Petit et nouveau atlas.

Obl. 4to: 39 engr. ff. (some dampst. throughout, old ms. entry on title scratched out, some old ann.).

Contemp. quarter cloth, marbled paper boards (used).

Rare first edition of this curious small atlas of Nicolas de Fer. Complete with the 39 engraved leaves, it consists of a title, 19 maps, incl. a world map and 5 continental maps, and 19 accompanying text leaves.
Ref. Pastoureau Fer XII.
Joined: Malthus, Thomas Robert - An essay on the principle of population; or, A view of its past and present effects on human happiness [...]. London, T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1807. 2 vol., 8vo. Mod. quarter shagreen (spines sl. faded). (3 vol.)