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50G- Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1871. Hardcover....

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50G- Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1871. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Elephant folio size, 102 pp. Large (elephant folio) atlas published in 1871, two years after the completion of the transcontinental railroad. With over 60 maps mostly of the countries of the world, but also with some others such as one of the ancient world and one of the Solar System, Seasons and Mariner’s Compass; there is a concentration on maps of the USA (approximately half of the volume). The year this atlas was published there were still distinct maps for: Prussia and the North German Confederation; the South German States; Denmark, Sleswick, and Holstein; Turkey in Europe, Persia, Afghanistan, and Beloochistan, among other entities and political lines which have shifted over time. The publishing firm of Adam and Charles Black was founded ca. 1808 by Adam Black, a bookseller by trade (Charles was his nephew, whom he took into the company) – the firm eventually published several editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica and Sir Walter Scott’s Waverly novels. ___DESCRIPTION: Half-black leather over red/brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and American Eagle device in gilt on the front, gilt lettering and rules on the spine, all edges gilt, light yellow endpapers, a 32-page Introduction done in letterpress, each map was tipped onto a linen stub (so that double-page maps may be viewed in their entirety), the volume closes with a 70-page Index; all maps are present; elephant folio in size (approximately 17.5" tall). ___CONDITION: Almost good, It needs the front cover and 1st 2-3 pages reattached but is in fairly good condition for a book of its age and size. Maps Are all in good shape with minimal tattering.

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