The Earth and Man. Volume 1

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2012
1. Bibliographic Data
Author
Hellwald, Friedrich von (1842–1892)
Title
The Earth and Man. Volume 1
Statement of responsibility
By Federico de Hellwald
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Montaner y Simón, Editores
Series
Not identified
Printer
Montaner y Simón
Date
1886
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona : Montaner y Simón, Editores, 1886
Language
Spanish
Edition
Illustrated edition
Alternative title
Picturesque Description of Our Globe and of the Different Races that Inhabit It
Short title
The Earth and Man. Volume 1
Original work
Die Erde und ihre Völker
Original language
German
Translator
Don Miguel Armiñán y Sanjuán
Print run
Not identified
2. Physical Description
Collation
[4], 414 p.
Illustrations
Yes; numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout the text and full-page plates
Maps
Not identified in the examined copy
Format
Large folio
Dimensions
32 × 24 cm
Printer’s signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Industrial wood-pulp paper with high lignin content
Watermarks
Not identified
Printing condition
Good; text fully legible
3. Binding
Binding type
Original publisher’s binding
Materials
Red cloth stamped in black and gilt
Decoration
Covers and spine richly decorated with gilt typographical, floral and geometric motifs
Endpapers
Plain light-coloured paper
Edges
Undecorated
Binding condition
Good; minor signs of use
4. Contents
Contains
A geographical, historical and ethnographic survey of the continents, peoples and cultures of the world.
Main subjects
Physical geography; human geography; ethnography; history of exploration; peoples of the world.
Volume
Volume I
Specific contents of this volume
South America, Northern, Central and Southern Africa, including their populations, geography, history and exploration.
5. General Notes
Edition note
Profusely illustrated edition intended for scientific and geographical popularisation.
Typographical note
Printed by Montaner y Simón, one of the most prestigious illustrated publishing houses in nineteenth-century Barcelona.
Condition note
Displays scattered foxing typical of paper from the period.
Bibliographical note
First volume of a multi-volume work.
6. Subjects
Subject 1
World geography
Subject 2
Ethnography
Subject 3
Peoples of the world
Subject 4
Geographical exploration
Subject 5
Natural and human history
Subject 6
Nineteenth-century scientific literature
7. Copy Record
Shelf mark
2012
Condition
Good
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Bookplate
Not identified
Manuscript annotations
Not identified
Stamps
Not identified
Dedications
Not identified
Copy notes
Preserves its original publisher’s red cloth binding. Corresponds to Volume I of the work. Complete copy of 414 pages with illustrations and index. No signatures, dedications, bookplates or other ownership marks observed.