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Click here to subscribe* Europe. Speed (John), Europ and the cheife Cities contayned therein described with the habits of most Kingdoms now in use, George Humble [1627], hand coloured 'carte-a-figures' map with costumed figures to the vertical margins and eight oval vignettes of principal cities along the upper margin, 395 x 515 mm, framed and double-glazed, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Indian Reservations. Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1898, Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3d Session, Document No.5, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898, large folding colour lithograph map of the Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States (compiled under the direction of the Hon. W. A. Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1898), front blank and title with light insect damage to lower outer blank corners, near contemporary sheep, contrasting labels to spine, indistinct ink stamp to upper board, large 8vo, together with:House of Representatives, 49th Congress, 1st Session, Report N. 1076, To provide for the appointment of a Commission to Inspect and Report on the condition of Indians, Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. Mr. Holman, from the Committee of Expenditures for Indians and Yellowstone Park ... Report ... The Special Committee of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker on the 4th day of March 1885, to inquire into the expenditure of public moneys in the Indian service and the Yellowstone Park..., March 16, 1886, [Washington: Government Printing House, 1886], folding lithograph map, disbound 8vo QTY: (2)
* France. Speed (John), France revised and augmented, the attires of the French and situations of their cheifest cityes observed..., George Humble [1627], hand-coloured engraved 'carte-a-figures' map, 10 costumed figures to the vertical margins and 8 oval vignettes of principal cities to the upper margin, upper margin trimmed to the neatline and skillfully extended, 395 x 515 mm, framed and double-glazed, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Hampshire & Berkshire. Jansson (Jan), Hantoniae comitatus cum Bercheria, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, orientated to the east, some marginal repaired closed tears, one small repaired tear affecting image, 440 x 550 mm, German text on verso, together with Blome (Richard), A Mapp of Hantshire, [1715], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, some repaired marginal closed tears, tears repaired with sellotape causing slight staining, but not affecting image, 305 x 265 mmQTY: (2)
Harvey (William Henry 'Aleph'). Geographical Fun: being Humourous Outlines of various Countries..., Hodder and Stoughton, circa 1868, additional half-title and contents list, twelve (complete) allegorical colour lithographic maps, publisher's advertisements to rear, slight dust and finger soiling but largely confined to the margins, gutta-percha perished, contents shaken and loose, contemporary quarter cloth with publisher's decorative printed boards, boards detached, scuffed, stained and worn, lacking spine, slim 4to, together with Hoskyn (E. L.). Stories of Old..., containing twelve full-page illustrations in colour by L.Tennant, Adam and Charles Black, 1912, twelve (complete as list), colour printed allegorical maps by Lillian Tennant, each showing a historical or mythological character set within a map of the country of the story's origin, some dust and finger soiling throughout, but largely confined to the margins, endpapers soiled, upper hinge cracked and weak, publisher's decorative boards with a colour printed panel to upper cover, boards faded and worn, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.
Ireland. Mariette (Pierre & Sanson Nicolas), Irlande Royaume divisé en ses quatre Provines..., Paris, 1665, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 395 x 495 mm, together with Partie Septentri.le du Royaume D'Irlande ou sont la Province D'Ulster..., [and] Partie Meridio.le du Royaume D'Irlande ou sont la Prov.ce de Mounster..., Paris 1665, a pair of engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, slight staining and creasing, each approximately 400 x 490 mm, QTY: (3)
Ireland. Wyld (James), A Map of Ireland Divided into Provinces and Counties shewing the Great and Cross Roads with the distances of the principal Towns from Dublin, 1847, hand-coloured lithographic map, calligraphic cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, occasional repaired marginal closed tears, 715 x 540 mmQTY: (1)
London. Faden (William), A New Pocket Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster with the Borough of Southwark: Comprehending the New Buildings and other Alterations in the Year 1790, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 450 x 890 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, some wear to the extremities of the slipcase, together with Cruchley (G. W.). Cruchley's New Plan of London Shewing all the New and Intended Improvements to the Present Time [1849], lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, key plate to three margins, very slight marginal staining, tartan endpapers, 420 x 835 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, slight wear to extremitiesQTY: (2)NOTE:J. Howgego. The Printed Maps of London, number 186, state 3 [and] 307 state 18.
