George F. Cram, Chicago, 1889, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good+. Small folio or large quarto gilt-stamped & decorated cloth. 268pp. Illustrated with colored charts & other images. Tables. Index. Maps all present & in great shape, including facing maps of Indian Territory & a "Map of the Oklahoma Country in the Indian Territory" (Unassigned Lands) which would, 22 days after copyright, become the location of the first territorial run. Actual maps sizes inside the borders are about 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Condition: maps & text block near fine to fine condition. Covers have some blotches, soft corners, & are frayed at the base of the spine. The patterned endpapers have edge tears. The hinges are broken, but the binding is still tight & the covers are not falling off. A scarce, complete atlas with all the states & territories to date of publication, as well as world maps.

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Bookseller: Gene W. Baade Books on the West (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0711015
Title: CRAM'S UNRIVALED ATLAS OF THE WORLD INDEXED 1889
Author: Atlas). Cram, George F
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: George F. Cram, Chicago, 1889
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: Oklahoma, Indian Territory
Bookseller catalogs: Maps;

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Gene W. Baade Books on the West

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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: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...