A New Geographical and Historical Grammar; Containing the true Astronomical and Geographical Knowledge of the Terraqueous Globe:

Language: English

Published by C. Bathurst; W. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; W. Johnston; etc, London:, 1772

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VG, 12th ed, 1772, 25 pls (maps), complete. In contemporary marked reversed calf, some blind edge tooling, corners rubbed. Re-spined, retaining old, raised bands, modern red morocco label with gilt title. Internally, half title, [4], (v-vx), [1], 2-696 pp, 25 pls (maps, B&W & folding), fep top tip removed to remove ink name (1777), title page in red & black inks, 1 plate cropped along border at leading edge, 1 map almost invisibly repaired at margin edge, some light edge browning, some offsetting to eps. (126*211 mm). (ESTCT69010). Salmon, historian and travel writer, accompanied George Anson on his round-the-world voyage. His experiences formed the subject for a series of other titles, among them A New Geographical and Historical Grammar (1749), which ran to thirteen editions by 1785, and The Universal Traveller (1752-3). In addition Salmon contributed surveys of the English, Scottish, and Irish peerages, guides for foreign visitors to Oxford and Cambridge, biographies of men who died in the service of their country, and an essay on marriage. See ODNB.

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Title
A New Geographical and Historical Grammar; Containing the true Astronomical and Geographical Knowledge of the Terraqueous Globe:
Author
SALMON Mr. [Thomas] 1679-1767
Publisher
C. Bathurst; W. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; W. Johnston; etc, London:
Publication year
1772
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Item weight
1.1 kilograms
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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