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Auction 111, Lot 755

"Cram's Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World", Cram, George F. & Company

Subject: Atlases

Period: 1886 (published)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
12 x 14 inches
30.5 x 35.6 cm
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Complete illustrated world atlas "revised to August 1886." Title, table of contents, contents and maps, index. 231pp., ninety-six maps and diagrams. Maps of all the U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and countries throughout the world, most printed on both sides of the sheets. All double-page maps are printed on one sheet and attached to atlas with a backstrap. Historical section on the United States includes additional thematic maps. Original cloth covers with embossed and gilt titling.

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Condition: B

Covers well worn and stained. Front and back spines are splitting away from end papers, contents tight and even. Maps and charts are generally fine.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/8/2005

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