Item #34820 Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. In three volumes. Hugh Murray.
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. In three volumes
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. In three volumes

Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. In three volumes

Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald, Constable, and Co., 1820. Hardcover. Includes a total of 4 folding engraved maps. All three volumes are bound in contemporary full tan leather with gilt titles and volume numbers to spines. Gilt rules and designs to spine compartments and gilt rules with embossed designs to boards. Abrasion to leather on front board of third volume. Rubbing and wear to hinges, edges, and corners of all volumes. Splits to leather along all hinges; however, the boards remain firmly attached. Bookplate of Mr. Kingston, Mosstown, Longford to front pastedowns of all three volumes. Large fold-out maps to fronts of each volume. All three have long closed tears near where they are attached to the binding and short closed tears within some creases. A second, smaller folding map is present in volume one. Interiors (including maps) are clean and bright overall, with a few light spots of foxing. Soiling to corner of one page in first volume and creases to corners of several pages. Marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. An attractive set despite the noted wear. Volume I: 517 pages; Volume II: 525 pages; Volume III: 544 pages plus one page of errata. May require extra postage. TRA/011521. Very Good.

Item #34820

Price: $800.00

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