Outlines of Physical Geography, Illustrated by Six Maps and Numerous Engravings, Second Edition

New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 172 William Street, 1855. Second Edition. cloth. Very good +. 12mo; 225pp +[5]pp publisher's ads; blind-stamped decoration in brown cloth over board, gilt title on spine; marbled edges; ownership in pencil on ffep; 6 hand-colored double-page maps, one b&w map; numerous engraved illustrations; rear eps with neat notes in pencil; light bumping to corners, light age-toning of paper; very good plus. A small geography book covering a broad range of subjects in science ranging from land masses and their physical description to plants, weather, animals, and people.

Owner's notes on rear endpapers are a hand-written account dated 1865 about a visit to the "Heigh Bridge" (either a misspelling or the name spelling has changed), correctly called the "High" Bridge which crosses from Westchester County, New York to New York City.