Edinburgh and London: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1886. New Edition".. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, original publisher's full brown cloth heavily blocked in black & gilt on front panel, block in blind on rear cover. With 20 tipped in double-page maps [all maps are on guards and can be laid flat without loss], + 23 pp Index at rear. Yellow coated endpapers with publisher's advertising. The original owner (one S.P. Ambrose) has affixed his hand-written school schedule to the front paste-down, and written his name multiple times throughout the volume. Each map is titled in ink on the blank recto of the first leaf; one of the maps (England & Wales) is marked up in pencil; several blank leaves have the child's graffiti / drawings on them. Overall, the effect is quite charming. Being in use with children in British Private Schools, most copies would have perished; a rare survival. A very good copy, overall.

¶ A rare Victorian children's school atlas; this apparently is the more deluxe and elaborate binding format. There are copies listed in Worldcat, & no copies currently for sale.

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Bookseller: Thompson Rare Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 311005
Title: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATLAS OF GENERAL AND DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY.
Author: JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith, LL.D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition".
Publisher: W. & A.K. Johnston
Place of Publication: Edinburgh and London
Date Published: 1886
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian Books;

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Recto: The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Worldcat: Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...