COLTON and SWAINSON Coltons Atlas of the World

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COLTON and SWAINSON. Colton's Atlas of the World. Profusion of hand-colored engraved maps [complete]. 2 volumes. Folio, publisher's 1/2 morocco, needs rebinding; both vignette titles quite foxed, maps generally bright and clean on image, maps in second volume (world) with dampstaining along fore-edges, generally restricted to margins but just entering the image on several of the initial maps. New York, 1855-56

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first edition. Published over 2 years which has caused the First Edition to be offered occasionally as a mixed set. The Second Edition appeared in 1856, with both volumes carrying an 1856 publication date on the title-page.