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The Southeast in Early Maps With An Annotated Check List Of Printed And Manuscript Regional And Local Maps Of Southeastern North America During The Colonial Period
by Cumming, William P
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- Hardcover
- first
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1958. First Edition. Near fine in burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 7/8 by 8 3/8 inches with a gift inscription on the first free end page and light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with 1/8" deep chips across the upper edge of the spine area and a 1/4" deep chip at the upper edge of the front panel. 275 pages including several indexes and text listing 450 pages. Illustrated with collotype reproductions of numerous (67) maps.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB29843
- Title
- The Southeast in Early Maps With An Annotated Check List Of Printed And Manuscript Regional And Local Maps Of Southeastern North America During The Colonial Period
- Author
- Cumming, William P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1958
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- Gilt
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