COLTON, Joseph Hutchins (1800-1893). Colton's Octavo Atlas of the World. New York: G. W. and C. B. Colton & Co., 1866. 8vo (240 x 164 mm). 46 double-page engraved maps with hand-coloring, 1 folding engraved map with hand-coloring of California. (Some overall light browning, a few small spots or short tears, map of California torn at fold and with 2 1/4-in. tear crossing border and old discreet tape repairs.) Publisher's gilt- and blind-stamped brown cloth, marbled edges (minor chipping with losses to spine ends, a few stains). Presumed third edition (preceded by the editions of 1864 and 1865). The maps depict each of the United States as well as Mexico, Canada ("The British Provinces"), South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. RARE: according to online auction records, only one other copy of this atlas has appeared at auction in the last 40 years. Phillips 845 (the 1865 edition).