Martin (R. Montgomery). The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World..., John Tallis & Company, circa 1860, decorative title page, dust-soiled and disbound, one comparison plate and 80 single-page engraved maps (without a central fold), all with contemporary outline colouring, some dust soiling to margins, especially to the first 12 maps, a few text pages with long closed handling tears, occasional marginal fraying and short closed tears, map of Scotland with long closed tear, some dust and finger soiling throughout, contemporary half morocco, lacking upper board and most of the spine, worn and rubbed, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.
* North America. Rossi (Giacomo Giovanni), L'America Settentrionale Nuouamente corretta et accresciuta secondo le relationi piu moderne da Guglielmo Sansone, Rome 1677, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, elaborate uncoloured cartouche, insular California, 405 x 555 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with L'America Meridionale..., Rome, 1677, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, elaborate uncoloured cartouche, some water staining, 405 x 555 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (2)NOTE:The first map described - R. V. Tooley. The Mapping of America, page 122, number 42 [and] Philp Burden. The Mapping of North America II, number 491.
* Persia. Mercator (Gerard / Hondius Jodocus), Persici Vel Sophorum Regni Rypus, [1606 - 30], engraved map with sparse contemporary outline colouring, large strapwork cartouche, upper right corner torn with slight loss, replaced in facsimile, 355 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Merian (Matthaus). Persia sive Sophorum Regnum [1695 or later], uncoloured engraved map, some staining, one small hole to the lower right, appears to be laid on card, 270 x 355 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Cluver (Philip). Persia sive Sophorum Regnum cum Armenia Assyria Mesopotamia et Babilonia, circa 1700, hand-coloured engraved map, trimmed to just inside the neatline, 190 x 250 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Sanson (Nicolas). Tryk van Persien, circa 1670, hand-coloured engraved map, 190 x 245 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (4)
* Persia. Speed (John), The Kingdome of Persia with the cheef Citties and Habites described, George Humble [1627], hand-coloured engraved 'carte-a-figures' map, eight costumed figures to vertical margins, four oval vignettes of cities to upper horizontal margin, slight creasing, the upper border with thread margins, 395 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Poland. Munster (Sebastian), Nouvelle description de Poloigne & Hongrie, Basel, circa 1560, hand-coloured woodblock map, central fold strengthened on verso, slight text show through, 275 x 350 mm, French text on verso, mounted, together with Mayer (Tobias). Les Royaumes de Pologne et de Prusse..., mis au jours pars les Heritiers d'Homann, Paris, 1757, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, some marginal spotting, two holes in the margin but not affecting the printed image, 435 x 545 mm, with Jansson (Jan). Poloniae nova et Acurata descriptio, Amsterdam, circa 1650, uncoloured engraved map, slight soiling largely confined to margins, additional vertical fold, closed tears affecting the margins and one within the printed image, 395 x 510 mm, Latin text on verso, plus Gall & Inglis (publishers). Gall & Inglis's Map of Poland, Edinburgh, circa 1850, lithographic map with contemporary wash colouring, some staining, 475 x 550 mm, with another five maps of Poland and Europe, including examples by or after Wells, Wilkinson, Pass, J. & C. Walker, and Moll, various sizes and condition, and Pontius (Paulus). Wladislaus Sigismundus D. G. Poloniae et Sueciae Princeps Elect. Magn. Dux Moscoviae Smol. Sever. Cfrd. Dux, circa 1640, uncoloured engraving after Peter Paul Rubens of Sigismund IV, the King of Poland, 325 x 225 mm, mountedQTY: (10)
Poland. Speed (John), A Newe Mape of Poland done into English..., Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676] hand-coloured engraved 'carte-a-figure' map, six oval topographical vignettes to the upper margin, eight costumed figures to the vertical margins, central fold partially strengthened on verso, lower right corner torn with slight loss, repaired with facsimile, 405 x 515 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Scotland. Mariette (Pierre & Sanson Nicolas), L'Ecosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties..., Paris, 1665, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, very slight marginal staining, 410 x 520 mm, together with L'Ecosse delà la Tay divisée en toutes se Provinces..., [and] L'Ecosse delà la Tay divisée en ses Provinces &c..., [and] Les Isles Orcadney ou Orkney; Schetland ou Hetland et de Fero ou Farre..., Paris 1665, together three engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, very slight marginal staining, the map of the northern islands with some creasing, each approximately 405 x 545 mmQTY: (4)
Scotland. Speed (John), The Kingdome of Scotland, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved carte-a-figure map, inset map of the Orkney Islands, four costumed figures to the vertical margins, trimmed to the neat line with slight loss, replaced in facsimile, lower right corner torn with slight loss to the printed image, several marginal closed tears, some dust soiling, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, some creasing, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Surrey. Bowen (Emanuel), An Accurate Map of the County of Surrey; divided into hundreds; drawn from late surveys and illustrated with various and additional improvements..., published J. Hinton, 1749, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, one additional horizontal fold, 530 x 710 mm, together with Morden (Robert). Surrey [1695 or later], hand-coloured engraved360 x 420 mm map, QTY: (2)NOTE:The first map described was originally published in 'The Large English Atlas'.
