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Click here to subscribePoland. Petrini (Paolo), Stati Della Corona Di Polonia Divisa nele sue Principali Provincie e Palatinati..., Naples, circa 1700, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring and some later enhancement, 430 x 550 mmQty: (1)Footnote: An uncommon map of Poland. Petrini's maps are typically based upon the work of Nicolas Sanson, although this example credits Nicolas's son, Guillaume Sanson.
Prussia. Van der Aa (Pieter), La Prusse suivant les Nouvelles Observations..., Leiden, circa 1714, hand-coloured engraved map, with a printed 'picture frame' border, mounted in a triple-aperture mount with two other examples, one uncoloured and one slightly later state without the picture frame border, two maps trimmed to the neatline of the upper margin, 265 x 385 mm, framed and glazed, together with Bonne (Rigobert). Royaume de Prusse, circa 1785, two hand-coloured engraved maps, displayed in a double-aperture mount, each approximately 235 x 345 mm, framed and glazed, with another six maps of Prussia, with examples by or after Munster, De L'Isle, Ortelius/Coignet, Kitchin, Walch and Munster/Solinus, small format, good condition, the Munster/Solinus framed and glazedQty: (9)
Railway Maps. The Railways throughout England & Wales, to the capital of Scotland, London: H. Tuck, 1840, lithographic map with contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title, some staining, verso to one section with adhered printed publisher's advertisement, 573 x 476 mm, inside upper board with printed Railway Compendium, bound in original cloth (soiled with some wear), printed label to upper board, with calligraphic title and steam engine vignette, somewhat soiled and rubbed, with ink manuscript date added, together with: Cheffins's Map of the English & Scotch Railways, London: C.F. Cheffins, 1848, lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the principal railways in Scotland, folding Cornwall extension, some discolouration and soiling, 708 x 580 mm, bound in original blind-stamped and gilt-lettered cloth, soiled and somewhat rubbed, plus: Wyld's Road Director, through England and Wales, London: James Wyld, 1857, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, a trifle dust-soiled with some minor marks, slight wear where folds cross, 637 x 577 mm, without slipcase, and two others similar: Black's Road & Railway Travelling Map of England [cover-title], London: A. & C. Black, circa 1870; A Map of England & Wales ... shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers and canals, London: S. Lewis & Co., 1839, two parts only (of 4), various sizes and conditionQty: (6)
Russia. De Vaugondy (Gilles Robert), Partie Occidentale de l'Empire de Russie, où se Trouve Distinguée la Russie Europeenne..., Paris, 1750, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 475 x 590 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Bowen (Emanuel). A New and Accurate Map of the Whole Russian Empire and contain'd both in Europe and Asia..., circa 1747, hand-coloured engraved map, 350 x 465 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)
Sheffield. Fairbank (W. & J.), A Map of the Town and Environs of Sheffield, 1808, large uncoloured engraved map, some spotting and dust soiling, slight creasing and lightly toned, two long repaired tears affecting the printed image, slight marginal fraying, laid on canvas, 1025 x 860 mmQty: (1)Footnote: Rare. Copac records only three institutional copies.
