TABLETOP GLOBE; PHILIPS. Philips' 6-inch Terrestrial Globe. London: Selfridge & Co., Ld, c.1936.

TABLETOP GLOBE; PHILIPS. Philips' 6-inch Terrestrial Globe. London: Selfridge & Co., Ld, c.1936. A 6 inch (14.6 cm) diameter, 10½ tall terrestrial globe in an uncalibrated iron half meridian on turned wood stand with circular base, poles capped with wood semi-spheres, signed in paper label overlay at North Pacific. 12 color lithographed paper gores over pasteboard with polar calottes. Gores rubbed and worn, crack running through equator, some scratches with small areas of paper loss, stand rubbed. A very good example of an interbellum terrestrial globe, showing Ukraine as a separate entity, and delineating French West Africa and French Indochina, as well as the puppet state of Manchuria, and the Italian Somali Coast. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ▲ ¤ ▲ 'Bonhams' owns the 'Lot' either wholly or partially or may otherwise have an economic interest. ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing