Universal Geography, or A Description of All the Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe, Accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables
by Malte-Brun, M. [Conrad]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1827. Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826) was a Danish geographer who had been exiled to France in violation of a censorship law. He is credited with coining the designation of "Oceania." Here is an early American printing, perhaps three years after the First Edition. This is Volume II only, which contains Sections [called "Books"] 38-66, including the six regarding Oceania. Leather tree calf binding with titling and ruling in gilt on the spine. Clean text, but toned and spotted throughout. [The 529 pages still remain clear to read]. Rubbed at the margins, and the covers have cracked, with the front just barely hanging on. Please note the condition issues. Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of repairs or restoration. . Later Printing. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005531
- Title
- Universal Geography, or A Description of All the Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe, Accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables
- Author
- Malte-Brun, M. [Conrad]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Anthony Finley
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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