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Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas
by Rand McNally and Company
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None Issued
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand McNally and Co, 1958. Leather_bound. Near Fine/None Issued. xxxi, 202 pages, 174 A : illustrations (some color) maps (some color) ; 37 cm. Folio. Full burgundy leather bound, gilt edges, gilt lettering and decorations to spine and front cover. Inscribed in gilt to the front cover with the full name of the recipient of this deluxe version of this 1958 atlas, Irving A.J Lawres, a New York lawyer of some note. Book Condition: Covers show mild wear to extremities, primarily at the spine ends. The interior atlas proper is bright and unmarred. No dust jacket issued with this deluxe limited edition; a very sharp copy.
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- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004079
- Title
- Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas
- Author
- Rand McNally and Company
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rand McNally and Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1958
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DuBois Rare Books
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New York, New York
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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