Geography of the World. Fine Binding. The Earth Girdled. Talmage, Rev. T. DeWitt

$160.00

Fine Binding.  World Geography. A wonderful personal historic experience well recounted.
The Earth Girdled. The World as Seen To-Day by Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D.
Dr Talmage's description of his journey to The Sandwich Islands, The Samoan Group, New Zealand, Australia, India, Ceylon, Egypt, Biblical Isles of the Mediterranean, Russia, England, Scotland, Ireland. Embracing scenes and experiences among semi-cultured peoples of the world. Magnificently illustrated with 400 photographic views and Eight Plates in the new Photographic Color Process, representing every feature of Dr Talmage's Tour.  Published by Wm. Dobell &Co., Sydney, Australia. 1896.
(Pages 1 to 32 have never existed.) 270 x 205 x 40mm (10.5/8 x 8 x 1.1/2 inches)

Superb raised leather pictorial design on dark red leather front and back covers and spine, with gilt title on spine and front cover.Slightly rubbed on corners and edges. Slight damage to top of slightly faded spine.Glued linen endpapers. Gilt page edges. Good condition throughout, though with a little foxing and ageing to some page extremities. This is a superb bookbinding, of a style rarely seen today.

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