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Cloth, 8vo, 1208 pp. Corners bumped, covers scuffed, front free endpaper detached and front hinge somewhat pulled exposing the muslin, contents slightly agetoned.

Reprint stated to be limited to 150 copies. 2 vol. in one, cloth, 8vo., vii, 445; xiii, 301 pp. 6,696 entries. From the publisher's description: "This collection of U.S. atlases in the Library of Congress is by far the largest of its kind in the world. In all, 6,696 atlases pertaining to all aspects of U.S. cartography are listed." From the introduction: " The majority of the atlases listed relate to counties. The earlier county atlases are highly prized by the descendants of those whose names are recorded on their pages. To persons interested in local history, they provide essential information, and genealogists find in them many clues to family relationships. Such atlases have also been useful to geographers, geologists, surveyors, lawyers, scientists, and many others. Atlases from 1776 to the present date are included in this list." As New.…

5 vols, green cloth, 8vo, xlvii, 666 + lxxii,681 + cxxx,708 + v,190 + xvi, 290 pp. This is a reprint set of the 5 "Le Gear" volumes which continue the coverage of"A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress." begun by the 4 Phillipps volumes (those not being included here) . The Le Gear volumes comprise: Volume 5 - Titles 5325-7623 (describing 2326 world atlases acquired between 1920 and 1955); Volume 6 Titles 7624-10254 (describing "2647 atlases of Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, the polar regions and the oceans, received.between 1920 and 1960"); Volume 7: Titles 10255-18345 (describing "8181 atlases of the Western Hemisphere received between 1920 and 1969"); Volume 8: Index to Volume 7 (indexing areas, subjects, map authors, engravers, lithographers, publishers, etc.); Volume 9 ("a comprehensive Author List for the 18435 geographical atlases described in the List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 8 volumes"). Fine set.…

0. 5 Bände. Titels 5325-7623. OLeinen, neuwertig. Eines von 150 Exemplaren. Sprache: Deutschu.

58. Reprint der Ausg. Washington 1958. Bde. 5-9 in 5 Bdn. (Titles 5325-7623). 1 von 150 Ex. Or.-Ln., neuw. Zust. Supplement zu P. L. Philips Geographical Atlases. Sprache: Deutschu.