Buy this book on-line Thomas Astley : A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels: Consisting Of the most Esteemed Relations, which have been hitherto published in any Language: Comprehending every Thing remarkable in its Kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, With respect to the Several Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Situation, Extent, Bounds and Division, Climate, Soil and Produce; their Lakes, Rivers, Mountains, Cities, principal Towns, Harbours, Buildings, &c. and the gradual Alterations that from Time to Time have happened in each: Also the Manners and Customs of the Several Inhabitants… So as to form A Compleat System of Modern Geography and History, exhibiting the Present State of all NationsThomas Astley, London, c. 1745.
Contemporary full tree calf with gilt line border, expertly rebacked in six compartments of raised bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt red and green morocco labels on two and four, guilt text on six, board edges gilt-tooled, endpapers marbled. , Light water staining in margins of frontispiece and pp. 97-8 in volume 1, 8 maps bound at the end of volume 1 corner margins neatly restored, some pages with brown spotting in volume 3, map of China neatly restored in volume 4, occasional offsetting to text pages; otherwise in very good condition, text and plates are generally clean and crisp., 4to., P. Volume 1. (6), blank, frontis, title, privilege, dedication, blank, preface v-xi, list of subscribers (9), contents (3), plate list, intro 1-8, 9-680, (6); Volume 2. (6), blank, frontis, title, privilege, dedication, list of subscribers, preface v-viii, contents (2), plate list (2), 1-732, (6); Volume 3. (6), blank, frontis, title, privilege, dedication, list of subscribers, preface v-vi, contents (2), plate list (2), 1-605, (6); Volume 4. (6), blank, frontis, title, privilege, dedication, list of subscribers, preface v-xii, contents, plate list (2), blank, 1-751, index (38), blank, (6)., Complete with 232 plates (4 frontispieces included) as listed in each book’s index, including 49 folding plates. Of the 232, 58 are maps and charts of voyages in Asia and Africa, the other plates being views and portraits of people and places around the world., Volume : Four volumes. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thomas Astley : A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels: Consisting Of the most Esteemed Relations, which have been hitherto published in any Language: Comprehending every Thing remarkable in its Kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, With respect to the Several Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Situation, Extent, Bounds and Division, Climate, Soil and Produce; their Lakes, Rivers, Mountains, Cities, principal Towns, Harbours, Buildings, &c. and the gradual Alterations that from Time to Time have happened in each: Also the Manners and Customs of the Several Inhabitants… So as to form A Compleat System of Modern Geography and History, exhibiting the Present State of all Nations. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, out of print books, first editions, used books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |