General Gazetteer, or Compendious Geographical Dictionary
London: NP, 1819. Fifteenth edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi,776pp. Marbled paper-covered boards. From title-page: "General Gazetteer, or Compendious Geographical Dictionary containing a Description of the Nations, Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Mountains, Capes, etc. in the known World with the extent, boundaries and natural Productions of each Country; the Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants; the Trade, Manufacturers and Curiosities, of the Cities and Towns, with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearing and Distance in English Miles, from remarkable Places; and their various Historical Events, by which they have been distinguished. The Fifteenth Edition, with considerable Additions and Improvements." Marbled endpapers. Ex-Libris of Edm. Scott on inside of front board. Frontispiece b/w fold-out map. Front board and free endpaper detached but present. Original spine and corners covered and pasted with brown paper. Backstrip loose. Water staining on bottom corner of first 14 pages, discoloration on page 161. Illustrated with 8 (incl. frontis) b/w fold-out maps. Binding in poor, interior in overall very good condition. Good reading copy. fair. Item #21766
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