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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 (0) 1494 76 33 13
Email: [email protected]
Volume 1 describes general cosmographical issues, the World and Arctic regions; volume 2 describes Asia; volume 3 Africa; volume 4 Europe; volume 5 Europe, America and Australasia. Provenance: manuscript inscription in a number of volumes of ‘Montfort 1736’; H Ghoest 1836; typographic label pasted over on verso of typographic title page of Louis Francois Larmoyer. Phillips (1909-) 3447, Pastoureau IA, Sabin (1868-1936) 44130.
MALLET, Alain Manesson
Description de L'Univers
Paris, 1683
Octavo, five volumes (220 x 150 mm.). Full contemporary mottled calf with marbled endpapers, ribbed spine with ornate gilt decorative in the compartments. each with gilt title and volume number. With 5 engraved title pages, 2 engraved portraits, and 677 plates (6 double page) including maps, plans, views and diagrams. Small area of wormhole for a few leaves in volume 3 not affecting images. In good clean condition.
Stock number: 7562
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