Surrey. Speed (John), Surrey Described and Divided into Hundreds, 1st edition, published John Sudbury & George Humble, [1611],hand-coloured engraved map, inset views of Richmond and Nonsuch palaces, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, slight creasing, lower margin partially repaired, 385 x 515 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Kempster (Brigadier-General F. & H.C. E. Westropp). Manchester City Battalions of the 90th & 91st Infantry Brigades. Book of Honour, London: Sherratt and Hughes, 1916, half-tone illustrations, some light toning, contemporary half morocco, edges a little rubbed, 4to, together with Collections and Recollections of 107th Field Coy., R.E., Darlington, 1918, illustrations, occasional light spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Leland (Brevet Lt.-Col. F.W.) With the M.T. in Mesopotamia, London: Forster Groom & Co., 1920, folding map, illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth, small mark, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including German Strategy in the Great War, by Philip Neame, 1923, Three Years with the 9th (Scottish) Division, by Lt.-Col. W.D. Croft, 1919, and Twenty Years After. The Battlefields of 1914-18 Then and Now, edited by Sir Ernest Swinton, 3 volumes, [1936-38] QTY: (20)
Sussex. Schenk (P. & Valk G.), Suthsexia vernacule Sussex, Amsterdam, circa 1700, hand-coloured engraved and reticulated map, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, 385 x 505 mm, together with Morden (Robert). Sussex [1695 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, 345 x 415 mm, plus Ogilby (John). The Road from London to Newhaven com. Sussex [1675 or later], hand-coloured engraved strip road map, toned overall, some creasing, 335 x 430 mm, QTY: (3)
United States. Colton (G. W. & C. B. & Co. publishers), Colton's Map of the United States of America, The British Provinces, Mexico and the West Indies, showing the Country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, New York, 1882, large lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring on Japon paper, inset map of the West Indies, old folds, small holes where old folds cross, repaired on verso, folds strengthened on verso, some staining to paper from old tape repairs, 940 x 1150 mmQTY: (1)
* East England. Warburton (J. Bland J. & Symth P.), A New and Correct Mapp of Middlesex, Essex and Hertford-shire with the Roads, Rivers, Sea Coasts etc., Actually Surveyed by John Warburton, Joseph Bland and Paylor Smith, 1st edition [1725], very large hand coloured engraved map on six conjoined sheets, decorative cartouche, explanation, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, list of towns and villages below the map and 736 coats of arms surrounding the map, 1155 x 1850 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:A very fine example of a very large and striking map of part of South East England; remarkable and aesthetically stunning due to the large number of armorials. The map had a large number of subscribers (over 700) but few examples survive, probably due to the temptation to display it as a wall map which would have accelerated the map's mortality.
