Atlas to Alison's history of Europe: Constructed and arranged, under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison / by Alex. Keith Johnston. With a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms
by Johnston, Alexander Keith (1804-1871)
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Edinburgh, London: W. Blackwood and sons, 1875. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-bordered cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 16 pages, 108 leaves of maps: illustrations, frontispiece, maps (some color); 23 x 28 cm. Subjects: Classical geography; Maps. Geography, Ancient; Maps. Historical geography; Maps. Europe History 1789-1815; Maps. Europe. Genre: History. Illustrated. Maps.
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- Title
- Atlas to Alison's history of Europe: Constructed and arranged, under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison / by Alex. Keith Johnston. With a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms
- Author
- Johnston, Alexander Keith (1804-1871)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh, London: W. Blackwood and sons
- Date Published
- 1875
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