Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (3 vol. set, 1886)
Atlases | Secondhand | Rare or Scarce
Well illustrated three-volume set.
First two volumes, VG, cover Australia, and are half-bound brown leather boards, with gilt-tooled brown buckram sides. Some wear to the edges and corners, with some water damage to cover. Foxing throughout. 4 maps of rail and telegram lines in Australia included.
Third volume covers New Zealand, with brief sketches of various Pacific Islands, and of the indigenous inhabitants. Half bound in blue-green leather with blue-green textured boards. Heavily worn on corners, creases, and edges. Foxing throughout. Numerous pages ripped towards lower portion, some quite substantially. Mostly closed tears.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company
- : 01 January 1886
- : books
Special Fields
- : Hardcover
- : 800 total