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Click here to subscribe1933 first-edition of the Harry Beck London Underground POCKET DIAGRAMMATIC MAP with the famous cover slogan 'A new design for an old map'. This is the less-common paper version. Apart from some slight scuffing to the top of the centre (cover) panel, this is in excellent condition, a superb example. [1]
1913 London Underground POCKET MAP 'What to See and How to See it, Stations Everywhere'. Issued at Electric Railway House on 5-4-13. This is the scarce version with red bullseye roundel and red outlining on cover. Opens out to 14" x 11" (35cm x 28cm) and shows the extensions of the Hampstead Tube to Edgware and the Bakerloo to Queens Park. Minor scuffing at one edge, slight stains to cover, otherwise in very good condition. [1]
1935 DIAGRAMMATIC MAP by H C Beck of 'The Routes of Imperial Airways'. Drawn by Harry Beck, it shows the airline's global network with distances from London and a key to service frequency. Measuring 16.5" x 10.5" (42cm x 26cm) and linen-backed, it is not known whether this was a personal initiative, seeking a commission, or an official publication. It is known that the airline published a poster in 1936 which incorporated some of this work. Slightly aged, otherwise good. [1]
1962 London Underground quad-royal POSTER MAP designed by Harold Hutchison. Shows the Victoria Line under construction from Victoria to Walthamstow (Hoe Street). Folded. A 9" (23cm) fold parting, a few small edge tears, fold-corner partings and some old tape residue marks at the edges but still displays well. [1]
London Underground items comprising c1932 Metropolitan Railway MAP OF LONDON (The Met's own version of the Underground map) with print ref M.1795/50M (some staining to cover but otherwise very good), diagrammatic CARD MAP by Harry Beck, issue No 1, 1937 (used condition) and 1946 FOLD-OUT LEAFLET for the Central Line extension to Stratford (used condition). [3]
London area double-royal POSTER MAPS comprising 'London Rail System' (BR) dated 1970 (facsimile copy), 'London's Railways' (LT & BR) dated 1973 and LT 'Bus Routes' dated 1973 plus a slightly smaller BR internal MAP 'Western Region' dated 1981. All with varying degrees of wear and some small tears. [4]
1924/5 Metropolitan Railway FOLD-OUT CARD 'How to get to London's Football Grounds'. Opens out with a pop-up footballer and shows the location of the various football grounds against a map of the Underground system. Undated but shows British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. In excellent condition. [1]
Midland Red & Railways Joint Motor Services, Birmingham Area official TIMETABLE BOOKLET dated May to September 1936, in very good condition, complete with fold-out map and wonderful pictorial covers, plus Midland Red official TIMETABLE BOOKLET for the Worcester Area dated May 1953 and complete with fold-out map, some cover stains but generally good. [2]
1880 District Railway 'IMPROVED MAP OF LONDON', 2nd edition of a series that ran from 1879-1885. A linen-backed map inside hard covers bound in leathercloth, folds out to 42" x 26" (107cm x 66cm). Shows the completion of the Inner Circle between Mansion House and Aldgate as under construction, equally the extension to Whitechapel. In very good condition, just lightly used. [1]
1909 London Underground STREET & RAILWAY MAP. A 54-page booklet featuring prominent use of the then recently-introduced UndergrounD logo and incorporating a coloured system map, a monochrome illustration of the 'No need to ask a p'liceman' poster, sectional street plans with the Underground lines superimposed and a street index. In well-used condition with wear. [1]
c1870s 'Wyld's MAP of the Superficial Geology of London and Environs', a fold-out, canvas-backed map inside hard covers. Shows railway lines including the first sections of the Metropolitan & District Railways. In good , lightly-used condition. Plus fold-out MAP 'Reynold's Cyclists' Map of the Environs of London', undated but early 20C (no cover, well used) plus a 1950s/60s 'Chichester's Map & Guide to London' (well used). [3]
AFTER JOHN SPEEDE (1552-1629) "Oxfordshire decribed with Ye Cite and the Arms of the Colleges of Ty Famous VNIUERSITY AO 1605", a black and white engraved map, later coloured, with details of the hundreds verso, 40 cm x 53 cm CONDITION REPORTS Fold to the centre. Small black dots all over. Some other creases, dark mark round the figures' clothes. Down the figure on the right of the globe and possible rip damaged to the paper to his right. Back shows evidence of various repairs throughout - some of these repairs are visible to the front, round the villages "Wightam", "Kidlington" down the top half of the centre, the figure to the left of the globe's robes and the village of "Dichley" etc. Various signs of wear and tear throughout. Will need attention to get rid of bugs etc.
AFTER THOMAS FULLER (18th Century) "Benjamin" from Fuller's Pisgah "Sight of Palestine" of Palestine, black and white engraved map circa 1750, later coloured, 27 cm x 34 cm CONDITION REPORTS Deep fold to the centre and various other creases to the paper and some more creases emanating from the bottom edge and from the top edge. Dark brown speckles along the lower edge, mainly around the lower left hand corner. the whole paper appears to be slightly browned. some other marks throughout, General signs of wear and tear through age throughout. Frame scratched, some chips ad losses
SIR ROBERT ATKYNS "The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire", W. Bowyer for Robert Gosling 1712, first edition: engraved frontispiece of Robert Atkyns by M Van DE GUCHT, title page with woodcut printer's device, Author's Epitaph, engraved coat of arms, double page folding map of Gloucestershire, double page folding plan Gloster City, double page folding engraving West Prospect of Gloster, double page folding engraving Gloster Cathedral, double page engraved bird's eye views drawn and engraved by Johannes Kip; brown leather covered boards, leather spine with gilt tooling and lettering(Provenance: the property of the Raymond Barker family late of Fairford Park Gloucestershire)
A globe published by G. F. Crutchley, London, circa 1850, marked "Crutchley's New Terrestrial Globe showing the latest discoveries towards The North Pole, Equatorial Africa, Australia, New Zealand & C London G F Crutchley Map Seller, Globe Maker and Publisher, 81 Fleet Street", raised on a stand with turned oak base, 23 cm diameter CONDITION REPORTS Various losses to the paper of the globe in various sections. Various scratches throughout also, the whole appears crazed. Black dots around the Arctic Circle and wooden base with various chips and pock marks, dark marks, the whole with various general signs of wear and tear throughout
AFTER HERMAN MOLL (1654-1732) "Terra Firma - Guiana and the Antilles Islands", black and white engraving, map later coloured, 18 cm x 25 cm, together with another "Die Insel Guanahani Oder St Salvador - Fig 22", a black and white engraved map, later coloured early 18th Century, 15 cm x 10 cm(Provenance: the property of the Raymond Barker family late of Fairford Park Gloucestershire)
[ARMSTRONG (Mostyn John)] History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, volumes I to X, Norwich 1781, 8vo, folding map and city plan, plates (including folding), slight offsetting to some titles, occasional foxing or dust staining, armorial bookplates of Sir William Jerningham Bart., Cossey, to first paste downs, original calf with gilt spines, some cracking to few joints; also - A General History of the County of Norfolk, two vols, 1829, 8vo, folding map, damaged bindings (12)
BLOMEFIELD (Francis) and Charles PARKIN. An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, first edition, in five volumes, Fersfield and Lynn 1739-75, folio, with portrait of the author, 35 plates (including folding), folding plans of Norwich and Lynn, folding map, 4 pen and ink seal illustrations inserted on 3 leaves, 10 leaves of tables, and 3 tables within the pagination at end of Vol. I., added leaves in manuscript inserted at the front, later full morocco gilt (5) Note: According to Lowndes Bibliographer's Manual collation, this copy does not have the scarce dedication leaf in vol. II, nor the 'folded sheet of references' that accompanies the plan of Norwich which is present.
KENT. Various histories and others, including Kelly's Directory, 1938; JAMES (W R), Charters of Maidstone, 1825, boards, 8vo; DEARN (T D W), An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent, 1814, 8vo, map and illustrations, later half morocco; The County of Kent and Many of its Family Records, subscribers copy, 1896; various others (23)
KENT. A Complete History of Kent, 1730, 4to, folding map by Robert Morden, rebacked panel calf; FUSSELL (L), A Journey Round the Coast of Kent, 1818, 8vo, folding map, dust staining, rebacked; MURRAY (John), Handbook for Kent and Sussex, 1858, folding map in pocket, modern quarter calf; BRENT (J), Canterbury in the Olden Time, 1879, plates, worn cloth; CREASY (E), Illustrations of Stone Church, Kent, 1840, folio, plates, foxing, binding detached; SHEPHERD (G) et al. Virtue's Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain, Kent, 4to, plates, staining; also French Revolution. Tableaux Historiques de la Revolution Francaise, circa 1800, folio, lacking title, 24 engraved plates after Prieur, worn binding. etc. Sold not subject to return (12)
SOMNER (William), A Treatise of Gavelkind, London 1726, 4to, title in red and black, frontispiece, occasional stains, recased half morocco; DUGDALE (W), A Topographical Description of the County of Warwick, 1817, 8vo, extra illustrated, folding map, all rather toned, binding worn; WARDLE (G L), Charges Against the Duke of York, Albion Press Edition, 1809, 8vo, portraits, browning and foxing, binding worn (3)
ALDIN (C), Pickles, twenty-four colour plates, n.d. [c. 1909], publisher's cloth (worn), some age toning throughout; with Mac, c. 1912, original pictorial boards, corners bumped; RACKHAM (A, illust.), The Ingoldsby Legends, 1912, tipped-in colour plates, armorial bookplate, original cloth, spine sunned; JENKINS (Lady Minna), Sport and Travel in Both Tibets, map and twenty-five colour plates after watercolours by Lady Jenkins, n.d. [1909], original cloth gilt; light spotting to front cover; Dress and Decoration, a Liberty & Co catalogue, c. 1910, thirteen tipped-in fashion colour plates by H E Howarth, original board covers, front and back covers torn, internally clean (5)
Thomas Bowles (1712-1767) 'A View of Covent Garden', hand-coloured engraving, pub. 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 26 x 40 cm; 'View of New Bridge Street, Black Friars with the Albion Fire Office & c.', hand-coloured engraving, pub. 22nd Feb 1810 by Laurie & Whittle, 30 x 45 cm, some foxing to mount, James Moxon, Milford-Haven, hand-coloured engraved map, framed, 50 x 61.5 cm, some staining; The Road from Chester to Cardiff, hand-coloured engraved road map, 34 x 45 cm, (stained and discoloured) (4)
VALERY (pseud., A. C. Pasquin), Historical, Literary and Artistical Travels in Italy, translated C. E. Clifton, Paris: Baudry, 1839, 8vo, vignette title, folding map, cloth, foxing throughout; BLESSINGTON (Countess of), The Idler in Italy, two vols bound in one, Paris: Galignani, 1839 and 1841, 8vo, decorative boards, spine gilt, some pages soiled; GOURNERIE (Eugène de la), Rome Chrétienne ou Tableau historique des souvenirs et des monuments chrétiens de Rome, Paris: Debécourt, 1843, two volumes in one, 8vo, spine gilt, marginal foxing throughout; REICHARD Guide des voyageurs en Europe, two volumes, eleventh edition, Paris: Hyacinthe Langlois, 1827, small 8vo, folding maps (edges worn), full calf (scratched), spine gilt (cracked). (4)
Topography. KNIGHT (Charles), London, vols I-VI, 1841-44, 8vo, morocco; JONES (T) A History of the County of Brecknock, two vols, 1805-1809, 4to, plates as required, half calf, a.e.g.; and another copy of vol. II; FENTON (R), A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire, London: 1810, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, vignette title, folding map and 30 plates, full calf (worn) (7)
BAKER (Samuel W), The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, in 2 vols., London: Macmillan 1866, 8vo, folding map and illustrations as called for, some age staining to first and least leaves, half calf lightly rubbed;PALGRAVE (William Gifford), Narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia, London: Macmillan, 1865, in two vols., 8vo, portrait, folding map hand-coloured in outline and 4 folding plans (one of which damaged and incomplete), foxing to first and last leaves otherwise good, half calf; DU CHAILLU (P) Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, London: John Murray 1861, 8vo, folding map (loss to one corner), frontispiece, illustrations, half calf; MacMUNN ( Major G F) The Armies of India, painted by Major A C Lovett, A & C Black 1911, 4to, signed edition de luxe (500), tipped in colour plates, covers stained; BUSSEY G M) History of Napoleon, in 2 vols., London 1840, illustrated by Vernet, frontispiece stained, rubbed calf; 3 others (11)
GADSBY (John), My Wanderings, Being Travels In The East In 1846-47, 1850-51, 1852-53, London 1855, folding map, illustrations, half calf. SHAW (Samuel, ed.), An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce Esq. into Abyssinia, third edition, London, n.d. [c. 1790], lacking a map, 6 engraved plates as required, full calf (2)
SUFFOLK and NORFOLK. MARSHALL, The Rural Economy of Norfolk, two vols, 1787, folding map, sporadic staining, calf; [CROMWELL, T. K.], Excursions in the County of Norfolk, in 2 vols, 1818, folding map and plan, plates, calf gilt; Lives of Eminent and Remarkable Characters, 1820, engraved portraits, calf; and nine others (condition varies) (14)
18th century Canadian interest. Giuseppe Maria Terreni (1739-1811), Caduta di Niagara, etching and engraving on laid paper, c. 1763, Park Gallery label to verso of the mount, mounted, 26 x 19.6 cm; Chesham after Chartres, The Siege of Quebec, hand-coloured engraving, published in Russel's New and Authentic History of England ..., 1781, mounted, 29 x 15 cm; M. A. Rooker, A View of Quebec from the Bason, mounted; with A map shewing the communication of the lakes and the rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North America, 1790, mounted (4)
John Speed (1552-1629) A map of Derbyshire, 'Darbieshire described', published by Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, hand-coloured engraved map, text on verso, framed and double glazed. 38½ x 51cm (15 x 20in) Condition: Hand colouring subtly faded. Light stain left of centre to the lower margin. Both lower corners repaired.
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