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GEOGRAFIA COMPENDIOSA PER USO DELLA GIOVENTUby Goldsmith, GSeconda Edizione Milanese
Book DescriptionMilano: Presso la Ditta Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, 1823 Original wrappers. In Italian. viii + 184pp, frontispiece engraving with hours on the perimeter and a rotating engraved paper wheel of place names in the center (fastened at the center with a string), so that you can compare the time in Milano (for example) with the time in Bombay or about 40 other places in the world.. 8 folding maps: World (16x31cm), Europe (23x23cm), France (23x23cm), Italy (24x26cm), Asia (23x24cm), Africa (22x24cm), North America (23x23cm), and South America (21x22cm). Also engraving of a globe, and engraved printing press motif colophon on the final page. Some minor curling at page corners is the only fault that prevents this book from being completely fine. The text and engravings and paper are bright and fresh, absolutely no foxing or aging.. Seconda Edizione Milanese. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bookseller Terms of Sale
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