Cartographical Innovations; An International Handbook of Mapping Terms to 1900
by Wallis, Helen M. (editors) (With Arthur H. Robinson.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0906430046
- ISBN 13
- 9780906430040
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Tring: Map Collector Publications 0-906-430-04-6 [0-906-430-04-6] [1987], 2nd printing. (Small 4to) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 353pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, indices. The spine is cocked and there is a previous owner's blindstamp on the front endpaper. (Atlases, Atlases, Cartography).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140936
- Title
- Cartographical Innovations; An International Handbook of Mapping Terms to 1900
- Author
- Wallis, Helen M. (editors) (With Arthur H. Robinson.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0906430046
- ISBN 13
- 9780906430040
- Publisher
- Map Collector Publications 0-906-430-04-6
- Place of Publication
- Tring
- This edition first published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Atlases, Atlases, Cartography, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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