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Click here to subscribe"Malmesbury", a hand-coloured engraved map published at the Ordnance Survey Office Southampton, AFTER JOHN SELLER "Wiltshire", hand-coloured engraved map and a miscellaneous quantity of maps and engravings relating to the County of Wiltshire and town of Malmesbury, together with a Guinness 1981 calendar
Topographical and statistical description of the County of Stafford: containing an account of its situation, extent, towns, roads, rivers, minerals, fisheries, manufacturers, commerce, agriculture, markets, curiosities, antiquities, and biography, and natural history, civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. C. 19th century printed in London for C. Cooke. Also including the County of Leicester. Each county having a fold out map
Two Wolverhampton Guide/ Directory Books: Bridgen`s directory of Wolverhampton, including Bilston, Willenhall, Sedgley, & Wednesfield, etc. Wolverhampton, 1833. 200 pages. Several advertisements are inserted as plates: not included in pagination. Condition: Cloth bound; binder`s title on cover; owner`s name of front flyleaf `Godfrey Bassett May 1932`; some damage to edges of adverts together with Steen & Blacket`s original illustrated Wolverhampton guide and visitor`s handbook. Wolverhampton : Steen & Blacket, 1871. 140 pages, plates incl. map ; 24 cm; 104 p advertisements Condition: Printed card cover with binder`s title and publication details, cloth covered spine; map loose (2)
Edward Stanford England & Wales Geological Map: Born in 1827, and educated at the City of London School, Edward got into maps after being employed by Mr Trelawney Saunders, at his map and stationers. He became a partner to Saunders in 1852 at the age of 25. Just one year later the company was dissolved, and Edward took over the remains of the business with the intent of turning it into a map specialists. With British colonial expansion pushing the demand for maps worldwide, and being the sole specialist of maps in London, the move was both obvious and lucrative Note: the name Stanfords became prominent in 1862 when his project to make the most accurate map of London possible was published. Stanford’s Library Map of London is still on sale today, almost 150 years later
French and Indian War Map Horn--Forbes Trail to Fort Pitt14" length, triple raised ring with smooth spout, engraved with forts and Royal Coat of Arms. This well-travelled map horn shows every fort from New York to Fort Pitt at the Three Rivers. Wood base and iron carrying staple.While the owner is unknown, the horn has a historic connection to the Forbes Trail that solidified British dominance in the Ohio Territory following the ejection of the French. This extraordinary engraved map horn depicts the sequential forts and way points on the trail from Colonial New York to remote Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) at the strategic Forks of the Ohio. The track departing from the frontier post of Carlisle is the path of the famed "Forbes Road" built by an army of 5,000 British regulars and Colonial militia under the direction of General John Forbes (1707-1759).Following the death of General Braddock during the ill-fated expedition against Ft. Duquesne in 1755, Forbes took command of British forces and commenced building a more direct road through 200 miles of trackless wilderness to attack the French at the strategic Forks. Hewn by hand from the primeval forest, the Forbes Trail was 20 foot wide and traversed the Allegheny Mountains with fortified supply posts (Raystown and Ligonier) at supporting intervals. The rough road was sufficient to support wagons and artillery and was completed in November 1758.The British advance column was attacked and bloodily repulsed on September 15, 1758 causing Forbes to immediately halt operations against Fort Dusquesne. Later in the fall the French at Fort Frontenac were forced to surrender leaving Fort Dusquesne with a much reduced garrison as their fickled Indian allies melted away. The sudden appearance of a large force of Redcoats emerging from the forest gloom so intimidated the few remaining French regulars that Fort Duquesne was burned to the ground and quickly abandoned. Forbes took control of the illusive prize on November 25, 1758 and ordered the post rebuilt naming it Fort Pitt in honor of his mentor William Pitt the Elder, British Secretary of State. Gravely ill through most of the grueling march, Forbes soon returned to Philadelphia where he died on March 11, 1759.Tracing Forbes` route the principal points are as follows: Fort Edward, Fort Stanwix, Crown Point, Fort Henry, Fort