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Atlas to Alison's History of Europe. Constructed and Arranged, under the Direction of Mr. Alison
by Johnston, Alexander Keith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 11" x 8.5" Oblong. Contemporary leather boards, new leather spine and spine label. Marbled edges and endpapers. 16 pp., 99 plates of maps and illustrations, incl. frontis. Plate 57 lacking in book and table of contents, other copies note a similar lack. Recently professionally rebacked. With a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms. Leather worn and cracked to boards. Some foxing and staining to interior. Map #16 shows the extent of France before the Revolution of 1789 and at the height of Napoleon's power in 1812.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012394
- Title
- Atlas to Alison's History of Europe. Constructed and Arranged, under the Direction of Mr. Alison
- Author
- Johnston, Alexander Keith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- atlases, maps, Alexander Keith Johnston, history, Europe, military history
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Geography; Military History;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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- Cracked
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- Edges
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- Rebacked
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- New
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- Spine Label
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Plate
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