London: A. Fullarton and Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1847. Hardcover. 3" split to cloth at top of rear joint. Cloth torn at ends of spine with some loss. 1/2" chips to cloth at edge of corners of boards. Rear board with water damage to cloth, not affecting internal leaves. Maps with moderate foxing, but no tears or chips. ; Volume Three only. ix, [1], 560 pages + 4 plates + 7 folding maps. Green cloth boards with gilt illustration on front board. The five maps included are: (1) "India". Drawn and engraved by J. Dower. Dimensions: 271 x 216mm. (2) "United States", showing from Arkansas eastwards to the eastern seaboard, including Florida. Drawn and engraved by J. Dower. Published by Orr & Co. Dimensions: 275 x 220mm. (3) "Columbia". Engraved by Gray & Son. Published by Fullarton & Co. Dimensions: 273 x 221mm. (4) "China and Japan", including Tibet. Drawn & Engraved by J. Dower. Published by Orr & Co. Publisher's imprint in lower margin cropped. Dimensions: 265 x 215mm. (5) "South America". With vignette illustration of Chimborazo, from the Plain of Tapia. Published by Fullarton & Co. Dimensions: 273 x 225mm. (6) "Mexico & Guatimala". Published by Fullarton & Co. Dimensions: 274 x 220mm. (7) "Africa". With "Section of the Line AB" at base. Drawn and engraved by J. Dower. Published by Orr & Co. Dimensions: 279 x 219mm. Chapter titles in this volume: The British Empire; England and Wales; Scotland; Ireland; Africa; Egypt; Nubia; Abyssinia; Barbary; Eastern Coast; Nigritia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16474
Title: A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific [. . .] Vol. III.
Author: Bell, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Publisher: A. Fullarton and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1847

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