West Indies. De Vaugondy (Robert), Isles Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola et de la Martinique, Paris, circa 1750, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of Martinique, slight spotting and creasing, 485 x 520 mm, together with Pinkerton (John). West Indies, 1809, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight spotting, some marginal closed tears, 510 x 705 mm, with Thomson (John, publisher). Guadaloupe, Marie Galante &c. [and] Antigua, Kirkwood & Son, Edinburgh, circa 1817, three engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring on one sheet (as published), some staining and dust soiling, 520 x 595 mm, with another three maps similar, including examples by or after Dunn and Thomson, various sizes and conditionQTY: (6)
World. Plancius (Petrus). Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus..., 1594, hand-coloured map of the world on a hemispheral projection, engraved by Jan van Doetecum, two additional celestial spheres, elaborate allegorical representations of the four continents to each corner, old folds, upper margin skillfully extended, 410 x 580 mm, mounted, no text on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. The Mapping of the World. number 187. The map was published separately in 1594 but was incorporated into editions of Linschoten's 'Itinerarium' from 1599 onwards. Plancius's map had a widespread influence on other map makers and it was issued unchanged throughout various editions of the 'Itinerarium'.
Roby (John). Traditions of Lancashire, 4 volumes, 1st & 2nd series, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829-31, Large Paper copy, additional etched titles on india paper to volumes 1 & 2, 22 engraved and etched plates, together with 22 duplicate proof state plates on india paper, wood engraved vignettes to text, occasional spotting and light offsetting, bookplates of William Blinkhorn and Egerton Parker to front endpapers, all edges gilt, late 19th-century gilt panelled maroon morocco by Henderson & Bisset, gilt decorated spines (lightly faded), 8vo, together with:Gregson (Matthew), Portfolio of Fragments, relative to the History & Antiquities of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, Liverpool: Printed by G.F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1817, half-title, lithograph portrait frontispiece, folding lithograph map, engraved and lithograph plates, folding pedigree partly hand-coloured, few printed armorials to text neatly hand-coloured, armorial bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, mid 19th-century light brown morocco by F. Bedford, gilt decorated spine, some fading to covers, folio,Lancaster, Pictorial History of the county of Lancaster, London: George Routledge, 1844, folding engraved map, wood engraved vignette illustrations, bookplate of Egerton Parker to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, large 8voQTY: (6)
World Map. Imperial Federation, Map of the World showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886, published as a supplement to The Graphic, London, Maclure & Co., 24 July 1886, colour lithographed map, relined on thin paper, a few minor marks, 60 x 82 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:A nice example of Walter Crane's subversive map of the world, published to coincide with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. Superficially, the map appears to be a standard piece of Imperialist propaganda but is overlaid with Socialist motifs. These include Phyrgian, or liberty, caps on the heads of the figures of Freedom, Fraternity and Federation, and the words 'Human Labour' on the sash of Atlas at the foot.
Tully (Miss). Letters written during a Ten Years' Residence at the Court of Tripoli; published from the Originals in the Possession of the Family of the late Richard Tully, the British Consul: comprising Authentic Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Reigning Bashaw, his Family, and Other Persons of Distinction; also, an Account of the Domestic Manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1819, half-titles discarded, seven hand-coloured aquatint plates, folding engraved map, some offsetting from plates to text, occasional light offsetting, front pastedowns with armorial bookplate of Sir Charles Ibbetson and ex libris label of Henry Blackmer, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines, joints lightly cracked, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: The Library of Henry Myron Blackmer II (1923-1988), Sotheby's 13th October 1989 lot 1052.Blackmer 1682; Atabey 1242; cf. Abbey Travel 299 & 301, and Tooley 493-4. 'According to the introduction these letters were written by the ... sister-in-law of Richard Tully, British consul at Tripoli from 1873 to 1793 ... The work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio ... The very attractive plates depict genre scenes and costumes' (Blackmer).
