TOOLEY, R. V. (RONALD VERE) — Maps and Map-Makers

New York: Bonanza Books, 1962. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Color and B&W illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine end has some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, hidden by the dust jacket. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and the corners. "Ronald Vere Tooley (29 September 1898 - 12 October 1986) was an English map dealer, an authority on early maps and cartographers, a noted compiler of catalogues on maps, cartography and antiquarian books, author of Maps and Map-makers, and founder of the Map Collectors' Circle which published a series of monographs on historical cartography in the period 1963-1975. He is considered the founder of the antiquarian map trade. Tooley was born on Michaelmas and adopted the nickname "Mick". " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .