Description: A Compendious and Complete System of Modern Geography. Or a View of the Present State of The World. Being a Faithful, Abridgement of the American Universal Geography, (Edition of 1812), with Corrections and Additions Made from Information Since Received. Jedidiah Morse, Illustrated by A Representation of the Solar System, and Six Maps of the Principal Division of the Globe, Published by Thomas and Andrews, Boston, 1814, seven fold-out maps, 670 pp, full leather, 8.5 x 5.25”, 8vo. In fair condition. Spine rebacked with modern rice paper. Affixed typed label. Original leather boards are pitted, worn. Corners are rubbed and worn to the board. Leather remains rich in color and soft. Modern stamp ownership on front and rear pastedown. Old hand ownership and previous bookseller’s information on flyleaf. Interior toned with scattered foxing. Fold-out maps in working order with foxing and light tears. A few have been improperly folded. Free of ownership. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography." COLN1814DEMK
Price: 400 USD
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Year Printed: 1814
Topic: Geography
Binding: Leather
Author: Jedidiah Morse
Subject: Science
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Thomas and Andrews
Place of Publication: Boston