Fuller (Thomas). The Historie of the Holy Warre, 1st edition, Cambridge: Thomas Buck, 1639, engraved title, large folding engraved map, some dust-soiling, endpapers frayed with loss, contemporary calf gilt, thick raised bands, red morocco title label to spine, front board detached, worn, 4toQTY: (1)
Book Box. A decorative book box containing a mixed set of dictionaries and grammars etc., early 19th century, morocco covered book box in the form of a set of five volumes (replicating contents) with gilt finishing, lid to box with armorial crest bookplate depicting stag's head with ink name Annette below, leather hinge to lid partly split, rubbed, volumes contained in book box comprise:1. A Dictionary of the English Language, with an Alphabetical account of the Heathen Deities; and a list of the Cities, Towns... in England and Wales. To which is prefixed a comprehensive view of English Grammar, 5th edition, London: W. Peacock, 1797, front blank with contemporary signature Annette Bradford, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary navy straight-grain crushed morocco, lightly rubbed, 12mo in 6s,2. Jones (Stephen), A new Biographical Dictionary: containing a brief account of the Lives and Writings of the most Eminent Persons and Remarkable Characters in every Age and Nation, 3rd edition, corrected, London: Printed by T. Bensley, for G.G. and J. Robinson, J. Wallis, J. Scatcherd, W. Peacock, and E. Newbery, 1799, date to title imprint cropped, front blank with contemporary signature Annette Bradford, all edges gilt, contemporary tan brown straight-grain crushed morocco, 12mo in 6s,3. A Compendious Geographical Dictionary, containing, a concise description of the most remarkable places, Ancient and Modern, in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America ... to which are added, a chronological table from the creation to the present time; a monthly list of all the fixed fairs in England and Wales; and a tale of the coins of the various nations, and their values in English money. To the whole is prefixed, an introduction, exhibiting a view of the Newtonian system of the planets, &c., 2nd edition, London: W. Peacock, 1795, folding engraved World map frontispiece and five folding maps, each with contemporary hand-colouring in outline, one folding engraved 'view of the Solar System', front blank with contemporary signature Annette Bradford, all edges gilt, contemporary turquoise green straight-grain crushed morocco, small area of leather to rear board skinned, 12mo in 6s,4. A Compendious Geographical and Historical Grammar: exhibiting a brief survey of the Terraqueous Globe ... and also, a concise view of the Political History of the several Empires, Kingdoms, and States, 2nd edition, corrected, London: W. Peacock & Sons; J. Scatcherd, 1802, folding engraved World map frontispiece and 12 folding maps, each with contemporary hand-colouring in outline, occasional light toning and scattered spotting, front blank with contemporary signature Annette Bradford, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grain crushed morocco, 12mo in 6s,5. Tocquot (J. F.), The Royal Pocket Dictionary, French and English, and English and French: containing the signification of words in all their different acceptations; the terms of arts, sciences, and trades ... also a general table of the value of all the monies in Europe reduced to the English and French standards, London: G.G. and J. Robinson, H. Gardner, Ogilvy and Speare, R. Faulder, J. Debrett [& others], [1795], English and French titles, some light toning, front blank with contemporary signature Annette Bradford, all edges gilt, contemporary pale turquoise crushed morocco, 12mo in 4sQTY: (1)
The Duke of Wellington. Supplementary Despatches and Memoranda, 15 volumes, London: John Murray, 1858, inscribed by Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington 'to the Marchioness of Salisbury, with sincere regard, Wellington, Jan 26 1858' to front free endpaper verso, folding map to rear pocket of volume 1 with outline colouring, armorial bookplate to front pastedowns with smaller ownership ticket below, contemporary calf, morocco labels, some wear, volume XIII lacking title label to spine, 8vo QTY: (15)
David Robertson & Co., publisher. Whistle-Binkie of the Piper of the Party, being a collection of songs for the social circle, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Glasgow, 1878, some very minor toning, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, spines very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Blight (J. T.), A Week at the Land's End, 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861, 11 monochrome plates, colour folding map plus numerous in-text illustrations, some light spotting, original embossed green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusFitch Daglish (Eric), Animals in Black and White, volumes 2, 4 & 6, mixed editions, 1928-29, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, black & white illustrations, bookplate to the front endpaper of volume 6, some light spotting, all in original illustrated boards, volumes 4 & 6 in dust jackets, slightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and other 19th-century & modern British topography & miscellaneous literature, including Thomas Bewick reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves)
