Collectors' Guide to Maps of the African Continent and Southern Africa by Tooley, R.V - 1969

Carta Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Boards are slightly shelf rubbed but they remain tidy overall. Binding is secure. Small ink inscription from a previous owner on the front paste down. The balance of the pages remain neat with no other inscriptions, annotations or markings. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London : Carta Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Quarto. Two or three tiny marks on back free endpapers. 132 pages plus back section of 100 black and white map plates. Numerous black and white and some colour illustrations of maps. The author has written this book for map collectors and he lists and describes nearly 500 maps in such detail as to facilitate identification. Size: Quarto. 132 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket is in good condition with a tiny closed tear on front bottom edge and some very slight rubbing. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Geography & Maps; Maps and Mapping; Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51678.… Read More

London: Carta Press 1969. Small 4to.Illustrated. xvi, 132 pp., with over 100 plates. Hardcover with jacket. Slight wear to the edges of the jacket. Boards clean with some bumping to the extremities. Binding firm and internally clean. Nearly 500 maps are listed and described. Illustrated with more than 100 full-page reproductions of maps, six in full colour. 0904041123 . Very Good. Cloth. 1969.

London: Carta Press, 1969. xvi, 132, 100+ maps (6 col), text illus. . HB. Vg in price-clipped d/w. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to endpaper.. Lists and describes nearly 500 maps in such detail to facilitate identification. Illustrated with more than 100 full-page maps, six in full colour.. [9780904041125]

Carta Press, London, first edition, 1969. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. xvi, 132 pp, 52 leaves of plates (some colour). ills. From the blurb: "Mr. Tooley, a recognised authority on the subject, has written this book for collectors of printed maps of Africa, Southern Afnca and the Cape. One of the major problems confronting the collector is that of identifying the maps he collects... In this book Mr. Tooley lists and describes nearly 500 maps in such detail as to facilitate identification. He gives the full title, maker's name - often a short biography - size, date, edition or re-issue, significant internal changes and variations. In addition, as an indispensable visual aid to identification the book contains more than 100 full-page reproductions of maps, six in full colour. The Introduction discusses many aspects of map production of considerable value to the collector. While the emphasis is on maps of Africa, much of the information is of real help in identifying maps of other parts of the world… Read More

Carta Press, London, first edition, 1969. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. xvi, 132 pp, 52 leaves of plates (some colour). ills. From the blurb: "Mr. Tooley, a recognised authority on the subject, has written this book for collectors of printed maps of Africa, Southern Afnca and the Cape. One of the major problems confronting the collector is that of identifying the maps he collects... In this book Mr. Tooley lists and describes nearly 500 maps in such detail as to facilitate identification. He gives the full title, maker's name - often a short biography - size, date, edition or re-issue, significant internal changes and variations. In addition, as an indispensable visual aid to identification the book contains more than 100 full-page reproductions of maps, six in full colour. The Introduction discusses many aspects of map production of considerable value to the collector. While the emphasis is on maps of Africa, much of the information is of real help in identifying maps of other parts of the world… Read More