The Earth and Man. Volume 2
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2015
Author
Hellwald, Federico de
Title
The Earth and Man. Volume 2
Statement of responsibility
By Federico de Hellwald
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Montaner & Simón, Publishers
Series
Not identified
Printer
Montaner & Simón
Date
1887
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona : Montaner & Simón, Publishers, 1887
Language
Spanish
Edition
Profusely illustrated edition
Alternative title
Picturesque Description of Our Globe and of the Different Races that Inhabit It
Short title
The Earth and Man. Volume 2
Original work
Die Erde und ihre Völker
Original language
German
Translator
Manuel Aranda y Sanjuán
Print run
Not identified
Collation
431 pages
Illustrations
Yes, numerous wood-engraved illustrations integrated into the text
Maps
Not identified
Format
Large folio
Dimensions
32 × 23 cm
Printer's signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Good-quality industrial machine-made paper
Watermarks
Not identified
Printing condition
Very good; complete and fully legible text
Binding type
Original publisher's binding
Materials
Red cloth stamped with polychrome and gilt decoration
Decoration
Gilt title and ornamental decoration on front cover and spine; historicist decorative design
Spine
Decorated in compartments with gilt title; marked “Tomo 2”
Endpapers
Original
Binding condition
Very good, with minor signs of use consistent with age
Main contents
Second volume of the geographical and ethnographic work devoted to the description of the continents and the peoples of the world
Subjects covered
Europe, Asia, Oceania and Polar Regions
Characteristics
Geographical, historical, ethnographic, cultural and statistical descriptions accompanied by illustrations
Purpose of the work
Universal geographical dissemination according to the scientific knowledge of the late nineteenth century
Notes
Spanish translation of the work by Federico de Hellwald
Notes
Published by Montaner & Simón as part of its large-format illustrated publishing programme
Notes
Profusely illustrated edition containing numerous engraved illustrations
Notes
The volume retains its original publisher's binding
Notes
Shows some scattered foxing and age-related paper browning typical of the period
Subjects
World geography
Subjects
Ethnography
Subjects
Peoples of the world
Subjects
History of geography
Subjects
Popular scientific literature
Subjects
Europe
Subjects
Asia
Subjects
Oceania
Subjects
Polar regions
Shelf mark
2015
Condition
Very good
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Ownership marks
Not identified
Handwritten annotations
Not identified
Copy notes
Preserves its original publisher's binding with high-quality gilt stamping and significant decorative appeal. Complete copy corresponding to Volume 2 of the work.