South Wales. Jansson (Jan), Principatus Walliae pars Australis vulgo South-Wales, 1646, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight offsetting, 415 x 520 mm French text on verso, together with Blome (Richard). A Generall Map of South Wales wherein are the Countyes of Glamorgan, Carmarden, Pembrock, Cardigan, Brecknock, Radnor [1673], hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, slight fraying to the margins, one repaired closed tear affecting the printed surface, 345 x 460 mm, with Schenk (P. & Valk G.). Principatus Walliae pars Australis vulgo South-Wales, Amsterdam, circa 1715, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, occasional wormholes, slight spotting to the margins, 410 x 510 mm, plus Bowen (Emanuel). A New and Accurate Map of South Wales, containing the Counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Glamorgan, Brecknock & Radnor..., Carington Bowles, [1729 or later], two engraved sheets (only of six showing parts of Pembroke and Cardiganshire), both with contemporary outline colouring, some professional marginal restoration, each approximately 595 x 480 mm, and Walker (J. & A.). Map of South Wales drawn from Trionometrical Surveys, 1833, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 630 x 785 mm, marbled endpapers with publisher's printed title label to one cover, with Morden (Robert). South Wales [1695 or later], uncoloured engraved map, 360 x 430 mmQty: (7)
South Wales. Kitchin (Thomas), A New Map of South Wales, containing the Counties of Radnor, Brecknock, Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Pembroke & Cardigan..., Laurie & Whittle, Robt. Wilkinson and Bowles & Carver, 1762, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, vignette view of St. David's Cathedral, slight mount staining, 425 x 510 mm, with Jansson (Jan). Principatus Walliae pars Australis vulgo South Wales, Amsterdam, circa 1660, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 410 x 515 mm, no text on verso, together with Darton (W. & Son, publishers). A New Map of South Wales divided into its six Counties or Shires and the Parliamentary Divisions, circa 1835, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset vignette view of Swansea, slight staining, old folds, some repair and strengthening to the old folds on verso, 545 x 690 mm, with Morden (Robert). South Wales [1695], uncoloured engraved map, 360 x 430 mm, with another 22 engraved and lithographic maps of South Wales, including examples by or after Arrowsmith, J & C Walker, Bartholomew, Cary, Duncan, Cassell, Collins, Iliffe & Son, Mason & Payne, Johnston, Teesdale, Roscoe, George Philip and Morden, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQty: (26)
South West England. Mercator (Gerard), Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor, Breknoke, Herefordia & Wigornia, [1595 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, slight offsetting, 370 x 470 mm, French text on verso, together with Sanson (Nicolas). Provinces d'West, autrefois Royaume d'Westsex, ou sont Aujourdhuy les Comtés Hant-Shire, l'Isle de Wight, Barck-Sh., Wilt-Sh., Dorcet-Sh., Somerset-Sh., Devonish et Cornwall &c...., Paris, 1654, uncoloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, 370 x 530 mm, with Collins (Captain Greenville). Plymouth [and] The Severn or Channel of Bristol, circa 1690, two hand-coloured engraved sea charts, slight creasing to the Bristol Channel, each approximately 450 x 570 mmQty: (4)
Spain. Speed (John), Spaine Newly described with many adictions both in the attires of the people & the Setuations of their Cheifest Cities by John Sped 1626, George Humble [1627], hand-coloured carte-a-figures map with 10 vignettes of costumed figures to the vertical margins and 9 oval vignettes along the upper margin of principal cities, trimmed to the neatline along the upper margin, some marginal fraying and short closed tears, dust-stained and toned overall, slight offsetting and water staining, short split at the base of the central fold, 410 x 535 mm, English text on verso, together with Mercator (Gerard & Hondius H.). Andaluzia continens Sevillam et Cordubam, circa 1640, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight marginal fraying but not affecting the printed image, 355 x 500 mm, no text on verso, with De Vaugondy (Gilles Robert). Partie Meridionale des Etats de Castille..., Paris, 1751, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight staining to the central fold, short split at the base of the central fold, 485 x 565 mm, with two other large scale maps of Spain by Arrowsmith and Swanston, various conditionQty: (5)
