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The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World, first American edition (1966)
The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World, first American edition (1966)
The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World, first American edition (1966)

The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World, first American edition (1966)

$ 7.72

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Language: English
  • California Prop 65 Warning: California Prop 65 covers the world!
  • Source Language: English
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Series: none
  • Signed: No
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Subject: World
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Subject Area: Human Geography
  • Author: The Times
  • Publication Year: 1966
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Publication Name: Times Index-Gazetteer of the World
  • Personalized: No
  • Level: Technical
  • Modified Item: No
  • Type: Specialized Dictionary
  • Inscribed: No
  • Publisher: Times Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Condition: No dustcover but otherwise Very Good or better; no markings or stamps I could see, binding solid.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    This is
    The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World
    , first American edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966) of the UK edition (London: Times Publishing Company Ltd, 1965). 12"x10"x2", xxxi+963 pages. 14 addenda items in the back, 12 errata (only from Abejukolo to Bellmore). About 345,000 entries, from Å, Norway to Zyyi, Cyprus, with location (e.g., state or country), latitude and longitude if available, and map reference for the 198,000 entries that are also in the Mid-Century edition of
    The Times
    Atlas of the World. Includes an interesting 21-page 'glossary of geographical equivalents', from  ‘á on, at; river, stream’ to ‘żuława (Pol) marshland’.
    Did you miss the end of the world?  It happened in 1985.