THE LAND WE LIVE IN: A PICTORIAL & LITERARY SKETCH-BOOK OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

THE LAND WE LIVE IN: A PICTORIAL & LITERARY SKETCH-BOOK OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

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[KNIGHT, Charles]. The Land We Live In. A Pictorial and Literary Sketch-Book of the British Empire. London: Published by Charles Knight, n.d. [ca. 1847-50].

First edition. Complete in four volumes. Leather-bound. Hardcovers. Quarto (275 x 190 mm.). Pp. xvi, 368; xvi, 356; xiv, 380; xvi, 364. English text in double columns. Handsomely bound in half-calf, smooth spines gilt, marbled paper-covered boards, coloured endpapers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of engravings and some maps. Printed by William Tyler. Condition: VERY GOOD. Bindings tight and secure, the hinges intact. Some light rubbing to extremities. Interiors largely very well-preserved with just a touch of light scattered foxing. Previous owner details neatly inked to fep's.