A Compendium of Modern Geography with remarks on the Physical Peculiarities, Productions, Commerce and Governement of the Various Countries

*** BOOK This is the 9th edition of this fascinating treatise. Tooled brown leather boards with abbreviated Gilt title on black panel on spine. Good solid binding. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. On the title page is handwritten 'From the Publishers'. 443 pages, with publisher's ads on rear endpapers. There are 7 fold out maps, one has been torn out, and the fold out 'Atlas of the World' is not in colour. The maps are printed on very thin paper, and during the 170 years since publication, the maps have been folded carelessly. The title page indicates the book was published in 1831, the preface to the 9th edition is 1850.