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Click here to subscribeAN UNUSUAL 1930s HAND-MODELLED RELIEF MAP OF LAKE DISTRICT based on an Ordnance Survey Relief Tourist Map, One Inch to One Statute Mile, vertical scale of one eighteenth inch to 50 feet, signed in ink "Williamson 1936" lower right, the whole with inscribed fell, lake and village names plus naturalistic colouring, in a glazed pine case, 95cm x 75cm, (37.4in x 29.5in)
A large mid 20th century silk map of Burma and Siam, a paper map of Burma dated 1925 with Japanese overprinting, together with contemporary pages of intelligence reports on the Japanese and their military formations, two Japanese military postcards and a 1941 dated Christmas card sent from a German Prison of War Camp
Milne (A.A.). The House at Pooh Corner, 1st ed., 1928, b & w illusts. by Ernest H. Shepard, printed endpapers, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, spine faded, together with Winnie-The-Pooh, 3rd ed., 1927, b & w illusts. by E.H. Shepard, printed map endpapers, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, with Now We are Six, 2nd ed., 1927, b & w illusts. by Shepard, printed endpapers with contemp. inscription, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, spine slightly faded, plus When We were Very Young, 16th ed., 1927, b & w illusts. by Shepard, printed endpapers, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt in worn & torn d.j., all 8vo (4)
Stevenson (Robert Louis). Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751, 1st ed., Cassell & Co., 1886, half-title with contemp. owner's inscription and tipped-in newspaper cutting, folding litho map (detached), pubs. ads. at rear, orig. cloth gilt, frayed at head & foot of spine, spine discoloured and with small nick, 8vo (1)
"Bible [English]. The Bible: Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke..., Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1614, General and New Testament titles present, woodcut head & tailpieces, black letter text throughout, closed tear at head of General title, bound without Speed's Genealogies & map, lacks leaf after general title (leaf *2), leaf after New Testament title (*a) torn with loss at head, leaf Ccc7 trimmed to foredge margin with loss of text & printed marginal notes, some soiling, fraying and tears mostly to pages in New Testament, numerous early annotations throughout, bound with Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances, or Large and Ample Tables Alphabeticall..., Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1613, woodcut head & tailpieces, marginal annotations, some soiling and text a little close trimmed, early 19th c. gilt dec. calf, upper joint split and old repair to lower joint, extrems. slightly worn, 4to. General title dated 1614, New Testament and Concordance dated 1613. Herbert 330. (1)"
"Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New..., Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1632, general and New Testament woodcut titles present (slight loss to upper inner corner of NT title and supplied in facsimile), genealogies and double-page map present, lacks leaves Kk, Kk8 & Rr8, some loss to Fff6 (repaired), few other small repairs, occ. contemp. annotations including to verso of NT title & Rrr8, bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins..., 1632, some early marginallia to title, last leaf (O8) repaired with archival tissue, some light damp staining and soiling, recent endpapers, contemp. calf with brass central bosses and corner pieces (upper board lacks both corner pieces at joint & lower board lacks one corner piece at joint), lacks clasps, recent reback, 4to. Herbert 460. (1)"
"Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments..., printed by George Eyre & Andrew Strahan, 1826, hand-col. aquatint frontis., dec. border to general & NT title, folding hand-col. eng. map, folding hand-col. aquatint plan of Jerusalem and forty-nine hand-col. aquatint plts., general title and dedication leaf torn & frayed to edges, p.1189/1190 detached & torn with loss, a.e.g., contemp. straight-grain maroon morocco, elaborate gilt & blind dec. including relief work to boards, 4to (1)"
"Cobbett (William). A Year's Residence, in the United States of America, 3rd ed., 1822, folding eng. map, foxed, and with short handling tear, modern qtr. morocco gilt, large 12mo, together with Cobbett's Tour in Scotland; and in the Four Northern Counties of England: in the Autumn of the Year 1832, 1st ed., 1833, lightly browned throughout, hinges split, contemp. half calf, rebacked, large 12mo, plus Cottage Domestic Economy, pub. Crockers, Frome, 1829, prelim. leaves lightly foxed, contemp. roan-backed boards, spine rubbed and faded, 12mo in 6's, plus four others by Cobbett similar (7)"