Spain. Speed (John). Spaine Newly described with many adictions both in the attires of the people & the Setuations of their Cheifest Cities by John Sped 1626, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured carte-a-figures map with 10 vignettes of costumed figures to the vertical margins and 9 oval vignettes along the upper margin of principal cities, some creasing, central fold partially strengthened on verso, 420 x 535 mm, English text on versoQty: (1)
St. Petersburg. Homann (Johann Baptist), Topographische Vorstellung der Neuen Russischen Haupt-Residenz und See-Stadt St. Petersburg samt ihrer zu Erst Aufgerichten Vestug..., Nuremberg, circa 1720, engraved city plan with contemporary hand-colouring, large uncoloured allegorical cartouche, inset map of the River Neva, circular vignette of a view of Kronstadt Castle.500 x 590 mm, framed and glazed, Qty: (1)
The Potteries. Hargreaves (Thomas), To the Most Noble George Granville, Marquess of Stafford K. G. &c. &c. The Zealous Promoter of the Interests of the Several Towns and Liberal Patron of their Public Institutions, This Map of the Staffordshire Potteries & Newcastle, Including their Vicinities, Shewing the Limits of the Boroughs, Parishes, Townships, etc., Engraved from a Minute Trigonometrical Survey, is with permission dedicated..., Burslem, 1st May 1832, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title cartouche, table of explanation and compass rose, slight staining, marbled endpapers, 1580 x 1220 mmQty: (1)
Wales. Dodd (J.J.), Dame Venodotia Alias Modryb Gwen; A Map of North Wales, published H.Humphreys, Carnarvon, circa 1850, allegorical uncoloured lithographic map after H. Hughes showing North Wales as an old woman with a sack on her back, key plate below image, slight spotting, 315 x 255 mm, together with Harvey (William, pseud. Aleph). Wales, 1869, colour lithographic allegorical map of Wales depicting Owen Glendwr, originally published in "Geographical Fun", four lines of rhyming text below the image, 265 x 210 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Tennant (Lillian Lancaster). Wales, [Adam & Charles Black, 1912], colour photolithographic allegorical map composed of figures from Welsh mythology, dominated by an image of King Edward presenting the first Prince of Wales to the people, 200 x 150 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (3)
Wales. Jenner (Thomas - Van Langeren Jacob), A Table shewing the distances of the most of the Chiefe Townes in Wales, 1643, uncoloured engraved map below a mileage triangle, old folds, heavily stained, frayed along old folds with slight loss, laid on later paper, 225 x 220 mm, together with Saxton (Christopher & Hole G.). Glamorgan Comitatus qui olim pars Silurnum [1637], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, mileage scale and compass rose, slight staining, 270 x 335 mm, with Ogilby (John). The Continuation of the Road from London to St. Davids co. Pembroke Commencing at Burton-Ferry & Extending to St Davids, circa 1676, hand-coloured engraved strip road map, 335 x 440 mm, plus Morden (Robert). South Wales [1695], uncoloured engraved map, heavily spotted, 360 x 435 mm, and Dawson (R. K.). Swansea, circa 1835, town plan and map of the mouth of the River Tawe (as published) both with contemporary hand-colouring, supplied with a sheet of contemporary explanatory text, 330 x 195 mm, plus an uncoloured strip road map of Wales by J. Owen and E. Bowen, printed on both sides, 185 x 120 mmQty: (6)
Wales. Speed (John), Wales, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved map, twelve oval vignettes of principal cities to the vertical margins and inset views of Bangor, St. Davids, Llandaff and St Asaph, lower-left corner torn and repaired but with no loss to the printed surface, central fold partially repaired on the verso, occasional marginal closed tears, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQty: (1)
World. Bellin (Jacques Nicolas), Carte Reduite des Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre...., Paris, 1755, large engraved map of the world on a Mercator projection with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, decorative cartouche and advertisement, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, some creasing and dust soiling, 555 x 825 mmQty: (1)Footnote: An early state without the Depot de la Marine blind stamp or price.
