Online veiling - Lot 63
[Geography - Dictionary]
Nouveau dictionnaire universel de la géographie moderne [...].
Paris, L. Saintmichel (printed by Mame), 1813
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8vo: 6-[2]-1111 pp.; 10 fold. pl. (water stain on some ff., occ. spotting and browning, tear without loss on one map, tear restored on one corner pp. 809-810 without loss).
Contemp. marbled sheep, gilt-orn. flat spine, red leather title label, red sp. edges (rubbed, some sm. scratches, dark stain on upper board, sl. bumped corners).
Second edition (1st ed.: 1804), ill. with 8 maps by the author (mappa mundi, systems of Copernic and Ptolemy, Africa, South America, North America, Asia, Europe, French Empire) and 2 tables (France, Russian Empire).
Prov. Baron Eugène de Thysebaert (bookpl.). - Erased ms. entry on title.