{"product_id":"universal-history-on-the-basis-of-geography-peter-parley-7th-edition","title":"Universal History, on the Basis of Geography, Peter Parley — 7th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, William Tegg, 1860\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 16mo, pp. N\/A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The publisher's original blue cloth binding remains remarkably firm and attractive, with the intricate blind-stamped borders and bright gilt central cartouche remaining sharp and unoxidised. The spine exhibits some minor rubbing to the extremities and slight softening at the head and tail, but the heavy gilt tooling and titling remain distinctly legible and vibrant. The all-edges-gilt text block is bright, though showing faint signs of settling. Internally, the hinges appear sound. There is a discreet institutional stamp (\"County Borough of Southport Public Libraries\") to the verso of the title page alongside some standard accession marks, but the pages otherwise appear generally clean with only occasional scattered foxing. A tight, handsome copy that presents very well despite its subtle ex-library provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e Originally published in America in 1837 and largely ghostwritten by a young Nathaniel Hawthorne and his sister Elizabeth, \u003ci\u003eUniversal History, on the Basis of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e was issued under Samuel Griswold Goodrich's highly successful \"Peter Parley\" pseudonym. The British rights were enthusiastically taken up by publisher William Tegg, who issued numerous reprints throughout the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1860 Seventh Edition is wonderfully bound in the publisher's decorative cloth and illustrated with maps engraved on steel by A. G. Findlay. While Tegg's mid-century Parley reprints are somewhat common in the broader market, finding them surviving in such vibrant, unoxidised publisher's cloth is increasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming mid-Victorian edition of the famous \u003ci\u003ePeter Parley's Universal History\u003c\/i\u003e, originally ghostwritten by American literary giant Nathaniel Hawthorne. Bound in striking blue and gilt publisher's cloth, this educational primer takes young readers on a global journey, offering a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century geography and historical instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54566274367827,"sku":"5034","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_192813.jpg?v=1786520028","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/universal-history-on-the-basis-of-geography-peter-parley-7th-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}