The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
The condition of the atlas is very good, commensurate with age, use and materials. The condition is as described in the main cataloguing, but with the following notes:
Sheet 1, terrestrial northern half-gores: minor repairs to margins in a number of areas, including at foot of gutter, along top edges, and to right-hand corner of sheet. Faint marginal finger-soiling to top right-hand corner.
Sheet 2, terrestrial southern half-gores: minor repairs to margins, notably to head- and foot of gutter, and top and top, left and bootom margins strengthened. Faint marginal finger-soiling confined to top right-hand corner, light, insignificant spotting to gutter, faint stains to verso of plate of Africa but wihout show-through.
Sheet 3, celestial northern half-gores: left-hand margin of sheet sometime crumpled and flattened and with minor repairs, 2 very small chips repaired in top margin; uneven marginal dust-soiling to top right-hand corner; some light uneven creasing across sheet.
Sheet 4, celestial southern half-gores: some faint staining and spotting on verso of sheet but without show-through, heavier spotting to top margin of plate just into edge of image, repairs along centrefold.
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