BOOK UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY. ESTEVAN PALUZIE. 1835

Description:
- Universal Elements of Geography. Those that comprise the new territorial division of Spain, with an expression of the provinces, the heads of the districts that each one has, the number of towns, neighbours and souls that correspond to each district, according to the judicial division approved by S.M. on 21 April 1834.
- Book written by D. Estevan Paluzie y Cantalozella, professor of education 1st class with Royal title for all the dominions of Spain.
- The author, Esteban Paluzie y Cantalozella, was a Spanish paleographer, pedagogue and liberal antiquarian.
- The book does not contain engravings. It is a list of the states, countries, communes, kingdoms, etc. of the time, containing geographical, demographic, cultural, etc. data.
- We have not located it in the Spanish National Library.
Parts of the Contents:
- Single volume. Spanish copy, with the complete text.
- White flyleaf. Title page. Legal page. Preliminary lesson. Table of contents. White flyleaf.
Description of the book:
- Good execution sewn binding, with guillotined cuts, from the First Half of the 19th Century.
- Text in single-colour black printing, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on thick paper of very good quality. Verjurado.
- Hard covers in half leather, original period dutch.

Conservation and Damage:
- General Condition: Very Good.
- Sewn binding in good condition.
- Cuts guillotined, with some soiling, and with minimal rubbing.
- Leaf 49-50 is torn, although it has been carefully repaired.
- The book has not suffered external aggressions such as attacks by insects, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear and tear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.
- Very interesting book as a collector's item and curiosity.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.