World. Chamouin (Jean Baptiste Marie), Mappe-Mondes sur Diverses Projections, circa 1815, hand-coloured engraved double-hemisphere map with five additional hemispheral projections to the margins, old folds, very slight spotting, 325 x 480 mm, together with Bell (A.). Geography. Map of the World, Comprehending the latest Discoveries, circa 1797, hand-coloured engraved map of the world, old folds, 210 x 355 mm, with Neele (S. J.). A General Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection exhibiting all the New Discoveries and the Tracks of the different Circum Navigators, Allen & West 1795, hand-coloured engraved map of the world, old folds, long repaired closed tear affecting the printed image, right-hand margin partially trimmed to the neatline, border extended, 340 x 450 mm, plus Bell (A.). Geography. A Map of the World in three Sections, Describing the Polar Regions to the Tropics..., circa 1797, hand-coloured engraved hemispherical map of the north and south poles above a Mercator projection of the tropics, old folds, 240 x 430 mmQty: (4)
World. Lloyd (B. F. publisher), B. F. Lloyd & Co.s Map of the World, circa 1840, jigsaw map of the world in 76 pieces, with contemporary outline colouring, two small areas of taped repair, lacking two 'lugs', some dust soiling and slight staining, 450 x 530 mm, contained in a contemporary wooden box with a sliding lid and an engraved allegorical title cartouche with contemporary colouring to the box lid, box chipped with slight loss to one side, box size 225 x 170 x 60 mm, the box has a different publisher's name (J. Passmore), possibly a later edition or a 'marriage'Qty: (1)
World. Roberts (Lieutenant), A General Chart, exhibiting the discoveries made by Captn. James Cook in this and his two preceeding voyages with the tracks of the ships under his command, circa 1785, large uncoloured engraved map by W. Palmer on two conjoined sheets of the world on a Mercator projection, old folds, very slight offsetting and dust soiling, 610 x 930 mmQty: (1)
Ireland. A collection of approximately 210 topographical engravings, mostly 19th century, engraved topographical views, including examples by or after, Eastgate, Royce, Bartlett, Taylor, Winkles, Allom and Cousen, some duplicates, a few with later hand-colouring, together with an engraved map of Ireland by Sidney Hall, a mid-19th century manuscript map of Ireland and two pictorial regional maps of Ireland, originally published in Thomas Stafford's 'Pacata Hibernia' of 1633, but these examples are from the 4th edition of 1810, various sizes and conditionQty: (approx. 210)
Cary (John). Cary's New and Correct English Atlas..., 1793, title page, dedication and contents list, 47 (complete as list) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, each map with a tissue guard and a sheet of descriptive text, index bound at rear, some maps spotted, marbled endpapers, contemporary half calf with a gilt decorated spine, very slight wear to extremities, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Chubb. CCLXIII (but slight variant). Three of the maps have different publication dates. Leicestershire is dated 1792, Monmouth & Worcestershire, 1787.
Hall (Sidney). A Travelling County Atlas with all the Coach and Rail Roads..., 1842, title page a little stained, 43 double-page engraved maps and three folding (Scotland, Ireland & Wales), all with contemporary outline colouring, some offsetting throughout, later endpapers, contemporary morocco gilt, rebacked, some wear to extremities, 8vo, together with Smith (Charles). Smith's New Pocket Companion to the Roads of England and Wales and Part of Scotland...., 1827, folding engraved map of England and Wales with closed handling tear, calligraphic title, 126 engraved strip road maps printed on 42 sheets, map of the Isle of Wight and an index of roads bound at rear, slight spotting throughout, later endpapers, modern green calf with morocco gilt label to the upper cover, 8voQty: (2)
Hermannides (Rutgerus). Britannia magna, sive Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae et adjacentium insularum geographico-historica descriptio, 1st edition, Amsterdam: Gillis Jansz Valckenier, 1661, engraved additional title page (minor surface abrasion, early ink monogram to upper margin), 31 engraved folding plans (of 32: without London), some edge chips and short closed tears or splits to folds (a few repaired), Newport and Edinburgh maps detached along fold, general map 'Anglia' detached along one fold and with repaired tears, ink library stamps to title blank verso, 1st dedication page, and index final page, bookplate of The Free Library of Philadelphia, early 20th century brown morocco, rubbed, 3 corners showing, thick 12mo, together with: Cary (John), Cary's Traveller's Companion; or, a delineation of the turnpike roads of England and Wales ..., London: for G. & J. Cary, 1828, calligraphic title, contents list, and advertisement / explanation leaf, 42 engraved maps, (of 43: without Yorkshire), hand-coloured in outline, without the 16pp. list of towns, bound with: Cary's New Itinerary: or an accurate delineation of the great roads ..., 11th edition, London: G. & J. Cary, 1828, calligraphic title and dedication leaf, 7 regional maps on 6 folding sheets, hand-coloured in outline, without large folding map of England & Wales, some pale dampstaining to foot of gutters, stitching strained, one gathering proud, contemporary wallet-form diced morocco, worn with splits to folds, front cover detached, thick 8voQty: (2)
