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Auction 143, Lot 848

"[Lot of 2] Eclectic Series of Geographies. Primary Geography [and] Key and Questions to Camp's Physical and Political Outline Maps",

Subject: Geography Books

Period: 1870-83 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
7.5 x 9 inches
19.1 x 22.9 cm
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A. Eclectic Series of Geographies. Primary Geography, by A. von Steinwehr and D. G. Brinton, 1870. Contains 18 maps including a double-page map of the United States. 86 pages with numerous woodcut illustrations interspersed within the text. Hardbound with pictorial paper over boards. Condition: Maps and text are toned with a damp stain occupying the lower quarter of the pages with several small tears in the ocean of the United States map. Condition: Covers are worn and stained.

B. Key and Questions to Camp's Physical and Political Outline Maps, by David N. Camp, 1883. This is a teacher's supplement to a series of wall maps used for classroom instruction. The 9 maps (2 double-page) included show political delineations, but no place names, so that a student's geographical knowledge could be tested. 60 pp. Hardbound in brown paper boards. Condition: Maps are brightly colored with some light toning. Covers are cracked and stained, with the back cover nearly detached.

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Condition: B

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Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/13/2013

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