The Habitable World Described, Or the Present State of the People In All Parts of the Globe, From North to South Number XIX

Published by Printed for the Author, London, 1789

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A very scarce copy of this eighteenth century monthly geographical issue on Siberia and Tartary. Number XIX of this monthly issue from 1789.In the original paper wrap binding.With two copper plates by the Rev. Dr. John Trusler, an eccentric Englishdivine, literary compiler, and medical empiric. Collated, complete.An eighteenth century geographical work on the 'present state' of the globe, with this volume covering Siberia and Tartary, ablanket termused inWestern Europeanliterature andcartographyfor a vast part ofAsiabounded by theCaspian Sea, theUral Mountains, thePacific Ocean, and the northern borders ofChina,India, andPersia, at a time when this region was largely unknown to European geographers.Privately printed for the author. In publisher's original paper wrap binding. Externally, smart. Closed tears to fore edge, with loss at the head and tail of the spine. Mark to rear board. Ink inscription to front board. Light spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good.…

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Title
The Habitable World Described, Or the Present State of the People In All Parts of the Globe, From North to South Number XIX
Author
Not Stated
Publisher
Printed for the Author, London
Publication year
1789
Condition
Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
Dr. John Trusler
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9" by 6"

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