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The Cartography of North America 1500-1800.
by Portinaro, Pierluigi and Knirsch, Franco
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Facts on File, Inc. for Bison Books Corp., 1987. Large 4to, 319 (1)pp., with 171 plates included in pagination. Original blue cloth, stamped in silver to backstrip, original pictorial dust jacket; nearly 200 illustrations, most of which are full-folor reproductions of maps. Title page cut out, fragment taped to rear free endpaper in the form of a colophon, some very slight rubbing to dust jacket, which has one closed tear at top of backstrip. Else near fine. § First edition. Profusely illustrated reference book, which includes an introduction on the production of maps through the ages, and several full-color images of very rare maps predating the discovery of the New World.
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- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104287
- Title
- The Cartography of North America 1500-1800.
- Author
- Portinaro, Pierluigi and Knirsch, Franco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Place of Publication
- New York
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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