~ The British Colonies – B.N. America Div I and Div II – R.M. Martin ~
A pair of volumes from the increasingly rare and much broken political and geographical survey of North America by R.M. Martin.
The books are illustrated with a total of four portrait engravings each and two double-page hand-coloured maps of North America by Tallis.
The red cloth boards have heavily embellished gold gilt detailing to the cover & spine.
It contains 360 pages
They were published by The London Printing & Publishing Company around 1851.
~ Dimensions ~
The books are 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) high, with a width of 8 inches (20.3 cm) & a depth of 0.5 inch (1.3 cm). The set weighs 1.3 kg.
~ Condition ~
The bound covers are rather worn especial on the first volume, the corners showing tear & damage. There is some foxing and oxidization to the pages.