Volume I (of 2) only. 386 pp. With 76 color printed maps (39 are double-page), plus insets; 1 color plate showing statistical information; and several smaller black and white maps. (Folio) 22x15½, original full pebbled and blind-stamped black calf crudely re-cased with repairs to spine, lettered in gilt, beveled edges, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt. ["United States"] Volume.

All but 2 maps are of the Americas and/or the United States, with 66 maps pertaining to the United States, 35 of which are double-page, showing various states and major metropolitan cities. Other maps include: The World, The Polar Regions, and various sections of Canada. Does not include the accompanying "World Atlas," which contains maps other than the U.S.