A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent...in Europe, Asia, Africa
by Morse, Jedidiah and Rev. Elijah Parish
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Charlestown: imprint of Samuel Etheridge, 1802. Book. Illus. by 17 folding maps, as called for. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. full tree calf, the original binding with a new spine having elaborate gilt decoration on the spine, and the original dark red title label with gilt lettering. Gilt dentilles along the edges. Title continued "Geographical Dictionary Containing, in Alphabetical Orderr, a Description of All the Countries, Kingdoms, States, Cities, Towns, Principal Rivers, Lakes, Harbours, Mountains, ETC." Designed as a Second Volume, to the American Gazetteer. The title page says 18 maps, but a list of maps at the end has 17 called for. Unpaginated, but more than 500. Only 3 at auction since 1980. An handsome, clean binding for which images are available on request. i.
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 077669
- Title
- A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent...in Europe, Asia, Africa
- Author
- Morse, Jedidiah and Rev. Elijah Parish
- Illustrator
- 17 folding maps, as called for
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- imprint of Samuel Etheridge
- Place of Publication
- Charlestown
- Date Published
- 1802
- Keywords
- gazetteer, Africa, asia, Europe, Middle East
- Bookseller catalogs
- Europe; Leatherbound; Asia;
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About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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