New Historical Atlas and General History by Robert H. Labberton - 1887

New York: Townsend Mac Coun, 1887. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This book was originally owned by Georgina Lewis (Oct. 15-1888) and she signed it thus on the front free end paper. The book was subsequently used in 1916-1917 by three of her sons at their various schools and they signed it, added the name of their school and a date. The author, historian genealogist Frederic Lewis Weis in 1917 and his brothers Richard Clapp Weis in 1917 and Francis Wilson Weis in 1916. Otherwise, the book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. It is lightly bumped/rubbed, more so at the ends of the spine which are mildly frayed. It has decorative end papers and 213, bright, clear pages (some earlier pages are lightly foxed) extensively illustrated with color maps and plates. The boards are covered with red brown cloth with black titles on the spine and front.