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| 10104 | Beeton, S.O. ed. | Beeton's Dictionary of Geography. A Universal Gazetteer | Book Description: Ward, Lock, & Tyler, London, n.d. [1868]. Hard Cover. Three-quarter calf, five raised bands with gilt tooled spine and gilt title on label, marbled boards, marbled end-papers, all edges marbled. vi + 898 pp + 8 pp adverts. An extensive and detailed gazetteer. Eleven folding maps including: Africa, North America, Australia, England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Europe. Plus "nearly three-hundred engravings and plans of cities, towns and localities of general interest". Book Condition: Very Good. Head of spine a little damaged and some rubbing of the leather. The folding maps in very good condition. Very clean and neat copy. Recommended. Thick 8vo. | £75 | ||||||
| 10014 a | Blaeu (Joannem) | Blaeu's Atlas of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, 1645 | Book Description: Facsimile ed. pub. Thames & Hudson, London, 1970. Hard Cover. 8 pp introduction by R V Tooley. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies of which this is number 123. 115 maps of which five are coloured. Modern Title, two examples of 17th Century Title pages, Index to the maps (4 pp). Orig. pubs. half morocco gilt, elephant folio. Book Condition: Slight crease to title o/w fine, contained in orig. slightly worn slip case. Two images available. | £275 | ||||||
| 10015 | Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin,Thomas | The Royal English Atlas, 1763. Eighteenth Century County Maps of England and Wales | Book Description: Facsimile edition pub. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1971. Hard cover. Introduction by J B Harley and Donald Hodson. Gilt title on spine. Demy folio. Book Condition: Near fine save for the very minor foxing on the free endpapers. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good save for minor chips to spine end and lower fore-edges; protected with clear sheet. Map of England & Wales and 43 County maps. In fact almost all of the maps have been taken from the issue of 1828 as a copy of this was available with all but Essex uncoloured which is better for reproduction. | £75 | ||||||
| 10017 | Bryce, James | The Comprehensive Gazetteer; or Dictionary of Descriptive and Physical Geography, with an Introductory Treatise on Physical Geography | Book Description: London: William Collins. 1861. Hard cover. First edition? 7 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in. Approx. 2 3/4 in thick, xlviii + 823 pages with 10 large fold-out colour maps inc the World in (separate) hemispheres, Australia and North America, some have a short marginal tear, repaired. Purple cloth boards and three quarter leather with 5 raised bands, blind tooled lozenges and gilt blocked title and lines on spine and to edges of leather on boards. AEG. Bookplate. The Gazetteer covers the whole world with numerous engravings in the text. Thick 8vo. A very handsome volume. | £85 | ||||||
| 10019 a b | Camden (William) | Camden's Britannia 1695 | Book Description: Facsimile ed. pub. Times Newspapers Ltd., London, 1971. Hard cover. Orig. cloth. Half bound in brown cloth with elaborately gilt panels and gilt title on a red ground. Red cloth covered boards. Top edges red with head and tail bands. Folio. Book Condition: Fine, contained in slightly worn slip case. Modern title, with an introduction by Professor Stuart Piggott pp5-13, Bibliographical Note, Frontis, Original Title, Dedication 2pp, Preface 6pp, Life of Mr Camden 11pp, Mr Camden's Preface 3pp, Ad Lectorem, etc. 2pp, Catalogue of Books relating to Antiquities 5pp, Antonius's Itinerary 2pp, The General Heads, An Essay on Britain 98pp in double columns numbered i-cxcvi with 8 plates of coins, The Counties of England & Wales 558pp in double columns numbered 1-1116, 50 maps by Robert Morden (some folding), The Annals of Ireland 18pp, Index 24pp, Appendix 2pp. Three images available. | £185 | ||||||
| 10021 a b | Cary, John | Cary's New Map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. On which are carefully laid down All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, the Course of the Rivers and Navigable Canals | Book Description: J. Cary, London, 1794. Hard Cover. Contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down. Remains of gilt decoration to the edges of the boards. Lge. 4to. 81 engraved sections, including title, dedication and general map. Hand coloured. 85 pp Index and 3 pp Subscribers List. Book Condition: Very Good. Re-backed. A few stains to the boards and corners bumped. Generally very clean internally with a little off-setting. A very nice copy. Three images available. | £700 | ||||||
