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TASCHENBUCH ZUR VERBREITUNG GEOGRAPHISCHER KENNTNISSE. EINE UEBERSICHT DES NEUESTEN UND WISSENSWÜRDIGSTEN IM GEBIETE DER GESAMMTEN LÄNDER UND VÖLKERKUNDE. ZUGLEICH ALS FORTLAUFENDE ERGÄNZUNG ZU ZIMMERMANNS TAUSCHENBUCH DER REISE
by Sommer, Johann Gottfried
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Prague, 1827. lvi,431,[3]pp. plus five plates (one colored, one folding), and one folding map. 12mo. Original green boards, with printed paper label. Spine lightly soiled, some wear to hinges. Some light foxing, first signature loose. Very good. An illustrated geographical work covering parts of South America, Russia, and Asia. The author, born Johann Gottfried Volte, was a writer and teacher whose main interest was geography. Accordingly, he published a "pocketbook for the dissemination of geographical knowledge," which began publication in 1823 and continued until his death in 1848. This volume includes a section on Peru, Valparaiso, Chile, as well as a chapter on Weddell's voyage to the South Pole. Illustrations include views of Lima and Valparaiso, and a map of the South Shetland Islands
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- William Reese Company
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- Title
- TASCHENBUCH ZUR VERBREITUNG GEOGRAPHISCHER KENNTNISSE. EINE UEBERSICHT DES NEUESTEN UND WISSENSWÜRDIGSTEN IM GEBIETE DER GESAMMTEN LÄNDER UND VÖLKERKUNDE. ZUGLEICH ALS FORTLAUFENDE ERGÄNZUNG ZU ZIMMERMANNS TAUSCHENBUCH DER REISE
- Author
- Sommer, Johann Gottfried
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Prague
- Date Published
- 1827
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Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.