"Fuller (Thomas). The Historie of the Holy Warre, 2nd ed., Cambridge, 1640, addn. copper eng. title (lined to verso and slight loss to inner margin), printed title with woodcut border, folding eng. map (closed tears to folds), lacks 'A declaration of the frontispiece', leaf I4 excised with loss of text, final leaf detached, few marks and occ. slight fraying to margins, contemp. calf, boards worn and detached, folio (1)"
"Hamilton (William, Sir). Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and other Volcanos ..., to which are added, Explanatory Notes by the Author, hitherto unpublished, new ed., printed for T. Cadell, 1774, folding map, five eng. plts. (offset), light general browning, contemp. calf, slightly rubbed, joints cracked, 8vo (1)"
"Rogers (Thomas). The Faith, Doctrine, and Religion, Professed, and Protected in the Realme of England, and Dominions of the Same. Expressed in Thirty Nine Articles, 1633, inner joints repaired, contemp. sheep, old repairs to boards, modern rebacks, 4to, together with Church of England, A Collection of Articles, Canons, Injunctions, &c. Together with Several Acts of Parliament Concerning Ecclesiastical Matters; Some whereof are to be Read in Churches, 1713, near contemp. calf, leather surface very rubbed and worn, extrems. worn, 8vo, and Warren (Erasmus), Geologia: or, A Discourse Concerning the Earth Before the Deluge..., 1790, annotations to margins, some slight soiling and minor marks, last three leaves repired to margins, contemp. calf, 4to, plus St. Davids, T.), Tracts on the Origin and Independence of the Ancient British Church; on the Supremacy of the Pope..., 2nd ed., 1815, hand-col. folding eng. map frontis., later 19th c. half calf gilt, 8vo, plus three others related including the Modern Fanatick by Bisset, 1710; A Sermon by Gilbert Burnet, 1681 and A Discourse Concerning a Judge of Controversies by William Sherlock, 1686 (7)"
"Winstanley (William). England's Worthies. Select Lives of the MOst Eminent Persons of the English Nation, from Constantine the Great, Down to these Times, pub. 1684, eng. frontis. (with early manuscript notes to verso), lacks free endpapers, contemp. calf, upper board detached and spine worn at head & foot, 8vo, together with [Sandys, George], Anglorum Speculum, or The Worthies of England, in Church and State. Alphabetically Digested into the Several Shires and Counties therein Contained..., 1684, half-title present, later free endpapers, contemp. calf, neat modern reback, 8vo, with William III, The Life of William III. Late King of England, and Prince of Orange..., 2nd ed., 1703, eng. port. frontis., nine eng. pts. and one folding map, contemp. calf, slight wear at head of spine, 8vo, and Webb (W., pub.), A Complete Collection of Protests from the Year MDCXLI to the Present Year MDCCXXXVII, pub. 1737, contemp. calf, slight wear to joints, 8vo, with Church of England, Valor Beneficiorum: or, A Valuation of all Ecclesiastical Preferments in England and Wales. To which is Added a Collection of Choice Presidents Relating to Eccelsiastical Affairs, 1695, eng. frontis., contemp. calf, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 12mo, plus Clarendon (Edward, Earl of), The Proceedings in the House of Commons, Touching the Impeachment of Edward Late Earl of Clarendon, Lord High-Chancellour of England, Anno 1667..., pub. 1700, recent endpapers, contemp. calf, upper joint & spine worn, slim 8vo (6)"
"Hobb (Robin). The Farseer. I:The Assassin's Apprentice, lst ed., Harper Collins 1995, double page map, orig. cloth in d.j., together with Gregory, (Susanna), A Plague on Both your Houses, lst ed., St Martin's Press, New York, 1996, author's signed presentation inscription on title, two single-page plans, orig. boards with d.j., plus Hill (Reginald), There are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union, and Other Stories, lst ed., Collins Crime Club, 1987, orig. cloth in d.j., with other modern lst eds., etc., several signed or inscribed (Armistead Maupin, Sir Alec Rose, Philip Ziegler, Robert Goddard, John Francome and Simon Scarrow) all 8vo, (18)"
"Williams (Alfred). Nature and Other Poems, 1st ed., 1912, signed by the author on the title-page, foxed, untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Songs in Wiltshire, 1st ed., 1909, signed by the author on the title-page, endpapers foxed, minor worming to same and in blank margin of final few leaves, address label on rear pastedown, untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, upper cover damp spotted, 8vo, plus Villages of the White Horse, 1st ed., 1913, signed by the author on the title-page, map frontis., first and final leaves foxed, free endpapers browned, address label on rear pastedown, edges foxed, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. frayed at ends and faded, 8vo, plus three other Alfred Williams items (6)"
