Orange covers with black ink illustration of Atlas holding the globe with the title: "Introduction to Monteith's Manual of Geography". Book 2 in the "National Geographical Series". Along sides of front cover: "Monteith and Mc Nally's Series." Published "New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1868." 54 pages of maps and illustrations, some with color, along with 77 lessons and exercises followed by review and a pronouncing vocabulary. Last page (62) is advertisement for a new outline globe. Back cover advertises publishers' "National Series of Standard School-books."
"Mr. Henry R. Lutz/ Dec 2 187?/ Onward" Below, written in a later pen, "Father of Parke H. Lutz"
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Book, Instruction
Material
Paper
Height (cm)
1.27
Height (ft)
0.0416666667
Height (in)
0.5
Length (cm)
22.225
Length (ft)
0.7291666667
Length (in)
8.75
Width (cm)
16.8275
Width (ft)
0.5520833333
Width (in)
6.625
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-10-22
Condition Notes
Front cover warped and liquid stains on some pages. Tear in black fabric spine. Some pencil scribbles inside front cover and drawing on next to last page. Heavy wear on corners; back top corner broken.
