Jedidiah Morse's American Universal Geography 1802 leather book w/ maps Gridley

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Universal Geography, Morse's American Geography, Ethnography, Books with Maps).The American Universal Geography, or A View of the Present State of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics in the Known World, and of the United States of America in Particular, by Jedidiah Morse.Published June, 1802, Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Vol. 1 only (focusing on the United States).832 pages. Text in English. Folding world in hemispheres map at front (engrv. by Gridley), half the solar system plate remains, a large portion of the folding "Map of Northern Parts of the United States" map (by Abraham Bradley) remains (bottom is defective), nice folding map of New Hampshire & Vermont (engr. by Gridley), most of the West Indies map remains (left edge frayed with some edge loss), .Attractive antiquarian full leather binding, smooth spine, gilt bands, gilt title lettering on contrasting black leather label.Volume one of a two v