World Geography 8 folding maps 1806 rare book gilt Napoleonic celestial spine Baden small old nail hole at

small old nail hole at top center

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11" H x 28" W

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World Geography 8 folding maps 1806 rare book gilt Napoleonic celestial spine Baden small old nail hole at(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Geography, Books with Maps, atlases, gazetteers). Abrege de la Geographie Moderne Redigee Sur un Nouveau Plan, by J. Pinkerton. 2nd edition published 1806, Paris by Dentu. 924 pages. Text in French. Complete, with 8 large folding maps, each outline hand colored as issued. A splendid example of a beautiful Napoleonic book, the spine gilt stamped designs resembling celestial planetary seasonal rotations.