Lot 16
  • 16

Finley, Anthony

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • A new general atlas, comprising a complete set of maps representing the grand divisions of the globe... compiled from the best authorities, and corrected by the most recent discoveries. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1829
  • paper
Folio (350 x 268mm.), 58 maps, 2 tables, all hand-coloured, publisher's advertisement label on front paste-down endpaper, contemporary half straight-grained leather, title on green paper label, scattered pencil annotations, minor staining and spotting, rebacked retaining original spine, repaired at corners

Provenance

John Bourmaster Dickson, signature and gift inscription on title

Literature

Phillips Atlases 752

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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