Lot 112

1819 A Grammar of General Geography With Colored Fold-Out Maps, The Volvelle (Geographical Dial) and Cuts by Rev. J. Goldsmith

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1819 A Grammar of General Geography With Colored Fold-Out Maps, The Volvelle (Geographical Dial) and Cuts by Rev. J. Goldsmith
1819 A Grammar of General Geography With Colored Fold-Out Maps, The Volvelle (Geographical Dial) and Cuts by Rev. J. Goldsmith
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1819 A Grammar of General Geography With Colored Fold-Out Maps, The Volvelle (Geographical Dial) and Cuts by Rev. J. Goldsmith

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"Rev. J. Goldsmith" was actually a highly successful pseudonym used by the radical British author and publisher Sir Richard Phillips to market educational books. The frontispiece features an engraved "geographical clock" or dial. This was originally printed with a moveable, rotating paper circle (volvelle) pinned to the center to show relative times around the world. In most surviving schoolbooks, this rotating part was torn off or lost. Having a fully working, intact rotating dial instantly pushes the book to the top of the valuation scale. The 1819 edition (published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown) was issued with several hand-colored or engraved fold-out maps—including the Earth, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the British Islands. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

  • Dimensions: 3.5" x 5.75"
  • Condition: Good Condition with no missing pages. The binding has tap and the cover is detached

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