"Atkinson (Thomas Witlam). Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seben Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, The Kirghis Steepes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia, 1858, hand-col. litho frontis., (slightly damp stained), col. & tinted litho plts., folding map at rear, some slight damp staining and occ. spotting, orig. gilt dec. green cloth, slight wear to joints, 8vo (1)"
"Benoist (Felix). La Normandie Illustree Monuments, Sites et Costumes de la Seine-Inferieure, de l'Eure, du Calvados, de l'Orne et de la Manche, 2 vols., Nantes, 1852, five tinted litho. titles, one map, 150 tinted litho. views and costume plates only (of 152), light foxing to margins, a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. buckram, volume one with loss to spine and covers detached, folio (2)"
"Buffier (Claude). Geographie Universelle, exposee dans les differentes methodes qui peuvent abreger l'etude, & faciliter l'usage de cette science, revised ed., Paris, 1770, seventeen folding eng. maps (of 18), lacking map of the Netherlands, some marks, old ink annotations to half title and final leaf of text, endpapers excised, contemp. calf, rubbed and some wear, spine gilt, outer corners bumped, 8vo (1)"
"Chenier (Louis de). The Present State of the Empire of Morocco. Its Animals, Products, Climate, Soil, Cities, Ports, Provinces, Coins, Weights, and Measures. With the Language, Religion, Laws, Manners, Customs, and Character, of the Moors; the History of the Dynasties since Edris; the Naval Force and Commerce of Morocco; and the Character, Conduct, and Views, Political and Commercial, of the Reigning Emperor, 2 vols., 1st English ed., 1788, folding eng. map, contemp. polished calf, red morocco lettering pieces, spines a little chipped at head and joints partly cracked, 8vo Ex Heytesbury House library. (2)"
"Durand (E.R.). An Autumn Tour in Western Persia, 1st ed., 1902, b & w illusts. from photos., folding map (minor wear to one fold), 64 pp. pubs. ads. at rear, t.e.g., orig. cloth, rubbed and faded, together with Conway (Agnes Ethel), A Ride Through the Balkans on Classic Ground with a Camera. With Introduction by Sir Martin Conway, 1st ed., 1917, b & w illusts. from photos., single-page sketch map, 4 pp. pubs. ads. at rear, some minor fore edge spotting, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed on spine, and four others, various, all 8vo (6)"
"Etherton (Lieut. P.T.). Across the Roof of the World. A Record of Sport and Travel Through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamiers, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia, New York, [1911], half-title, photogravure port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos., folding map, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. pict. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, inner front hinge strained, 8vo (1)"
"Forbes (James D.). Travels Through the Alps of Savoy and other parts of the Pennine Chain, with Observations on the Phenomena of Glaciers, 2nd ed., revised, Edinburgh, 1845, half-title, nine litho. plts., two eng. maps (incl. large folding map at rear), nine topographical sketch maps, all correct as list, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, spine sunned, minor wear to head and foot, 8vo (1)"
"Hamilton (William Richard). Remarks on Several Parts of Turkey. Part 1, Aegyptiaca, or Some Account of the Antient and Modern State of Egypt, As Obtained in the Years 1801 & 1802, Atlas only, 1809, no title or letterpress, engraved map and twenty-four etchings by J. Powell incl. twelve double-page plts. and one folding, occ. light scattered spotting and a few short marginal tears, orig. boards, worn with covers detached, folio Blackmer 780. Hamilton's most important work. The plates, etchings by J.Powell, are after drawings by Charles Hayes. (1)"
"Kelly (Christopher). A New and Complete System of Universal Geography... vol. 2 only, 1819, twenty-five eng. maps, of which eight are folding, incl. world map frontis., numerous eng. views and plts., addn. eng. title a little dusty, occ. minor foxing, rear hinge split, front endpapers renewed, contemp. calf gilt, worn, with upper joint cracked, thick 4to, together with Brookes (Richard), The General Gazetteer: or, Compedious Geographical Dictionary... 3rd ed., 1773, eight eng. folding maps, some fraying to fore-margins, two plts. detached, prelim. leaves foxed, contemp. calf, defective, lacking upper cover, 8vo in 4's (2)"
"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 ed., 1819, b&w port. frontis., folding eng. map, and five hand-col. aqua plts., inc. two views and three plts. of costume, occn. minor marks, modern dark green full morocco, gilt dec. spin, 8vo (1)"
"Roth (Abraham). The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau. Ascended for the First Time by Abraham Roth and Edmund von Fellenberg, 1st ed., Coblenz, Karl Baedeker, 1863, half-title, eleven col. litho. plts. incl. one double-page, two wood-eng. plts., folding map at rear, orig. pict. front wrapper (dust soiled), retained in recent cloth gilt, slim 8vo Neate R77. 'Finely illustrated book'. (1)"
