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Geographical Present : Being Descriptions of the Several Countries of AFRICA. Compiled from the Best Autorities. With Representations of the Various Inhabitants in Theirr Respedtive Costumes. by (Venning, Mary Anne) - 1831
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Geographical Present : Being Descriptions of the Several Countries of AFRICA. Compiled from the Best Autorities. With Representations of the Various Inhabitants in Theirr Respedtive Costumes.
by (Venning, Mary Anne)
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Hartford, CT: William Burgess, Juvenile Emporium, 1831. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. iv, 130, 8pp. Leather backed marbled boards, 12 hand-colored plates. Covers detached and contents partially disbound and all pages present, spine mostly perished, ex-lhistorical society blind stamp on title page, text and illustrations in a well-preserved state with very light and occasional foxing, soiling to front pastedown, brief inscription on title page. A very uncommon title priced according to condition.
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- Edition First Edition
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- Publisher William Burgess, Juvenile Emporium
- Place of Publication Hartford, CT
- Date Published 1831
- Size 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords Congo :Cape Colony" Madagascar Boshuanas Nubia Tripoli Angola
- Size 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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A Geographical Present: Being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
by Mary Anne Venning
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- 9780371130698
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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A Geographical Present; Being Descriptions Of The Principal Countries Of The World
by Venning Mary Anne
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Herts, United Kingdom
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Darton, Harvey, And Darton, 1818. Book. Fair +. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Quarter maroon leather. Spine has large loss and cracks. Heavy rubbing to boards. Hinges cracked inside covers with contents being a bit shaken. 144pp. 60 hand coloured plates (one with a tear). Foxing to pages..
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A Geographical Present: Being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
by Mary Anne Venning
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Good copy of the third edition (first published in 1817) of this popular educational book by woman writer Mary Anne VenningWith 58 (of 60) charming wood engravings of costumes of the world. (Lacking "Man and woman of Strasbourg" and "Savoyards" plates.)
There are fine gentlemen and ladies of London and Paris, Bohemian peasants, Catalonians dancing the Fandango (possibly flamenco?), Hungarian hussars, Laplanders (Saami) riding reindeer-driven sleds, Greeks, Russians, Armenians and Turks.
There are many fascinating plates of African peoples from Mamluks and Copts in Egypt, native peoples of Tunisia, Senegal, Cazegut (Bissagos Islands), Cacongo (Angola), Issinia (Guinea), Congo, Jagga (Chaga) people of Tanzania, Khoikhoi from South Africa, Zulus from Natal, etc.
There are also several Native American peoples including Iroquois of Canada, natives of Virginia and California, Carib of Martinique, Aztecs of Mexico, Inca of Peru, natives of Guianna (Guyana) and Yaghan people of the Land of Fire (Tierra del… Read More
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A Geographical Present; Being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
by Venning, Mary Anne
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- , rebacked and with new endpapers, boards a little rubbed, some of the plates have been neatly coloured by a previous owner, occ
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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SGD 206.68
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, 144 pages, complete with 60 plates (approx 24 have been hand coloured)
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A Geographical Present: Being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
by Mary Anne Venning
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Very good copy of the second edition (first published in 1817) of this popular educational book by woman writer Mary Anne VenningComplete with 60 charming handcoloured wood engravings of costumes of the world
There are fine gentlemen and ladies of London and Paris, Bohemian peasants, Catalonians dancing the Fandango (possibly flamenco?), Hungarian hussars, itinerant Savoyards, Laplanders (Saami) riding reindeer-driven sleds, Greeks, Russians, Armenians and Turks.
There are many fascinating plates of African peoples from Mamluks and Copts in Egypt, native peoples of Tunisia, Senegal, Cazegut (Bissagos Islands), Cacongo (Angola), Issinia (Guinea), Congo, Jagga (Chaga) people of Tanzania, Khoikhoi from South Africa, Zulus from Natal, etc.
There are also several Native American peoples including Iroquois of Canada, natives of Virginia and California, Carib of Martinique, Aztecs of Mexico, Inca of Peru, natives of Guianna (Guyana) and Yaghan people of the Land of Fire (Tierra del Fugo).
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A GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENT: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. WITH REPRESENTATIONS OF THE VARIOUS INHABITANTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COSTUMES, BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED
by (COLOR PLATE BOOKS). (COSTUMES AROUND THE WORLD). (CHILDREN'S BOOKS). VENNING, MARY ANNE
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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SGD 1,024.27
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Appealing sprinkled calf by Wallis for C. E. Lauriat (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper), covers bordered by double gilt fillet, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with floral spray at center, encircled by small tools, leafy branch at corners, red morocco label, densely gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.WITH 60 HAND-COLORED PLATES of costumes from around the world. For first edition: Lipperheide 480; Osborne Collection, p. 193. See also: Megan Nourcia, "X Marks the Spot: Women Writers Map the Empire for British Children, 1790-1895," pp. 33-34. ◆A tiny bit of wear to the top of the front joint, occasional trivial marginal stains or the faintest of browning, but still a fine copy, clean and fresh internally with brightly colored plates, in a well-preserved lustrous binding.Attractively bound and enhanced with excellent contemporary hand coloring, this charming introduction to geography aimed at young readers contains numerous plates depicting the traditional dress of… Read More
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