Ireland (Samuel). Picturesque Views, on the River Medway, from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex: with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood, London: T. & J. Egerton, 1793, sepia aquatint frontispiece and 28 hand-coloured aquatint plates, single-page map, woodcut illustrations, modern dark terracotta red morocco, gilt decorated spine, 4to, together with:Page (John Lloyd Warden), An Exploration of Exmoor and the Hill Country of West Somerset, with notes on its Archaeology, London: Seeley & Co., Ltd., 1890, half-title, mounted etched frontispiece, 17 plates (including three etched plates, remainder monochrome), folding map at rear, verso of front free endpaper with ownership signature of Walter D. Watney 26 March 1891, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth-covered boards with modern gilt-decorated morocco spine, 8vo (limited Large paper edition 72/250),Pinks (William J.), The History of Clerkenwell ... with additions by the editor Edward J. Wood, 2nd edition, London: Charles Herbert, 1881, wood engraved portrait frontispiece, plate and illustrations, hand-coloured folding lithograph map, endpapers renewed, original gilt and blind blocked cloth-covered boards with modern polished sheep spine, 4toQty: (3)
Phillips (Richard). An Atlas of the British Islands..., 1808, title page and contents list, double-page maps of the British Isles, Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland and Ireland 39 (complete as list) engraved county maps with contemporary hand-colouring, slight spotting, later endpapers, modern half-calf gilt, 8vo, together with Aikin (John). England Delineated; Or, A Geographical Description of Every County in England and Wales: with a Concise Account of its Most Important Products, Natural and Artificial, for the use of Young Persons, 2nd edition with additions and corrections, 1790, frontispiece of a folding engraved map of England and Wales, 42 uncoloured engraved maps, index bound at rear, slight spotting throughout, later endpapers, modern half calf gilt, 8voQty: (2)
Chunder (Bholanauth). The Travels of a Hindoo, to various parts of Bengal and Upper India, 2 volumes, London: N. Trübner, 1869, folding map frontispiece to volume 1, half-title to volume 1 only, stamp to title and a few other leaves, notations to half-title, pastedowns and endpapers of volume 1 stained, preliminaries of volume 1 with marginal damp-stains, lightly spotted, ownership inscription to title of volume 2, volume 1 original blue cloth, heavily worn, volume 2 contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, rubbed, 8voQty: (2)
Adams (John). The Young Lady's and Gentleman's Atlas, for Assisting them in the Knowledge of Geography, printed and sold by Darton and Harvey, 1805, frontispiece of a folding engraved map of the world on a hemispherical projection, long repaired closed tear affecting the printed image, title and introduction and twenty-four (complete) engraved maps, all with contemporary outline colouring, some finger and dust soiling throughout, occasional spotting and near-contemporary marginalia throughout, later endpapers, modern quarter calf over marbled boards, 8voQty: (1)
Cook (James). A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World, 4th edition, London: Strahan & Cadell, 1784, portrait frontispiece to volume 1, 56 engraved plates (7 additional plates supplied in facsimile including map of the South Pole), armorial bookplates of George Ronald Dampier Bennett to front pastedowns and endpapers, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, lightly spotted, some folding plates frayed to margins, occasional dust-soiling, contemporary brown tree calf, rebacked with original backstrip laid on, corners repaired, boards lightly marked, extremities rubbed, 4toQty: (2)Footnote:Sabin 16245.
De Bry (Johann Theodore, Duarte Lopes). Regnum Congo, hoc est, Warhaffte und Eigentliche Beschreibung dess Königreichs Congo in Africa..., 2nd German edition, Frankfurt: Durch Matthias Becker, 1609, engraved title, engraved folding map of the Congo loosely inserted (lacking other 2 maps), 13 engraved plates with captions (lacking plate 14), some plates cropped (not affecting text), some plates faintly damp-stained, map with folds strengthened, some leaves folded at margins, lightly spotted, toned, disbound and many leaves loose, 4to Qty: (1)
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised..., Imprinted at London: by Bonham Norton, and John Bull, 1620[21], general and New Testament titles within woodcut borders (NT title imprint dated 1621), Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text, double-page woodcut map of Canaan bound in before New Testament title (taken from Genealogies), occasional manuscript marginal notes to few leaves and early ownership signature to final leaf, colophon dated 1621, bound with Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances..., collected by R.F.H., Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, 1622, colophon dated 1621, also bound with an incomplete Book of Psalms at rear and incomplete Genealogies & Common Prayer at front, dust soiling and occasional marks, sewing broken and text block split, contemporary calf over wooden boards with blind rollwork (right-hand half of leather to upper board lacking), brass boss and corner pieces, lacking clasps (attachments to boards still present), boards detached and lacking spine, worn, 4to (21 x 15.5 cm) Qty: (1)Footnote: Herbert 379; Darlow & Moule 292; STC 2262.Both titles omit the words Appointed...; The signature D4 is printed C4; heading on Ppp2 b, II. Coainthians; in Mark xiv. 46, on is omitted.
