"Hammond's New Supreme Atlas"-1939-1941-Expanded Germany-World War II Maps-Gaztr - $75 - (Washington, GA)
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Offered is the vintage book "Hammond's New Supreme Illustrated Atlas of the World", published in New York by the Garden City Publishing Co. The book's title page has a 1939 date, with most of the maps showing the world on the brink of World War II, including an enlarged Germany after the Anschluss, but there are several supplemental maps that show the extent of Axis occupation of parts of Europe up through mid-1941. (See photos #5 & #6.) Asia is shown with the Japanese occupation of Korea (called "Chosen" on the map) and the puppet state of Manchukuo (see photo #8). In addition to the maps of the continents, there are separate maps for most US states (some small ones are combined), and a "Gazetteer of the World", with brief descriptions of each country, along with many illustrations (see last 2 photos). The back contains an index with population figures of US cities and towns (the main one has 1930 population figures, with a second one for larger towns and cities updated for 1940) and a simple index of world places. I think this is a rare find; at the time of original listing there were some individual maps from this atlas but no entire atlases like this for sale on eBay. The book measures approx. 12 1/4" x 9" and contains 160 pages. The book is in good condition. The red hard cover does have wear, spots and blotchiness, but the black title and graphic is easily visible. The cloth on the spine is frayed and cracked and the words on the spine are hard to read. Inside, things are better. There is no cracking inside either the front or back covers. The white endpapers are slightly soiled; the name of a previous owner is written inside the front cover. I see no missing or torn pages and all of the pages are well-attached to the binding. The pages are slightly yellowed and some of the maps have light foxing but most are clear. I see no writing in the book other than the name already mentioned and …
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