Carillon, R. Blockhouse, Mcniel, H.A. Moon, Albany, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Shapsburg, Carlisle, York, Loundon, and Bedford. The horn was likely carved and carried shortly after the construction of the new fort by a participant of the Forbes expedition as the names and locations generally correspond to the names known in 1758 culminating, of course, with Ft Pitt.Today parts of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US Route 30 parallel the old Forbes Trail with key road markers westbound in Bedford and Westmorland County. As well as commemorating the Forbes Road and the ultimate capture of Ft. Duquesne, it is appealing to think of this historic horn in practical terms as a sort of portable road map anticipating the thrust of future frontier travel. Of course, the major significance of the Forbes Road in the decades following the French & Indian War was as a major land route into the heart of the prime Ohio country connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Condition: Very good. Nice even patina overall.Starting Price: $5500
Miscellaneous Lot including crown 1893 LVI, halfcrown 1818 both VG, 3 x halfcrowns 1940, 1945 (x2) VF to EF, 5 x farthings 1674, 1799 (x2), 1866 and 1880 VG to AVF, halfpenny 1877 VF and other pre-decimal bronze, a brass 1 pistol coin weight and a Middlesex anti-revolutionary halfpenny token 1794 in `Political & Social Series` obv. map of France `Honor Trodden Under Foot etc` rev. `May Great Britain Ever Remain the Reverse` VF+, and other coins
Arrowsmith - Highland Roads & Bridges - Caledonian Canal Report of the Commissioners... 1807-1816. Folio, incomplete volume (beginning pp. 9 of Third report), 16 mainly folding maps, hand coloured in outline, contemporary half calf, worn, lacking backstrip and lower board, early leaves loose; Scott, David The history of Scotland... Westminster, 1727. Folio, frontispiece, folding map, contemporary calf gilt, worn, hinges splitting, frontispiece and title torn, waterstained. Sold not subject to return (2)
Italy - France - Blaeu, W. J. Domino Fiorentino. Amsterdam, c.1640. Hand coloured, approx. 39 by 49cm, framed and glazed; [Idem] Artesia comitatus - Artois. Amsterdam, c.1640. Hand coloured, approx. 50 by 38cm, previous folds, fading, framed and glazed; Ortelius, Abraham Tusciae antiquae typus. Antwerp, 1584. Hand coloured, approx. 34 by 50cm., text on verso, framed and glazed; and another small Italian map (4)
Keysler, Johann Georg Antiquitates selectae Septentrionales et Celticae. Hanover, 1720. 8vo, frontispiece, title in red and black, 16 [of 18] plates, heavily foxed and browned, some plates tape repaired, modern morocco gilt; Curtius Historia Alexandri magni Regis Macedonum.... "Historiarum libri." Leiden: Elzevir, 1633. 12mo, engraved title, folding map, contemporary vellum, bookplate; Robertson, Alexander Poems on various subjects and occasions. Edinburgh, [c.1750]. 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, red label, modern portrait taped to front endpaper, bookplate of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss; St John, John Mary, Queen of Scots, a tragedy. London, 1789. 8vo, contemporary spotted calf gilt, rubbed at edges, bookplate as previous; Home, John The dramatic works of... London, 1790. 8vo, presentation copy from the author, contemporary calf gilt, hinges cracking; and 5 others (10)
Scotland - Macpherson, James Fingal, an ancient epic poem. London, 1762. First edition, vignette title, [bound with] Temora... London, 1763. 4to, vignette title, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, hinges cracking; Hall, Rev. James Travels in Scotland by an unusual route... London, 1807. 8vo, lacking folding map, engraved plates, original boards, worn, boards loose; Giles, J. Drawings of Aberdeenshire castles. Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1936. 8vo, frontispiece, original green cloth gilt; Pennant, Thomas Antiquities & scenery of the north of Scotland. London, 1780. 8vo, engraved title & plates, contemporary calf gilt, worn at edges, boards loose; Laing, Henry Descriptive catalogue of impressions from ancient Scottish seals. Edinburgh, 1850. 4to, frontispiece, presentation copy from the author, ink inscription on title, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed at edges, foxing; and 9 others (15)
Anderson, George William A new, authentic and complete collection of voyages round the world... London: for Alex Hogg, [no date]. Folio, portrait frontispiece, folding map, with c. 60 engraved plates only, 19th century calf, worn, lacking backstrip, boards loose, title and p. 341 torn (with loss of text). Sold not subject to return.