[Mearne Binding for Charles II]. The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations, by John Ogilby, printed by Thomas Warren for the Author, 1654, engraved portrait frontispiece, double-page map (new guard) and 97 (of 101) full-page engraved and etched plates, the four missing plates (including one by Hollar) apparently intended to be printed on the blank pages of Z2v, Z4r, Ttt1v and Ttt3v, portrait frontispiece and first plate somewhat soiled, creased and frayed at margins, both relaid, lower outer corners of leaves F3 and O4 torn with blank loss, closed marginal tears to Iii4 and Yyy2/3, some dust-soiling throughout, contemporary ex libris inscription at foot of first plate, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt-panelled red morocco gilt [by Samuel Mearne Bindery], roll panel of small flower sprays, fleurons at corners, gilt-decorated spine with Charles II's cipher in five compartments, heavily rubbed, folio (450 x 280 mm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Wing V610.Provenance: Bound by the Samuel Mearne Bindery for Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, for the library at St James's Palace (contemporary manuscript note at foot of the first plate); Sotheby's, London, 30 January 1968, lot 520 (buyer E. Seligmann); Peter Cook (TLS from the Cecil Court Bookseller E. Seligmann, 19 February 1968, thanking Mr Cook for his deposit for this book, loosely inserted).
De Bry (Theodore). Americæ Pars Quarta, sive, Infignis & Admiranda Historia de reperta primum Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo anno 1492, Frankfurt: Theodore De Bry, 1594, 2 engraved titles, 21 engraved plates (out of 24), lacking map, some damp-staining (affecting text), lightly spotted, marginal toning, some marginal contemporary notations, plate 14 cropped to upper margin affecting text, disbound, 4toQty: (1)Footnote:Sold as a collection of plates.
De Bry (Johann Theodore). Americæ Pars Quinta, 1st edition, Frankfurt: Theodore De Bry, 1595, engraved title and Columbus portrait with later hand-colouring, double-page folding map of Mexico, additional engraved title, 22 engraved plates with captions to lower margins, map with lower margin trimmed (affecting border), some margins chipped (not affecting text), plates toned, some leaves with small marginal damp-stains to upper margins, lightly spotted, endpapers renewed, portion of text with all edges gilt, modern green half calf gilt, raised bands, folio, 350 x 240mm approximately (and smaller) Qty: (1)Footnote:An important early account of the New World, with the rare double-page map of Mexico and portrait of Christopher Columbus. Made up of two (or more) copies, however collated as complete.Amendment: One introductory leaf is loosely inserted into the volume.
