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    By H.W. Bates [ed.]
    London   Cassell, Peter, and Galpin
    12.5" by 9.5" 378; [5] vi-viii, 376pp
    Volume I and III of this extensive travel work detailing the history, geography, and culture of various locations throughout the world, copiously illustrated throughout.
    By H.W. Bates [ed.]

    c1869 Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure

    London   Cassell, Peter, and Galpin
    12.5" by 9.5" 378; [5] vi-viii, 376pp
    Volume I and III of this extensive travel work detailing the history, geography, and culture of various locations throughout the world, copiously illustrated throughout.
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    Description

    Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    Two volumes from this extensive travel work, edited by H.W. Bates. 

    Including Volumes I and III from a six volume set. 

    The volumes are all in alphabetical order by place each chapter discusses. Volume I starts with the Abyssinian Plateau and ends with Vancouver Island, Volume III Adam's Peak, Ceylon to Whale. 

    Every chapter to this work is written by a different scholar or individual. Some include Frederick Whymper, Professor Arminius Vambery, Mjor A R Calhoun, Robert Brown, F W Holland and J Thomson.

    Beautifully illustrated throughout with in-text illustrations. 

    A previous owner's ink signature to the verso of the front free-endpaper.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A few marks to the boards and some light spots of fading to the cloth. Internally, hinges are strained and binding is tender. Title page of Volume I detached but present. A few light spots to the pages, which are otherwise generally bright and clean.

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