Jacob, Gertrude L. The Raja of Saráwak. London: MacMillan & Co., 1876. 8vo, 2 volumes, map, 2 engraved plates, original brown cloth, spine gilt, wear to both spines, some foxing, pencil notes, inscription on title of volume I reads: "H.J. Ussher from Brooke. May 7th 77", photographs of, "The present Raja and Rance [Rani] of Saráwak", Charles and Alice Brooke, have been attached to the inside cover of each volume by a previous owner (2)
Johnston, Sir Harry George Grenfell and the Congo. London: Hutchison & Co., 1908. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece to each volume, original brown cloth gilt, lacking dustwrappers, some rubbing to lower boards, interiors clean, bookplates; Hawker, George The life of George Grenfell. London, 1909. Second edition, 8vo, original cloth gilt, foxing; Smith, Rev. Edwin The Ila-speaking of Northern Rhodesia. London: Macmillan and Co., 1920. First edition, 8vo, frontispieces, folding map, original green cloth gilt; Hobley, C.W. Ethnology of A-Kamba and other East African tribes. Cambridge, 1910. 8vo, original red cloth gilt, rubbed, library stamp to title, later endpapers; Kumm,. H.K. Khont-hon-nofer. London, 1910. 8vo, colour frontispiece, plates, original cloth gilt, rubbed; Froude, J.A. Two lectures on South Africa. London, 1880. 8vo, original cloth gilt, uncut, bookplate; and 10 others on Africa (18) Provenance: Provenance: Society Writers to His Majesty`s Signet, bookplates in first two volumes.
Newcastle The picture of Newcastle upon Tyne... Newcastle, 1812. 8vo, folding map frontispiece [heavily torn and creased], later grained calf gilt, some worming to upper board; Parson, W. & White, W. History, directory and gazetteer of the counties of Durham and Northumberland. Newcastle, 1827. 8vo, volume 1 only, contemporary calf gilt (2)
Robertson, William The history of America. London: printed for W. Strahan, 1777. First edition, 4to, 2 volumes, folding plate, lacking maps, modern half calf gilt, backstrips stained; Yule, Capt. Henry A narrative of the mission... to the court of Ava in 1855. London, 1858. 4to, 3 maps, 27 plates, lacking large folding map in pocket, modern half red morocco gilt, later endpapers (2)
Rogers, Woodes Nieuwe Reize naa de Zuidsee, van daar naa Oost-Indien, en verder rondom de Waereld. Amsterdam: J.O. & H. van de Gaete, 1715. 4to, 4 folding maps, 4 engraved plates, contemporary vellum, lacks world map, engraved frontispiece and 2 index leaves at end, two maps torn without loss, some dampstaining and spotting, a few leaves loose
Switzerland - Ebel, M.J.G. The traveller`s guide through Switzerland. London: printed for Samuel Leigh, 1820. New edition, 8vo, 2 volumes [including Atlas], frontispiece to text volume, atlas volume contains 5 folding plates and folding hand coloured map [linen backed], text volume in contemporary green morocco gilt, neatly rebacked, modern endpapers, atlas volume in original half morocco, original paper label to upper board, rebacked, guards neatly replaced, some slight offsetting to title of text volume otherwise interiors clean (2)
Belzoni, Giuseppe Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Eygpt and Nubia. London: J. Murray, 1820. First edition, text volume only, lacking atlas, 4to, [iii-XIX] 483, engraved frontispiece and 1 plate, contemporary half calf, spotting, several library stamps, lacks map and half-title, no leaf of Greek text at p. 338, worn, lacks spine
Belzoni, Giuseppe Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs and excavations, in Eygpt and Nubia. London: John Murray, 1821. Second edition, text volume only, lacking atlas, 4to, [iii-xix, 533], lithographed frontispiece portrait, folding map, and 1 plate, leaf of Greek text at p.338, contemporary half calf, several library stamps, some spotting
Buckingham, James Silk Travels among the Arab tribes inhabiting the countries East of Syria and Palestine. London: Longman &c., 1825. First edition, 4to, [xvi, 669], folding map, wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary half calf, several library stamps, library stamp at head of Preface deleted, some spotting and dampstaining, slightly rubbed, marbled paper of upper board lacking
Edwards, Bryan The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies. London: J. Stockdale, 1801. Third edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, 22 engraved plates and maps, some folding, contemporary calf, map of W. Indies with light loss, spotted, a few leaves and one board detached, one plate torn, very worn, library stamp on titles (3)
