Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book
Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book Asian Peoples Arabia 1831 children's ethnography 12 hand colored plates book
$ 375.00

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Illustrated Books, Children's Books, Asia, Ethnography, Costume Prints, Palestine, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Russia, India, Japan, China).

A Geographical Present: Being Descriptions of the Several Countries of Asia, &c., Compiled from the Best Authorities, With Representations of the Various Inhabitants by Their Respective Costumes.
Published 1831, New York by William Burgess, Juvenile Emporium.
144 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with 12 hand colored plates. Publisher's catalog at rear.

Includes depictions of people of Palestine, Armenia, Arabia, Tartary, Persia (Iran), Cochin China, China, Japan, Ceylon, Tahiti and more

Attractive antiquarian 1/2 leather binding, smooth spine, raised bands, gilt title lettering, marbled covers.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. 

Binding well age worn but still appealing, leather and joints chipped and splitting, front cover approaching/ nearly detached, rubbed but still supple, remains overall very attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, internally book remains mostly clean, tight and sound. A book which has been taken care of but may/ does not look like new.

Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detailed attempt to present this scarce and very appealing early juvenile book with hand colored plates  as it survives. 

We often over-describe any flaws that many sellers would not even bother to mention since most people would overlook them as minor and unworthy of comment. Many people tell us the books they receive from us are nicer in person than it appears on the screen. We want you to be clear about what you are buying, so we take clear photos and try to describe it clearly.

Book Measures c. 6 1/4" H x 4 1/4" W.

[B6357].