Stanyan (Temple). The Grecian History, from the original of Greece, to the death of Philip of Macedon, 2 volumes, London: J. and R. Tonson, 1751, frontispieces, folding map to volume 2, armorial bookplates of Hugall to front pastedowns, light spotted and toned, a few leaves marginally damp-stained, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, 8vo, together with:Major (George). Sententiae Veterum Poetarum..., Barcelona: Lelij Marini Veneti, 1596, engraved title vignette, contemporary notations to front free endpaper, worming and marginal damp-staining affecting some leaves, contemporary vellum, sticker to backstrip, worn and marked, 8vo, withPatterson (John Brown). On the National Character of the Athenians, Edinburgh: Waugh and Innes, 1828, lightly spotted, rear free endpaper with small tear, poem in pencil to front pastedown, contemporary brown calf over marbled boards, worn, 8vo with 17 others relatedQty: (21)
Colquhoun (J.C.). Isis Revelata: An Inquiry into the Origin, Progress, and Present State of Animal Magnetism, 2 volumes, Edinburgh: MacLachlan & Stewart, 1836, additional titles with engraved vignettes, preliminary leaves spotted, damp-stain to title of volume 2, prize stickers to front pastedowns, sprinkled edges, contemporary brown gilt-stamped calf, morocco labels to spine, raised bands bordered in gilt, foliate devices in gilt to 4 spine compartments, joints worn, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Wright (George). The Rural Christian; or, the Pleasures of Religion. An Allegorical Poem: in four books, London: J. Buckland, 1772, 2 engraved plates, lightly spotted, hinges tender, contemporary notations and toning to pastedowns and endpapers, contemporary brown sprinkled calf gilt, spine extremities chipped with loss, joints worn, generally rubbed, 12mo, with A View of the French Campaign in Russia, in the year 1812, Swansea: David Jenkin, 1813, half-title, folding map frontispiece, folding table to rear, sporadic spotting, bookbinder's ticket to front pastedown, marbled edges, contemporary brown half calf over marbled boards, lacking head and tailcaps, joints split to head and tail, worn, 8vo, with another, J. Hughes - The Boscobel Tracts (1830)Qty: (5)
Bindings. Rambles in the Pyrenees, by Frederic W. Vaux, London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838, half-title with contemporary signature, engraved frontispiece and folding map, few light marks, modern tan calf, gilt decorated spine, brown morocco title label, 8vo, together with:Edgeworth (C. Sneyd), Memoirs of the Abbe Edgeworth; containing his narrative of the last hours of Louis XVI, London: Rowland Hunter, 1815, engraved portrait frontispiece, upper margin of title inscribed 'from the editor to his sister Sophia Edgeworth, June 1818' and later annotation to verso, some spotting mostly to frontispiece and title, top edge trimmed with remainder untrimmed, 20th century dark brown half morocco, 8vo,Nodier (Charles), La Seine et ses bords par C. Nodier; vignettes par Marville et Foussereau; publie?s par M. A. Mure de Pelanne, Paris: Au Bureau de la publication, 1836, half-title, decorative title with wood engraved vignette, folding engraved map, 40 wood engraved plates only (of 46) with tissue guards, bound with La Saône et ses bords, album dessiné par MM. Foussereau et Marville, gravé par M. Poret, publié par M. A. Mure de Pelanne, Paris: chez l'Éditeur, [1836], three folding engraved maps, 20 wood engraved plates only (of 22) with tissue guards, and three additional plates, some toning and light scattered spotting, 20th century calf-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plus other 19th & early 20th century bindings, mostly French works, including French erotic fiction etc.Qty: (60)
Grant (James Augustus). A Walk Across Africa, or Domestic Scenes from my Nile Journal, 1st edition, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1864, folding map to rear pocket, contemporary presentation inscription to half-title, publisher's advertisements to rear, lightly spotted, original red cloth gilt, gilt figure to front board, boards detached, backstrip heavily worn with loss, binding rubbed, 8vo, together with:Stanley (Henry Morton). Through the Dark Continent, or the Sources of the Nile Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Sampson Low, 1878, frontispieces, 9 maps (1 in rear pocket to volume 2, the other to volume 1 lacking), 33 wood-engraved plates, numerous in-text illustrations, publisher's advertisements to rear of volume 2, monograph bookplates to front pastedowns, a few gatherings loose, lightly spotted and toned, original brown pictorial cloth gilt, heavily worn, 8vo, withPark (Mungo). The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the year 1805, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1815, presentation copy from the editor to George Caldwell Esq signed to half-title, engraved folding map, lightly spotted, some marginal dust-soiling, title and half-title loose, small tear to inner margin of half-title, contemporary paper boards, lacking backstrip, boards loose, heavily worn, 4toQty: (4)