Taylor (Sidney). Soviet & Soul, Russia through the eyes of youth, 1st edition, London: The Houghton Publishing Co., 1931, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Booth (General), In Darkest England and the Way Out, 1st edition, London: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army, 1890, colour folding frontispiece, modern endpapers, some light toning, original blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8voSantalov (A. A. & Louis Segal, editors), Soviet Union Year-Book 1927, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1927, advertisements to the front & rear, colour folding map, some minor toning, original red cloth, spine faded, boards & spine slightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, and other communist, socialist and political left reference & related, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
Humphreys (Henry Noel). A Record of the Black Prince, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849, title in red and black, six chromolithograph illustrations (4 full-page), decorative initials, text in red and black, gutta-percha perished and contents detached, all edges gilt, original papier-mâché boards illustrating the Black Prince's coat of arms, rebacked, board corners chipped and worn, 8vo, together with:Barber (John Thomas), A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire. Comprehending a General Survey..., 1st edition, London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1803, twenty sepia aquatint plates (including frontispiece), folding hand-coloured engraved map, some offsetting to text, contemporary gilt decorated diced calf, slight wear to upper joint, spine faded, 8vo,M'Leod (John), Voyage of His Majesty's ship Alceste, to China, Corea and the Island of Lewchew: with an account of her shipwreck, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece, five hand-coloured aquatint plates and folding engraved map, occasional spotting, edges untrimmed, modern navy half morocco, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th-century antiquarian etc., including The North Briton, from No.I to No. XLVI..., [with appendix], London: W. Bingley, 1769, contemporary half calf, joints cracked, folioQTY: (3 shelves)
Gordon (Seton). The Charm of Skye, The Wingèd Isle, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, 1929, colour frontispiece, full-page illustrations throughout (some colour, some after photographs), map of Skye, original blue cloth gilt, faded & rubbed, 8vo, together with:The Land of the Hills and the Glens, Wild Life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, 1920, frontispiece, black & white illustrations after photographs throughout, lightly spotted, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withThe Cairngorm Hills of Scotland, 1st edition, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, 1925, frontispiece, black & white illustrations after photographs throughout, lightly spotted, original blue cloth gilt, spine faded, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 35 others related to ScotlandQTY: (approx 40)
Cluver (Philip). Introductionis in Universam Geographiam tam veterem quam novam Libri VI, Tabulis aeneis illustrati Accessit P. Bertii Breviarium Orbis Terrarum, Amsterdam: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1672, [12], 388 [76]p., engraved decorative title (leaf *1), part title to the Breviarium, 38 uncoloured engraved folding maps (complete as list), lacking the two plates of compass roses (not called for in index list), map of Germany torn along old fold and frayed at margins, map of Persia waterstained, occasional worming to fore margins not affecting text, lacking front free endpapers, contemporary calf, hinges and joints weak and cracked, spine label partially lacking, worn and rubbed, 12moQTY: (1)NOTE:Willems 1467.
Meinertzhagen (Richard). Birds of Arabia, London: Henry Sotheran Limited, 1980, additional half-title, nineteen mounted colour plates, mounted photographic illustrations, folding map, further black & white illustrations to text, armorial bookplate of The Lord Rootes to front blank, original green half morocco by Morrell, top edge gilt, raised bands finished in gilt, gilt bird and palm vignettes to compartments, boards marked, 4to (175 of 295 copies)QTY: (1)
Collection of folding maps, to include London - drawn and engraved expressly for the Post Office Directory 1899, two Daily Telegraph World Maps, seven Daily Telegraph War Maps including 'The Western Front', 'The Far East', 'The Russian Front', 'Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic States', 'The Mediterranean and Northern Africa', Daily Express War Map of the Pacific, News Chronicle Map of Europe, War Map of the Western Front Supplement to "The Great War" Number 1. 27th October 1939 (qty)
A clothbound edition of The History of the Birds of Essex by William E. Glegg, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. with twenty plates and a map. Published by H.F. & G. Witherby, 326 High Holborn, W.C (London) 1929. Together with an Essex Field Club Special Memoirs, Vol. III 'The Mammals, Reptiles and Fishes of Essex: A Contribution to the natural History of the County (Illustrated)' by Henry Laver, M.R.C.S., F.S.A., F.L.S.
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