Indexed Atlas of the World, Containing Large Scale Maps of Every Country and Civil Division Upon the Face of the Globe .

38x29.5 cm. First edition (?). Original full gilt-stamped leather, rubbed at extremities, front board detached, rear board very loose, backstrip gone. Paper label inside back cover from Rand McNally identifying this as Number 1827 of this publication. AEG. Internally very good, title page detached. Double-page maps of the countries of the world. Most maps are fully colored, some outline. 6 large folding maps of states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, California) and double-page maps of all states and territories of the United States. This is among the earliest of Rand McNally's world atlases, quite possibly its first. It is the earliest Rand McNally world atlas listed in Phillips (Atlas), Phillips 898. OCLC lists no earlier Rand McNally world atlases, making this likely their first. A rare and important Rand McNally atlas. Not in Rumsey. OCLC 3757424 (4 loc.), 10797007 (12 loc.), 68182870 (1 loc.) ABE customers: Large heavy volume will require additional shipping charges.…