Description:
- The book, written in Spanish. The contents are very well structured and of very high interest.
- The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, both outside the text and inserted in the text.
Parts of the Contents:
- Volume I. The Earth/Polar Regions. Spanish copy, with complete text.
- Two flyleaves. Title page. Legal page. Title page. Genesis of the work. World map. Contributors. 1. History of Geography. 2. Cartography. 3. The Earth, planetary entity. 4. Meteorology. 5. Relief of the Earth. 6. Biogeography, Botanical Geography. 7. Zoological Geography. 8. Human Geography. 9. Political Geography. 10. Economic Geography. 11. Economics of plant products. 12. Economics of the first industrial materials. 13. Economics of circulation. 14. Overview of the earth. 15. Polar regions. 16. The Arctic polar regions. 17. The Antarctic Polar Regions. 18. Physical and natural characteristics of the polar regions. 19. 19. Political distribution of the polar regions. 20. 20. Greenland. General index of maps and colour plates. Two covers.
- Volume II. Europe I. Spanish copy, with complete text.
- Two plain covers. Title page. Legal page. Title page. 1. The European Continent. Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3. Ireland. 4. The Netherlands. 5. Belgium. 6. Luxembourg. 7. France. 8. Monaco. 9. Spain. 10. Andorra. 11. Portugal. 12. Italy. 13. Vatican City. 14. San Marino. 15. Malta. 16. Yugoslavia. 17. Albania. 18. Greece. Mount Athos. 20. Turkey, European Turkey. 21. 21. Switzerland. 22. Liechtenstein. 23. Austria. Index of maps and colour plates. Two covers.
- Volume III. Europe/Asia. English copy, with complete text.
- Volume IV. Africa/Oceania. Spanish copy, with the complete text.
- Two flyleaves. Title page. Legal page. Title page. 1. The African Continent. 2. Atlas region. 3. Morocco. 4. Spanish sovereignty. 5. Ifni. 6. Algeria. 7. Tunisia. 8. Sahara region. 9. Libya. 10. United Arab Republic (Egypt). 11. Spanish Sahara. 12. Sudanese Africa. 13. Mauritania. 14. Mali. 15. Volta or high Volta. 16. Niger. 17. Chad. 18. Sudan. 19. Guinean West Africa. 20. Senegal. 21. Gambia. 22. Guinea, Portuguese Guinea. 23. 24. Sierra Leone. 25. Liberia. 26. Ivory Coast. 27. Ghana. 28. Togo. 29. Dahomen. 30. Nigeria 31. Abesomalia 32. Ethiopia. 33. Somalia. 34. French Somalia. 35. Central Africa. 36. Cameroon. 37. Central African Republic. 38. Rio Muni. 39. Gabon 40. Republic of Congo. 41. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42. South-Equatorial Africa. 43. Angola. 44. Zambia. 45. Rhodesia 46. Malawi. 47. East Africa. 48. Kenya. 49. Uganda. 50. Rwanda 51. Burundi 52. Tanzania. 53. Mozambique 54. South Africa 55. South African Republic 56. South West Africa 57. Enclaves of Southern Africa. 58. Island Africa. 59. Tanzania. 60. Madagascar 61. Independent islands. 62. Oceania. 63. Australia. 64. Tasmania. 65. New Zealand. 66. Island Oceania. 67. Melanesia. 68. Micronesia. 69. Polynesia. Index of maps and colour plates. Two covers.
- Volume V. America. Spanish copy, with the complete text.
- Two flyleaves. Title page. Legals page. 1. The African continent. 2. Canada. 3. United States of America. 4. Alaska. 5. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. 6. Bermuda. 7. West Indies. 8. Independent Antilles: Cuba. 9. Santo Domingo Island. 10. Dominican Republic. 11. Haiti. 12. Jamaica. 13. Trinidad and Tobago. 14. Barbados. 15. Dependent Antilles: North American West Indies. 16. British West Indies. 17. French Antilles. 18. Netherlands Antilles. 19. Mexico. 20. Guatemala. 21. Honduras. 22. British Honduras. 23. Nicaragua. 24. Costa Rica. 25. Panama. 26. Colombia. 27. Venezuela. 28. Guyana, Dutch Guiana and French Guiana. 29. 29. Ecuador. 30. Peru. 31. Bolivia. 32. Brazil. 33. Paraguay. 34. Uruguay. 35. Chile. 36. Argentina. Index of maps and colour plates. Two flyleaves.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of very good execution, with guillotined cuts, from the Second Half of the 20th Century.
- Text and Illustrations in full colour printing, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on bright white paper, of medium thickness and good quality.
- Hard covers in green half leather, and spine in full green editorial cloth, of good quality. There is some rubbing.
- Printed front and back covers.
- Cover is stamped in gilt 'Geografía Universal'.
- No dust jacket.
- Stamped on spine: 'Geografía Universal. II. Europe I. Gallach Institute'.
Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Very Good.
- Sewn binding in very good condition.
- Cuts very well preserved with small damp stains, without affecting the contents.
- The pages are in good condition, with no tears or stains.
- The book has not suffered external aggressions such as humidity, insect attacks, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear and tear typical of it
Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours of the photos are not equal to the tones of the real colours.
- The Books for sale are those that correspond to the photos.
- The description is not a detailed exposition of the same.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
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3472 - Universal Geography Gallach. Five volumes. 1968