A Geographical Dictionary Representing the Present and Antient Names and States of all the Countries, Kingdoms, Provinces, Remarkable Cities, Universities, Ports, Towns, Mountains, Seas, Streights [sic], Fountains, and Rivers of the Whole World; Their Distances, Longitudes, and Latitudes, with A Short Historical Account of the same, and a General Index of the Antient and Latin names. Very Necessary for the Understanding of all Antient and Modern Histories, and especially the diverse Accounts of the present Transactions of Europe. Begun by Edmund Bohun, Esq; Since Continued, Corrected, and Enlarged with Great Additions throughout: Particularly, with whatever is the most observable in the Geography of the Grand Dictionaire [sic

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London: Printed for R. Bonwicke, W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, R. Parker, B. Tooke, and R. Smith, 1710, Fourth Edition. Half leather binding, with green paper covered boards. Internally tanned, dampstained, and according to ESTC incomplete, lacking 4 pages at the end of the volume, 16 pages of An Alphabetical Table of Remarkable Rivers , and 23 pages of The Elements and General Praecognita of Geography bound in at the front rather than at the end as per the British Library copy. Title, [6], 16, 23, 232, 231-437, 431-437, [21]pp. Lacking 4 pages according to the British Library ESTC website citation number N18699. Nevertheless a scarce work. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 12 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition titles in gilt to green label, five raised bands, marked and worn. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition worn. Boards good condition green leather and paper covered boards. Page edges good condition top edge a little darkened, all tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition new paste downs. End papers good condition new end papers, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition tanned with foxing. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1710 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1697127537063

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