"Bartlett (W.H. & Coyne, J. Stirling, and others). The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. in 1, pub. James S. Virtue, c.1840, addn. eng. titles to each vol. (foxed), 118 steel eng. views, lacking map of Ireland, some marginal water-staining, a.e.g., contemp. half calf gilt, worn, 4to (1)"
"Blenheim Palace. A New Description of Blenheim, the Seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Paintings, Tapestry, and Furniture; a Picturesque Tour of the Gardens & Park; and a General Description of the China Gallery, &c. with a Preliminary Essay on Landscape Gardening, 8th ed., Oxford, 1810, 150pp., eng. frontis. and folding eng. map, contemp. half calf, some wear to joints & extrems., 12mo, together with Cuzner (Samuel), Hand-Book to Froome-Selwood, pub. S. Cuzner, Froome-Selwood, [c.1865], eng. frontis., twelve eng. plts. (inc. 1 duplicate plt.), upper portion of title excised with loss of first line of title, recent endpapers, orig. cloth, rebacked, 8vo, with Akerman (John Younge), A Glossary of Provincial Words and Phrases in use in Wiltshire, 1842, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, orig. cloth, printed paper label to upper board, 12mo, plus two others relating to Shepton Mallet & Froome (5)"
"Cole (G. & Roper, J.). The British Atlas; Comprising a Complete Set of County Maps of England and Wales; with a General Map of Navigable Rivers and Canals; and Plans of Cities and Principle Towns, 1810, two general index maps and fifty-six hand-col. county maps, plus twenty-one uncol. eng. town plans, all correct as list, occ. spotting, mostly marginal to county maps, heavier spotting or browning to several town plans, contemp. half calf, rubbed, 4to. Chubb, p. 249. (1)"
"[Cromwell, Thomas Kitson]. Excursions in the County of Surrey: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations..., 1821, addn. eng. title, forty-five eng. plts. inc. frontis. (title calls for 50 engs. including a map), untrimmed, orig. printed boards with cloth spine, slightly rubbed & scuffed, 8vo (1)"
"Hoare (Sir Richard Colt). The History of Modern Wiltshire. Hundred of Branch and Dole, 1825, eng. map & ten eng. plts. (correct as list), occ. minor spotting, orig. printed wrappers, folio, together with The History of Modern Wiltshire. Hundreds of Everley, Ambresbury, and Underditch, 1826, double-page eng. map, fifteen eng. plts. and plans, occ. minor spotting, orig. printed wrappers, folio, with The History of Modern Wiltshire, Hundred of Chalk, 1833, port. frontis., hand-col. double-page eng. map, three eng. plts., some spotting and staining orig. printed wrappers, folio (3)"
"Hutchins (John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset: Compiled from the Best and Most Ancient Historians, Inquisitiones Post Mortem, and Other Valuable Records and MSS. in the Public Offices, and Libraries, and in Public Hands. With a Copy of Domesday Book..., 2 vols., 1st ed., 1774, large folding eng. county map (with closed tears repaired with adhesive tape), fifty-five eng. plts., maps and plans, incl. many folding (of 59), illusts. to text, illusts. to text, pedigrees, list of subscribers, title to vol. 1 creased, few plts. and plans with repaired closed tears, contemp. half calf gilt, rebacked with orig. morocco labels to spine, folio, together with a loosely inserted autographed letter signed from the author to Dr (William) Stukeley, refering to a barrow near Higher Stirthill Farm in the parish of Burton Bradstock and also Aubrey's Monumenta Brittannica and also with an ALS from John Nichols, publisher & editor to Thomas Bartlett. Armorial bookplate of Sir Richard Carr Glynn to upper pastedown of vol. 1. Upcott pp. 174-80. (2)"
"Langdale (Thomas). A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire; Containing the Names of all the Towns, Villages, Hamlets, Gentleman's Seats, Etc., in the County of York, Alphabetically Arranged under the head of the North, East, and West Ridings... , pub. Northallerton, 1822, folding eng. map and table of distances, recent good quality speckled calf gilt, 8vo (1)"
"Leigh (Samuel, pub.). Leigh's New Pocket Atlas, of England and Wales, Consisting of Fifty-Five Maps of the Counties, and a General Map, 1820, half title, addn. engraved title, folding general map (with 10 cm closed tear), 55 uncol. eng. county maps, 12 pp. publishers catalogue to rear, orig. publishers half morocco gilt with paper label to upper cover, sl. rubbed, 12mo (1)"
"Ogilby (John, and Morgan, William). The Traveller's Pocket-Book: or, Ogilby and Morgan's Book of The Roads Improved and Amended, in a method never before attempted, 2nd ed., corrected, n.d., c. 1761, folding eng. map frontis. (with closed tear, without loss), contemp. sheep, rubbed and scuffed, small square 8vo (1)"
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