Search Results: Cartography from G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA

N.Y.: American Geographical Soc. 1930-31. Fair. 1930. Hardcover. Presentation leaf inserted in front of volume one to Instituto Ecuatoriano De Estudios Del Amazonas, 1941. Four volumes; 8vo; gray cloth, lettered in gilt over black labels; maps, including two folding, one with color. Significant foxing to foredges; covers with moderate soil; volume 4 with dampstain and ripple to bottom, and lower right margins of text pages. Unsightly but serviceable. .

Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1886. Flexible cloth. VII, 70pp. I-ii & (i) -xxiii, appendices; index. 4to; original limp brown cloth lettered in gilt; 6 folding shore views; 1 large folding color map; 1 folding chart. Map with 5 splits (up to 1.5") to edges at fold lines; a partially mended 2" closed tear upper left margin; 3" horizontal split top left fold line; offset tanning to p. 32; moderate cover wear with a little rubbing and a couple of surface scrapes to back cover. The rest of the views, and chart are fine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

San Francisco: The Institute of Historical Cartography. Near Fine. 1957-1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Volumes 1-4 with light offset tanning from plain brown paper jackets that the volumes were originally issued with. ; In an addition of 1000 copies, designed by the Grabhorn Press. Green cloth backs, lettered in gilt and linen over boards; over 300 reproductions of historical maps, many folding. Without the plain paper jackets. The Prospectus Volume bound the same , contains 8 printed leaves, reproducing title pages for volumes 2 through 5, along with descriptions of the project, and reviews. This followed by 7 blank leaves. There are two 8 page printed announcements, one inserted at first title page, the other laid in ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Volume One, The Spanish Entrada to the Louisiana Purchase, 1540-1804; Volume Two, From Lewis and Clark to Fremont, 1804-1845; Volume Three, From the Mexican War to the Boundary Surveys 1846-1854; Volume Four, From the Pacific Railroad… Read More