The first edition of George Philip’s county atlas of Wales. George Philip (1800-82) was born in Aberdeenshire and left in 1819 for Liverpool. He joined his brother who was a minister in the city. He began working with a bookseller before opening his own shop in 1834. His son George joined him in 1848. In 1865 the firm published in small folio ‘Philips’ Atlas of the Counties of England’. Presumably encouraged, the ‘Philips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of England’ was published in 1873 in octavo format. It proved even more popular being issued on a virtual annual basis into the twentieth century. This volume on the counties of Wales was first published in 1882. The maps are the work of John George Bartholomew (1831-93). A large index is also provided. Provenance: Donald Hodson (1933-2016), carto-bibliographer. Carroll (1996) 130; Smith (1985) pp. 147-9; Smith (1987); Smith (1988); Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).