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The Edinburgh gazetteer, or compendious geographical dictionary: containing a description of the various countries, kingdoms, states, cities, towns, mountains, seas, rivers, harbours, &c. of the world; an account of the government, customs, and religion, of the inhabitants; the boundaries and natural productions of each country, &c. forming a complete body of geography, physical political, statistical, and commercial. Abridged from the larger work in six volumes
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Edinburgh: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829. Second edition, "brought down to the present time," thick 8vo, pp. xx, 818; 9, [1], [2] ads; 10 folding maps, text printed primarily in double column; full contemporary gilt-ruled calf, spine in 6 compartments, black morocco gilt-lettered spine label, tan endpapers; spine scuffed; contemporary (1837) ownership signature to title page; textblock fine.
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- Rulon-Miller Books
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- Title
- The Edinburgh gazetteer, or compendious geographical dictionary: containing a description of the various countries, kingdoms, states, cities, towns, mountains, seas, rivers, harbours, &c. of the world; an account of the government, customs, and religion, of the inhabitants; the boundaries and natural productions of each country, &c. forming a complete body of geography, physical political, statistical, and commercial. Abridged from the larger work in six volumes
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1829
- Keywords
- Geography , , Atlases , World
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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