Fraser, James Baillie Journal of a tour through part of the Snowy Range of the Himala Mountains. London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820. First edition, 4to, folding map, half-title, library stamps, spotting, especially to title and map, stain in upper margin to first 60 pages, contemporary half calf, lacks spine, covers detached
German medicine & natural history, a quantity, including Troja, Michel Neue beobachtungen und versuche über die Knochen. Erlangen, 1828. 4to, 5 engraved plates, [bound with] Ebermaier, Carl H. Ueber den Schwamm der Schädelknochen und die Schwammartigen Auswüchse der harten Hirnhaut. Dusseldorf, 1829. 4to, 10 lithographed plates, 2 hand coloured; half calf, spotted, library stamps, covers detached; Walther, Johann G. Sylva medica opulentissima. Budissae: F. Arnst, 1679. 4to, folding frontispiece portrait, title in red and black, later calf, title dust-soiled and with library stamp, browning, lacks upper board, lacks part of one index leaf; Zwelfer, Johann Pharmacopoeia Augustana reformata. Dordrecht: V. Caimax, 1672. 4to, additional engraved title, contemporary calf, engraved title with library stamp, slightly soiled and slightly frayed in fore-margin, worn, upper cover detached; Wildberg, C.F.L. Bibliotheca medicinae publicae. Berlin, 1819. 2 volumes, 8vo, half calf, spotting; Weber, W. & E. Mechanik der menschlichen Gehwerkzeuge. Göttingen, 1836. 8vo, 12 folding plates, half calf, spotting; Engelhardt, Moritz von & K. von Raumer. Geognostische Umrisse von Frankreich, Grossbrittannien. Berlin, 1816. 4to, hand-coloured folding map, half calf, spotted, worn, lacks spine; Oken, L. & G. Kiefer. Beiträge zur verlichenden Zoologie. Bamberg, 1806. Part 1 only, 4to, 3 folding plates, original boards, uncut; Müller, O.F. Naturgeschichte einiger Wurm-Alten. Copenhagen, 1800. 4to, title vignette & 19 engraved plates, cloth; Seiler, Burkhard W. Die Gebärmutter und das ei des Menschen. Dresden, 1832. Folio, 12 plates, 2 hand-coloured, half calf, spotting, rubbed; Duftschmid, Kaspar Fauna Austriae. Linz & Leipzig, 1805. 8vo, volume 1 only, cloth; Huschke, Emil Schaedel, hir und Seele des Menschen. Jena, 1854. Folio, 6 lithographed plates, original boards, worn; Braune, W. Die Oberschenkelvene des Menschen. Leipzig, 1873. 4to, 6 coloured plates, original boards, worn; Wagner, Rudolph Sechz Kupfertafeln zu Rudolph Wagner`s Abhandlung. Gottingen, 1860. 4to, 6 plates, loose as issued in original boards, dampstained, worn; and others, mainly 19th century, medical and some natural history, original wrappers, calf or half calf, mostly worn, library stamps; sold not subject to return (quantity)
India -- Jacquemont, Victor Letters from India, describing a journey in the British dominions of India, Tibet, Lahore and Cashmere. London: E. Churton, 1834. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, lithographed portrait and folding map, contemporary half calf, library stamp to title of volume 2 and several leaves of text, small tear to map without loss, slightly spotted, slightly rubbed
Madagascar - Ellis, Rev. William History of Madagascar. London: Fisher, Son & Co., [c.1838]. 2 volumes, 8vo, folding map, folding plan and 10 lithographed plates (including hand-coloured frontispiece in volume 1), illustrations in text, original embossed cloth, library stamp to title and several other leaves, spotting to frontispiece & title
Orkney Islands -- Barry, Dr. G. History of the Orkney Islands. Second edition, with corrections and additions by the Rev. James Headrick. London: Longman &c., 1808. 4to, folding map, 11 plates (1 folding), contemporary half calf, several library stamps, slight spotting, heavily rubbed, upper joint splitting
Park, Mungo Travels in the interior districts of Africa. London: G. & W. Nicol, 1799. Third edition, 4to, engraved portrait, 2 folding maps, folding chart and 5 plates, contemporary calf, some spotting and offsetting, library stamps to title, worn, one cover detached; Park, Mungo The journal of a mission to the interior of Africa, in the year 1805. London: J. Murray, 1815. First edition, 4to, half-title, folding map, library stamp on title, lacking upper board and spine; sold not subject to return (2)
