The Edinburgh gazetteer, or Compendious geographical dictionary :. containing a description of the various countries, kingdoms, states, cities, towns, mountains, seas, rivers, harbours &c. of the world; an account of the government, customs, and religion of the inhabitants; the boundaries and natural productions of each country, &c., forming a complete body of geography, physical, political, statistical, and commercial. Abridged from from the larger work in six volumes, accompanied by maps..
Adam Black (1784 - 1874)
Category
Books
Date
1829
Materials
Place of origin
Edinburgh
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 3216961
Summary
Bibliographic description
The second edition, /. brought down to the present time.. xx, 818 p., [10] leaves of plates :. maps ;. 8vo. Missing advertisement leaf at end. Provenance: Paper slip loosely inserted: "Ex Florenace Court S.1.3.14". Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf with marbled paper over boards with blind rolls where the two materials meet; red sprinkled edges; spine with recessed cords, gilt fillets, four blind tooled compartments and a gilt unicorn tool; black title label "Edinburgh Gazetter".
Makers and roles
Adam Black (1784 - 1874) Longman