SONNENSCHEIN & ALLEN'S ROYAL RELIEF ATLAS OF ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD 1880

[SONNENSCHEIN; ALLEN]. Sonnenschein & Allen's Royal Relief Atlas of all Parts of the World, Consisting of 31 Maps, with Physical, Political, and Statistical Description Facing Each Map. London: Published by W. Swann Sonnenschein & Allen, n.d., [1880].

First edition; leather-bound; hardcover; quarto (31cm x 27cm x 5cm); pp. [3] preliminary leaves + 31 coloured maps, including 25 relief maps with raised surface to indicate mountains or hills, all with accompanying English text, all but one mounted back-to-back on a thick card frame, preface leaf dated October 1, 1880; bound in contemporary full-calf, spine gilt, marbled endpapers. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with some rubbing and scuffing to covers and extremities; the interior complete and very well-preserved; prize plate to front pastedown dated 1882.

Notes: First edition of this rare atlas, designed as a schooling aid.