| 10136 a b c | Cary, John | Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; Bound with: New Itinerary | Book Description: London, Printed for John Cary, 1812. Hard Cover. 12mo. Two volumes by John Cary bound as one:... shewing the immediate Route to every Market and Borough Town throughout the Kingdom, Laid down from the best Authorities, on a New Set of County Maps. To which is added an Alphabetical List of all the Market Towns, with the Days on which they are held. `Bound with:` New Itinerary; or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads both Direct and Cross, throughout England and Wales; With many of the Principal Roads in Scotland. From an Actual Admeasurement by John Cary; Made by Command of his Majesty’s Postmaster General, for Official Purposes: Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker Esq. Surveyor and Superintendent of the Mail Coaches. Complete with 43 maps hand-coloured in outline (including a large folding map of Yorkshire, a large hand-coloured folding map of England and Wales (laid down on paper), and 7 maps on 6 extending hand-coloured plates of the Isle of Wight; Environs of: London; Bath; Little Hampton, Bognor, Worthing and Arundel; Brighton; Margate and Ramsgate; Cheltenham. Contemporary half morocco with cloth boards, all edges speckled. Book Condition: All the maps in excellent condition. Cloth rather frayed and worn. The upper hinge broken for a cm at the top. A blank has several owners names and scribble and is in part an inset patch! Four images available. | £595 | ||||||
| 10029 | Dugdale, Thomas | Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated. Historical, Entertaining and Commercial. Alphabetically Arranged | Book Description: John Tallis, London, n.d. Hard covers. 11 Volumes in 5. 8vo. 1,592 pp and the fifth vol additionally includes An Alphabetical Chronology by Leonard Townsend; 144 pp. Contemporary full calf with triple ruled blind tooling to the boards with small rosettes at the corners. Edges and returns to the boards have a pattern in blind tooling. Spine has five raised bands with gilt decoration and two labels. The upper: gilt title on red, the lower: volume details on golden brown. Blind ruling to the other compartments. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Head and tailbands and ribbon markers to all volumes (in some cases ribbons detached). In all 56 double page maps by Archer; 235 engraved views; 22 portraits; 11 frontispieces and 11 vignettes on Title. Book Condition: Very good. The bindings all firm and together. Spines sunned. A little scarring to the calf here and there, mainly to the second volume and the lower board of the first vol has some staining. Internally there is spotting and some water staining that generally do not affect the printed area of the plates. The maps have escaped staining and foxing. Vol 3 has a little damage to the labels but with no loss of lettering. A very handsome set. | £450 | ||||||
| 10034 a | Goldsmith, Rev. J.; Revised, corrected & greatly enlarged by Hughes, Edward | A Grammar of General Geography for the Use of Schools & Young Persons, Illustrated with Maps and Engravings | Book Description: London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longman, 1856. Hard cover. Book Condition: Good. Volvelle frontis. (rotating paper dial restored) + 9 plates with 3 views each central one being octagonal (Volvelle and these plates by H Adlard) + 3 plates on astronomy and globes, + 11 folding maps inc lge one of World Physical Geography and one of Australia, New Zealand and the Adjacent Islands. These plates and maps by Sidney Hall. Red blindstamped cloth with gilt stamped title on upper board. (extrems of spine chipped, corners a little bumped, front hinge opening up at each end, two signatures a little loose.) 12mo. viii + 336 pp + 12 pp adverts dated 1856. Two images available. | £30 | ||||||
| 10110 | Hughes, William | The Geography of British History: A Geographical Description of the British Islands at Successive Periods | Book Description: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1863. Hard Cover. Prize Binding. Orig. red full calf with gilt rulings to the boards and five raised bands to the spine which has elaborate decoration to the panels and gilt title on a black label. There is a gilt emblem to the upper board with a mitre and surrounding strapwork wording "The Northern Church of England School" and the first blank has an inscription ".... Rossall School 1863 - for Classics". All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. xii + 720 pp. With 6 fold-out hand wash coloured maps as issued. The book covers Britain "from the Earliest Times to the Present Day with a Sketch of the Commencement of Colonisation on the Part of the English Nation". It contains a detailed survey of Britain's physical geography, its historical development from Roman times to the mid nineteenth century and in depth information about each county or division of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. A very handsome volume which is very scarce in its original form, being largely only available in a facsimile edition. Book Condition: Near Fine. The only blemishes are some light indentations to the boards and dulling of the gilt title. Highly recommended. Sm. 8vo. | £65 | ||||||