Scandanavia - Acerbi, Joseph Travels through Sweden, Finland and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the years 1798 and 1799. London: J. Mawman, 1802. 2 volumes, 4to, portrait, folding map and 15 plates, 5 hand-coloured, contemporary half calf, several library stamps, dampstain to upper margin of volume 1, slightly spotted, bindings very worn
Sonnini, C.S. Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt. London: J. Debrett, 1800. 4to, portrait & 26 plates, lacking plate 28 and map, portrait crudely repaired, plate 1 torn, contemporary half calf, spotted and dampstained, upper cover detached, worn; Nordern, Frederick Lewis Travels in Egypt and Nubia. London: Lockyer Davis & C. Reymers, 1757. 8vo, 7 plates and maps, several folding, contemporary half calf, library blindstamp to title, spotting, covers detached, textblock split; Adams, A.L. Notes of a naturalist in the Nile valley and Malta. Edinburgh, 1870. 8vo, original cloth, library stamps (3)
MacDermot, E. T. "History of the Great Western Railway", Volume 1: 1833-1863 Part I, the Great Western Railway Company, Paddington Station London 1927 and Volume 1 part 2: 1833-1863, part 2 has a folding map frontis, part 1 has two folding maps, light brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, blind stamped ruled edges Smiles, Samuel (Ed.) "James Nasmyth, Enginneer and Autobiography", John Murray 1885, frontis portrait, various illus. throughout, a stamp presented by Mr Murray on title page, purple cloth, gilt titles Smiles, Samuel "Men of Invention and Industry", John Murray 1884, purple cloth, gilt titles, "Osborne`s Guide to the Grand Junction or Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester Railway...", second editions, Birmingham E. C. & W. Osborne 1838, large folding map to frontis, some loss in one corner, the frontis and title pages are loose, various other plans and ills., front board and backstrip detached, contemporary cloth, blind stamped decoration with gilt titles and price 3s 6d on backstrip Smiles, Samuel "Lives of the Engineers Bolton & Watt", John Murray 1904 and Smiles, Samuel "Life of George Stephenson", centenary edition, John Murray 1881, rebound within original pictorial boards showing "The Rocket" Williams, Frederick "The Midland Railway, Its Rise and Progress", printed for the author 1886, fifth edition, blue cloth, gilt decorations (9)
Hamilton Jenkin, A. K. "The Story of Cornwall", Thomas Nelson & Sons 1935, frontis portrait of Saltash railway bridge over the Tamar, built by Brunel, various other plates, red cloth, endpapers showing map of Cornwall Rogers, C.C. "Cornish Silhouettes", John Lane, The Bodley Head 1924, orange cloth and other volumes (6)
Maxwell, Marius "Stalking Big Game With a Camera in Equatorial Africa, With a Monograph on the African Elephant", plates after photographs by the author, London William Heinemann Ltd. 1925, folding map, some folding plates of elephants, numerous ills., brown cloth with gilt titles to spine but front board scratched and backstrip and edges beginning to wear Sharp, Henry "The Gun: Afield and Afloat", Chapman & Hall 1904, numerous photographic and other ills., frontis with tissue guard, green cloth, gilt titles, gilt hare on front board and partridge on backstrip Street, A. G. "Moonraking", illus. Lionel Edwards, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1936, yellow cloth and one other volume (4)
"The Book of Common Prayer.." Oxford University Press, 1872, blue velvet binding with brass coloured metal edges, clasp and insignia, inside cover velvet with satin lined ffep and also at the back, a.e.g, with a silk book mark together with Blair, the Rev. David "The Universal Preseptre", (1832?), folding map of the world, numerous engraved plates, binding completely loose, boards detached, backstrip torn and loss (2)
A collection of framed and glazed hand tinted maps comprising `The Road from Monmouth to Lanbedr circa 1720`, verso a map from Abergaveny to Monmouth, 18x12cm, road map of Burton Ferry to Cats Ash, label verso states Ogilby/Senex 1719, 17x22cm, a map of Monmouthshire, giving a list of the town markets and the dates, label verso states Monmouth Badesdale 1742, 15x15cm, map of South Wales containing the borough and market towns, rivers, roads, etc by Eman Bowen geographer to His Late Majesty, engraved for The General Magazine & Art Sciences for W Owen at Temple Bar, 1762, 17x19cm (4)
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