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The Royal Geographical Society, 1910. 1910 First Edition. hardcover. xiii, 145pp, folding map, original green cloth with gilt, a few damp marks to cloth and some speckling, hinges a little tender, owner's signature, Good. A scarce title.. Includes a history of surveying instruments, the principles and methods of geographical surveying and map construction. Well illustrated and an informative history of map making.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: The Royal Geographical Society, 1910. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG-Fine for Age. 14.5 Cm x 21.5 Cm. xiii+145, 134 text ills inc.numerous maps, techniques of depicting land-form features, surveying instruments etc., 5 col.map plates, one a large unfolding map of Uganda in pocket to rear pastedown, small tipped in red advertisement for Forster Groom & Co. 'Military and Naval Publishers & Booksellers'. Ex Surrey County Council County Library with their plate to front pastedown, stamp and accession number lower t.p. and 'sold' stamp verso same, blank loan sheet verso rear endpaper, small sig. 'Mumford' front endpaper (Ian Mumford, academic cartography specialist). Despite the lib.provenance this is remarkably clean and fresh with no other obvious internal faults except some endpaper browning and clean, bright, minimally worn green cloth covers with bright gilt lettering and Royal Geog.Soc. logo centre front, quite faint small white lib.number lower spine. Extensive… Read More