Index to W. & A. L. Johnston's Three Miles to Inch Map of England and Wales in 25 Sheets

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Published by W. & A. K. Johnston, London, 1916

About this Item

A scarce complete set of twenty-five sheets of map from W. & A. K. Johnston. Scarce work. Dated from the British Library. A complete set of twenty-five coloured sheets of maps to cover the entirety of England and Wales. Collated complete. Three miles to one inch. Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, one of the major map publishing houses of the 19th century. William Johnston, who became Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and his brother Alexander Keith Johnston, the official Geographer-Royal for Scotland in 1843, originally trained as engravers, and founded the firm in 1826. Bound in half calf with brown boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Loss to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Sheet three has partially detached and may come loose with further handling. Some small closed tears have been sympathetically repaired with tape. Approx. 9" tear to sheet 13 with no repairs. Warrington Municipal Museum stamp to the odd page. Bookplate to front pastedown. Good. Seller Inventory # 856T7

Bibliographic Details

Title: Index to W. & A. L. Johnston's Three Miles ...

Publisher: W. & A. K. Johnston, London

Publication Date: 1916

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Good

Book Type: book