Reclus, Elisee — A New Physical Geography (2 Volumes)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1890. Hardbound. 3/4 green leather with green boards, gilt spine title and five raised bands. All edges are marbled. Vol. 1: xii, 500 pp. with 23 color plates and 250 bw text illustrations. Vol. 2: xii, 500 pp. with 28 color plates and 206 bw illustrations within the text. Both volumes are tightly bound; appears to be a selectively read set. Volume two board is cleanly detached from spine and could be repaired. Pages have tanning. Set comprises 'The Earth' and 'The Ocean.' Approximately 11lbs for shipping. Good+ (paper scuffed & scratched w/ instances of deep scuffing/rubbs. leather corners harshly rubbed; corners rubbed to boards. leather spine edges harshly rubbed w/ leather have deep rubs; spine ends rubbed. vol2 front board detached from spine; board remains attached to spine.) .