COLTON AND FITCH'S INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY MAPS, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS. MAPS ON A NEW AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF SCALES, CONSTRUCTED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK, BY G. WOOLWORTH COLTON.

New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & Co.,. 1867.

Decorative paper-covered boards with leather spine (hardbound), some loss, rubbing and wear, as shown. Pages with some edgewear and rubbing, some tears, penciling, crude watercolors, chips and the like, as shown.98 pages. The twenty maps are colored, tinted by hand (although a young previous owner has added his/her colors to a few of the less desireable ones). The map of the Southern States shows Texas with "Austin City" plus "Indian Territory" for Oklahoma. The "Western States" map extends as far west as Minnesota/Iowa/Missouri/Arkansas. The "Territories" map of the current western U.S. shows a large Dakota Territory plus Indian Territory for Oklahoma, "New Mexico" extends over that state plus the current Arizona. Fair to good condition, with general cover wear, occasional child doodles inside and occasional foxing. A well-used yet sound book. Measures 8.5" x 7" . Good luck!