| 10086 | Lister, Raymond | How To Identify Old Maps And Globes with a List of Cartographers, Engravers, Publishers and Printers Concerned with Printed Maps and Globes from c.1500 to c.1850 | Book Description: G Bell & Sons, London, 1965. Hard Cover. Original blue cloth. 4to. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with a few short tears and chips and lacking one cm from base of spine. Plates showing 59 examples and illustrations in the text. | £16 | ||||||
| 10063 a b | Nunn, George E. | World Map of Francesco Roselli | Book Description: Privately printed on deckle edged paper at the press of John T Palmer Co., Philadelphia, 1928. Hard Cover. This is #211 of a limited edition of 500. Book Condition: Fine. Quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Paper labels on upper board and spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original plain brown paper dust jacket is brittle on the spine and cracking. Drawn on an oval projection and printed from a woodcut.....Printed in Italy Anno Domini MDXXXII. Described by George E. Nunn from the copy in the collection of George H. Beans. 12in by 9in, 8vo. As near a perfect copy as likely to be found of this very scarce book. Three images available. | £150 | ||||||
| 10151 a | Ogilby, John | Britannia, Volume the First: or, an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales | Book Description: Alexander Duckham & Co. Ltd., 1939. Hard cover. Oblong 4to. Reduced facsimile of the 1675 original. [viii] + 100 plates. Engraved coloured title and 100 coloured strip maps. Buff coloured cloth with blocked title to upper board in red and gilt, plus spine labels. Book Condition: Inscription on ffep has been largely removed but some red ink can be seen. One spot on upper board, Spine labels just a trifle frayed, otherwise very good. | £30 | ||||||
| 10064 a | Owen, Ino. and Bowen, Eman. | Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd | Book Description: London, Tho: Bowles & Em: Bowen. Emanuel Bowen (engraver). 1720. Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo. Full modern calf with blind tooling to boards and spine with five raised bands and gilt and black label. Engraved title and 4 engraved pages of introduction (only found in this edition) plus 273 pp. Being a correct coppy (sic) of Mr Ogilby's actual survey of all ye direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are .... 1, A full & particular description & account of all the Cities, Borough Towns, Towns-Corporate & their Arms .... 2,The arms of the Peers of this Realm .... 3,The Arms of all ye Bishopricks & Deanaries .... 4, The Arms, & a succinct account of both Universities ... There is an ownership signature to the engraved title: Hugh W Diamond, MD, MRCS, proprietor of Twickenham House, 1858 - 1887, "...for the reception of ladies mentally afflicted...". A very fine copy. Two images available. | £1,200 | ||||||
| 10077 a b | Speed, John | England. A Coloured Facsimile of the Maps and Text from the Theatre of Great Britaine. Volumes I - IV | Phoenix House Limited, London, UK, 1953/4. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Three-quarter cloth, patterned paper covered boards, paper labels. Large Folio. Four volume set each in original slipcase. A facsimile of the 1611 first edition, edited and introduced by John Arlott. Part I: 16 pages of text, followed by 10 facsimile maps. 1953. The South-Western and Western Counties: Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorsetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Somersetshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire. Part II: 14 pages of text, followed by 10 facsimile maps. 1953. The Home Counties and East Anglia: Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire. Part III: 14 pages of text, followed by 11 facsimile maps. 1954. The Midland Countries: Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire. Part IV: 14 pages of text, followed by 11 facsimile maps. 1954. The Northern Counties: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire (W), Yorkshire (N & E), Durham, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland. Three images available. | £195 | ||||||