System Modern Geography Comprising Description by Mitchell Augustus (106 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor - Cash. Poor condition. back cover is seperated Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 4th Edition. 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 17 cm. A well worn, but solid copy. The original paper cover laid down over the original boards are quite toned.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 336 pages, thoroughly illustrated with numerous small woodcuts throughout the text and a few small maps. Second revised edition. Half leather binding, leather spine with paper-covered cloth boards. Good condition, some chipping and nicks to the leather spine, a few stains to the boards, end papers missing both front and back.…

336pp. Numerous engravings. Front cover detached, light to heavy foxing throughout: a Reading copy.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1861 E.H. Butler. Hardcover barely holding together, foxed and worn. AS IS. Text block readable, writing on boards very worn.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Fair copy. No jacket. Book is intact. Spine is leather with gilt lettering, still bright. Front and back covers are severely rubbed.and missing piece on lower front front cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Price on front paste-down.Foxing throughout but everey page is legible. Pencil marks on seconf flyleaf. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fourth, Revised Edition. Duodecimo, 336 pages, printed boards, quarter leather spine perished, leaf 255/256 is torn; leaf 133/134 lacks a large chunk, top cover detached. " The geographies written by Mitchell apparently had the widest circulation of any appearing in the United States before 1900. . Of these seven different books the SYSTEM apparently was the most popular, . The first 50 pages were like a catechism of questions in fine print. These were questions about the maps in the ATLAS. The remainder of the book was descriptive geography about the different countries of the world, with questions at the end of each section . and included many small pictures." - NIetz, OLD TEXTBOOKS, pp. 229-230. Section 64 is devoted to Russian America, with a wood engraving of a "Subterranean Mansion of the Aleutian Islanders". Section 121, Illinois, has an engraving of "Illinois College". Section 120, Indiana, has an engraving of the "Battle of Tippecanoe". Section 126, California, features an engraving of San Francisco. Lead is found in greater quantity in Wisconsin than in any other part of the U.S. Its entry has an engraving of lead mining. 16 colored maps, 100 engravs (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 336pp + 16pp book ads, illus., some foxing throughout, a few pgs w/ turned corners, corners worn, some soiling to cover, wear to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 600, 24 pages. Bound in quarter leather, dry and worn.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Hardboards with rubbing to edges and tips to board in places, tips rounded (manufacturing) green spine with dulled gilt, bottom front of spine has half inch split, serious rubbing to cover but quite readable, back cover shows board in spots, several former owner's names inside, foxing, a few pages with heavy foxing G-G+ no dustcover; solid and straight - all pages intact; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages.…

Hardcover. 1st (presumed). Pink paperback boards with black leather spine, 12mo with black leather spine; 336 pages: illustrations, maps; 17 cm. Signed by previous owner ll Numerous small b/w illustrations throughout ll Eurocentric (racist) frontispiece illustration: "stages of society". Textbooks (1800-1870). Geography. Cloth crudely repaired with tape, slighlty loose binding. Hinges slightly weakened. General external wear, frayed edges and corners. Superficial stains and fading to boards. Moderate foxing and staining to pages throughout book. Small ownership signiature in pencil to FFEP. Overall tight copy in acceptable condition.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.