A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress

The first editions of volumes I and IV of the List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, with bibliographical notes. Two volumes of a four volume set. Volumes I and IV only. First edition. An exhaustive study providing a detailed and comprehensive bibliography of atlases, highlighting their importance in literature and as contributions to knowledge. With divisions of maps through the individual continents and countries. With each volume containing a description of all atlases received to the Library of Congress, including a concise authors list. Compiled under the direction of Philip Lee Phillips, an American editor and the first Superintendent of Maps when the Hall of Maps and Charts was established in 1897. In the original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. A library mark to the tail of the spine of volume I. Front hinge starting to volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.…