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Stanford’s Compendium of Geography and Travel: Europe (Provenance)

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RUDLER, F.W.; CHISHOLM, G.C.; RAMSAY, A.C. (ED.) Stanford’s Compendium of Geography and Travel: Europe. London, Edward Stanford, 1855.


First English edition. Based on Hellwald’s Die Erde und ihre Völker. With Ethnological Appendix by A.H. Keane. Provenance: from the library of best-selling Victorian author and philanthropist, Walter Besant (1836-1901), with his book-plate.


xvii, [2], 2-617, [1] pp, 15 col maps (13 folding), 10 b/w plates, text illus. 8vo, original cloth, gilt, some wear to extremities, hinges cracked but firm. Short marginal tear to inner edge of several maps, frontis with light soiling/minor fraying to outer edge. Foxing to rear endpaper. A very good copy.



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