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Rand, McNally & Co.'s Business Atlas. Containing Large Scale Maps of Each State and Territory of the United States...; And a Ready Reference Index Showing...Entire Railroad System of North America
by Rand McNally
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1878. First edition, 1878. Externally worn but internally very good. Includes maps of all US states and territories at the time, plus the Canadian maritime provinces. Maps are printed in black and white and most with an additional single color, with four of them being large linen-backed folding maps: New York; Illinois; Texas and Indian Territory; California and Nevada. Double page and folding maps are mounted on stubs. Also includes information on towns and cities as well as additional information about railroads, arranged by state. Rail lines are also shown on the maps. Brown cloth over beveled boards lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges tinted red, 14.25" tall, about 11" wide. Spine covering is absent and has been replaced with brown tape, covers additionally worn with some spotting, front hinge cracked, text block sound, pages slightly age-yellowed but clean, maps very good with some foxing to the blank sides of the linen-backed maps which also affect the text pages opposite, modern name and address stamp at top of front pastedown and at bottom of final index pages, original bookseller stamp at lower corner of title page, original Rand McNally ticket a upper corner of rear pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035196
- Title
- Rand, McNally & Co.'s Business Atlas. Containing Large Scale Maps of Each State and Territory of the United States...; And a Ready Reference Index Showing...Entire Railroad System of North America
- Author
- Rand McNally
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- Folio - 12" - 15" Tal
- Keywords
- ATLAS AMERICAN UNITED STATES US RAILWAY RR
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Business, Economics and Finance;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
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- New
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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