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New York.: The Macmillan Company., 1924. Reprint. 1st printing 1921.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. With aging to covers; random cover soiling, edge wear. Well-bound.. 1 503 p. Light green cloth over boards, darker green titles, cover art. Tan end papers. 8x11in. B&W photos, maps. Full color map plates also. Appendix: populations by countries, cities, also some elevations, rivers, lakes. Index and pronouncing vocabulary.

Boston / Baltimore: Russell, Odiorne / Joseph Jewett, 1833. Second Edition. Stereotyped by Lyman Thurston & Co.. Hard cover. Poor. No dust jacket as issued. Numerous moisture stains. Red staining to cover. Pieces missing from some pages. Foxing. Soiling. Readable throughout.. 1 144 p. Includes: illustrations, maps. Full-page maps in color. Thin leather spine, printed paper over boards. Illustrated by Copperplate and Stereotype Maps. Questions follow each map to aid learning. Charts showing mountain heights and river lengths of the world; populations. Chart: US states, population by men, women, slaves. Chart: Indian populations. Regions of America list most important cities of each state and other area histories. Brief sections on fossils, volcanoes, races and religions of the world. List on front cover: locations sold. Publisher promo on back: Education books (Emerson's, Blake's).

New York.: Henry Holt and Company., 1932. Printed in Germany.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Minor edge wear to map pages. Glue stains to loose pen&ink Ex Libris bookplate.. 1 v p., 80 p. of col. maps (part fold. ), 42 p. 27 cm. Abbreviations. Index by location. Supplements. Geography; Single and multiple fold-out pages of colorful maps. An abbreviated 80 separate maps, a smaller version for students who earlier were using the Historical Atlas of 226 maps. The maps herein correspond to the larger version. Author-editor Shepherd was Seth Low Professor of History in Columbia University, New York.

New York.: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)., 1991. First edition. 1st American edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Slight cover surface wear.. 1 Glossy color photo illustrated paper over boards. 64 p. 29cm. Color photos. Audience: Children/juvenile. Youth and family visually informative series, this one focusing on the Middle East, its cultural and historic identities, ancient civilizations, geography, wars and weaponry, archeology, artifacts, economies. Old Stone Age to 15000 B.C. to the Early Arab Period, 1099 A.D.

Philadelphia: E. H. Butler and Company, 1887. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Many pages with old crescent water stains into text and maps. Some lighter, not so noticeable. Covers: spine end wear, Random soiling.. 0 141 p. Includes: illustrations, maps. Illustrations from steel engravings; color maps; charts and text of information, U.S. and all other regions of the world. Dark cloth covered boards; off-white front titles. The known world of the late 19th century, and how it got that way.

East Rutherford NJ.: Perigee Books.. Circa 1989, no date found.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Rubbed covers; price sticker residue. Otherwise fine.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. 'Batwing' unfolding city street maps, 1980s; patented kinetic sculpture. Two detailed 13x16.75 inches scaled maps housed in sturdy glossy 5x9in lift-up w/ stapled binding. Inovative, handy, durable. At center, 8-page street index plus National 800-number directory. Stephan Van Dam, cartographer, creator, and multiple patent holder has a permanent unfolding map at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. His early maps are collectible; later unfold products are smaller in dimension and of different materials.

New York / Chicago.: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Company., 1878. 1st copyright 1875.. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Binding tight. Bumped lower corners. Edge damp stain. Random frequent spotting.. 1 141 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index. Black leather over spine. Black paper illustrated covers over boards, ornate titles. Eagle art on back. Color maps; Pen&Ink artwork. Geographical descriptions by country, region, state. Mathematical, Physical, Political Geographies. At end: General Review of World; A System of Map-drawing; Statistical Tables; Pronouncing Vocabulary; 28 maps listed at back. Not a contemporary reprint. Developed as a "Class-Book for Intermediate and Grammar Grades" (from copyright page.

Appears to be a publisher's advance editions with incomplete sections (e.g. 17 pages in the "E" dictionary section of places). Other sections abbreviated. Flag and map pages in color. Volume dimentions for this sample edition: 24cm tall by 18 cm wide. Front board has proposed spine folded inward, with high quality materials plus gold titles, black line artwork against textured light green cloth over boards. Faux linen green and white end papers. Back page bold "Publisher's Guarentee". Corners show wear. Colors vibrant.

East Rutherford NJ.: Perigee Books.. No date found, post 1984.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Surface rubbing, price sticker residue, otherwise fine.. 1 Unfolding street map; card stock covers. Audience: General/trade. 'Batwing' unfolding city street maps, 1980s; patented kinetic sculpture. Two detailed 13x16.75 inches scaled maps housed in sturdy glossy 5x9in lift-up w/ stapled binding. Inovative, handy, durable. At center, 8-page street index plus National 800-number directory. Stephan Van Dam, cartographer, creator, and multiple patent holder has a permanent unfolding map at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. His early maps are collectible; later unfold products are smaller in dimension and of different materials.

East Rutherford NJ.: Perigee Books.. Circa 1989, no date found.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover surface rubs; sticker residue; otherwise fine.. 1 Sturdy card stock covers, stapled binding. Audience: General/trade. 'Batwing' unfolding city street maps, 1980s; patented kinetic sculpture. Two detailed 13x16.75 inches scaled maps housed in sturdy glossy 5x9in lift-up w/ stapled binding. Innovative, handy, durable. At center, 8-page street index plus National 800-number directory. Stephan Van Dam, cartographer, creator, and multiple patent holder has a permanent unfolding map at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. His early maps are collectible; later unfold products are smaller in dimension and of different materials.

