen and ladies of London and Paris, Bohemian peasants, Catalonians dancing the Fandango (possibly flamenco?), Hungarian hussars,… Read more about this item

Darton, Harvey, And Darton, 1818. Book. Fair +. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Quarter maroon leather. Spine has large loss and cracks. Heavy rubbing to boards. Hinges cracked inside covers with contents being a bit shaken. 144pp. 60 hand coloured plates (one with a tear). Foxing to pages..

, 144 pages, complete with 60 plates (approx 24 have been hand coloured)

New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.