Avon Books / Hearst Corporation, 1993. 7th printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. 0 400 p. B&W Illustrations. Bikini: Which came first: the swimsuit or the atoll? What is a Butte? Includes Weights & Measures, Nation List, Bibliography, Index. Chapter from 'Don't Know Much about the Civil War'.

Washington DC.: National Geographic Society, Cartographic Division., 1969. First edition.. Very good. Near fine.. 1 Color map, 26 in. w x 30 in. high, folded down to 6x9 in. Showing Iceland in North Atlantic to Northern Africa southward. East to portion of U.S.S.R. (Prior to end of Union of Socialist Republic, and prior to unification of Germany. Inclusive of Scandinavian nations to central north, south to Tunisia and northern Libya and U.A.R. (Egypt); portion of Middle East nations, most of Turkey. Mediterranean nations at center. Scale 1: 6 or 102.4 miles to the inch. Published for Insert into the National Geographic Magazine.

Boston / London: Ginn & Company, Publishers, 1900. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Loss of consistent cloth color to spine and fold of boards (moderately speckled). Stitched binding strong. Clean inside. Minor corner wear.. 0 184 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index. Main section, plus supplements and map section. Sturdy tan cloth-covered boards; dark green stamped globe, sailing ships; stamped front titles. Rear blind stamp, globe. Supplement, 1899, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Philippines, Guam. Full-page color map plates A-X. Supplement: The New England States, 1895, 31p. Engravings from photographs throughout text, also color maps. Designed for student interest, reference and learning. From the 3-generation home of teachers in New Hampshire. Excellent condition inside, save for small lower corner missing chip, p.143-44. At publication date, Frye was Supt. of Schools in Cuba, Davis was Prof. of Physical Geography, Harvard University.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1951. Reinforced binding.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Contents clean. Binding tight. Covers have edgewear, bumps. blemishes.. 1 xxxii, 584 p. 24 cm. Includes B&W Maps. Brown cloth covered boards. Unadorned gold spine titles. An academic compilation of the United Soviet Socialist Republics, gathered and coordinated during the USSR 5-year plan preceeding its puplication in 1951. 27 chapters, 57 maps. Statistical tables; Selected bibliography; Comprehensive Index.

Keystone Heights FL.: Florida Park Service., 1954. Very good.. "EWG 2/16/50".. 1 2 p. Pen&Ink 2-sides of single 8.5x14 in. white paper. Side 1: vertical typewritten letter welcoming Visitors, listing rules, general information, policies, and contact notes. Side 2 turns horizontally picturing a hand-designed detailed map of the Park. Gold Head Branch State Park. Graphic Scale 3/4 inch to 1000 feet. Quarter-fold to 7.25x4.25 in. A Florida key map and a vicinity map are separately outlined.

East Rutherford NJ.: Perigee Books.. Circa 1989, no date found.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Rubbed covers; front price sticker residue; otherwise fine.. 1 Card stock glossy covers; stapled binding. Audience: General/trade. 'Batwing' unfolding city street maps, 1980s; patented kinetic sculpture. Two detailed 13x16.75 inches scaled maps housed in sturdy glossy 5x9in lift-up w/ stapled binding. Inovative, handy, durable. At center, 8-page street index plus National 800-number directory. Stephan Van Dam, cartographer, creator, and multiple patent holder has a permanent unfolding map at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. His early maps are collectible; later unfold products are smaller in dimension and of different materials.

Daytona Beach FL.: Champion Map Corporation., 1984. Very good.. 1 Shades of red and blue ink. 36x27 in. folds down to 6x9.25 in. Street lists. "Pull-out" enlarged sections. Folding wall-size map, not topographical but outlining water bodies, rivers. Published with the National Association of Realtors, 1984.

Dell Publishing Company / C.S. Hammond & Co. Inc., 1960. LX124.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Moderate cover creasing includes corners. Single spine crease. Back spine corner small moisture stain. Interior maps fine.. 1 255 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index. Mass-market (rack) paperback. Green page block edges. Glued binding. Info charts. Designed, produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Audience: General/trade. Gazetteer-Index of the World, 1959. Illustrated Geography and Gazetteer of the World. Social and Economic Tables. Full color maps, p. 97-160. Gazetteer of the United States and Possessions (Pen&Ink State maps showing resources and products. World Statistics: Earth and Solar System; Oceans, Seas, Lakes, Mountains, Longest Rivers, Agriculture, Minerals maps; Index and Principal Cities.

New Haven CT.: The Price & Lee Co., 1927. Robert A Welcke, Photo-Litho, NY.. Vellum. Very good. Age-toning to folder. Some folds wrinkled.. 1 24x24in. Pen&Ink w/ Street Index. Multiple folds to attach inside manila card stock folder, 4.25x6.75in. map Company marketing on back and inside front. Pocket size map folder. Scale 1.25 inches to 1000 feet.

New York NY.: New York Times Book Co. / Quadrangle., 1972. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Minor edge wear. Back cover: a few small blemishes.. 1 Dark blue cloth over boards. Blind-stamped front titles. Gold spine titles. Blue top page block. Illustrations, Maps. 11x15 in. End papers, map plate keys. "Maps prepared and printed in Great Britain by John Bartholomew & Son Limited, Edinburgh." "Conurbation maps compiled and drawn by Fairey Surveys Limited, Maidenhead; A.W. Gatrell; and Hunting Surveys Limited." "Comparative tables of Pinyin and Wade.