Henderson (George & Hume, Allan O.). Lahore to Yarkand. Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries Traversed by the Expedition of 1870, under T.D. Forsyth, 1st edition, L. Reeve, 1873, folding map, 16 heliotype plates, 32 ornithological and 6 botanical hand-coloured lithographed plates, ex library with blind stamps to title and most plates, plate 24 with small closed tear repair to verso, ink name stamp to half-title, bookplate and markings to front pastedown, original cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, some edge and corner wear, white ink library classification number with sticky paper label remains to spine, large 8voQty: (1)
Koldewey (Karl). The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, and narrative of the wreck of the "Hansa" in the ice, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1874, chromolithographic frontispiece, 2 maps (1 folding), 3 chromolithograph plates, numerous woodcut illustrations (both full-page and to text), library stamp to title, lightly spotted, endpapers and pastedowns renewed, original green pictorial cloth, rebacked with original backstrip laid on, boards lightly marked, extremities worn, 8vo, together with:Payer (Julius). New Lands within the Arctic Circle, 2 volumes, London: Macmillan, 1876, frontispieces, 2 double-page maps, numerous illustrations (many full-page), half-titles, errata leaf to verso of map in volume 1, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown of volume 2, lightly spotted, original blue pictorial cloth, rebacked, boards lightly dust-soiled, extremities worn, 8vo, withGreeley (Adolphus). Three Years of Antarctic Service, an account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84, 1st edition, 2 volumes, New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1886, frontispieces, large folding map in rear pocket of volume 2, 4 further maps (1 folding), numerous woodcut illustrations (full-page and to text), hinges cracked, upper margins of titles torn with loss (touching text), original pictorial dark blue cloth, extremities rubbed, boards faintly marked, 8vo, with 13 other books related to Polar explorationQty: (18)
Mackenzie (George Steuart). Travels in the Island of Iceland, During the Summer of the Year MDCCCX, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Thomas Allan & Company, 1811, half-title, 2 maps including folding engraved map with outline hand colouring (some offsetting), 7 engraved plates (including 2 single-page plans, one folding plate & one plate of music), 8 mounted hand-coloured aquatint plates, engraved vignettes to text, 4 folding tables, some mostly marginal spotting, contemporary calf with antique-style reback and new endpapers, 4toQty: (1)Footnote:Abbey Travel 160; Tooley 314.
Embroidered map. Oval map of England & Wales by Eu.[nice Denton] Birch (1777-1877), 1784, map of England and Wales divided into counties, plus the edge of Scotland, Ireland, and France, top right corner with title and maker's name within a bow-tied foliate wreath, county outlines finely worked in chenille on linen, in blue, red, green, and yellow, text worked in cross-stitch in black thread, border of sinuous flower stems worked in polychrome silks, depicting carnations, rosebuds, lilies, heartsease, and morning glory, some minor toning and colour run (mostly marginal), light stain over north Wales, 50 x 40.5 cm, gilt oval mount, framed and glazed (62.5 x 52 cm), with manuscript label on backboard pertaining to the history of the pieceQty: (1)Footnote: An attractive map sampler in unusually bright condition.The manuscript label on the verso of the frame reads: 'Inscription by Samuel Bagster on back of Eunice's map of England: "This map of England and Wales was worked by Eunice Birch at Fortescue House Boarding School, Enfield, Middlesex, in the seventh year of her age 1784. The mounting(?), the tracing of the Counties, and the embroidery round entirely done by herself"'. The inscription could be by Eunice's husband, Samuel Bagster, but it is perhaps more likely that is was by her eldest son, also named Samuel.Eunice Birch was born in St Giles, Middlesex, on 23rd August 1777, married Samuel Bagster on 19th December 1797 at St Giles in the Field, London, and died in Old Windsor, Berkshire, on 22nd August 1877 - the day before her 100th birthday. She is buried in the family grave at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney.
Parkinson (Sydney). A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship The Endeavour, 2nd edition, London: Charles Dilly and James Phillips, 1784, [2], xxiii, 22, 4, 212, lxxi, [213]-353, [2] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, 1 engraved double-page map of the world, 27 engraved plates, errata leaf to rear, rare Gomeldon supplement present, contemporary notation to front pastedown, light spotting, offsetting from plates, some marginal toning to preliminary and rear leaves, occasional light dust-soiling, hinges repaired, contemporary marbled calf gilt, spine separated into 7 compartments (6 decorated with gilt devices), title label lacking, joints repaired, head and tailcaps lacking, extremities worn and rubbed, folio (320 x 270mm approximately)Qty: (1)Footnote: Hill 1309. Mitchell Library Cook 714. Sabin 58788.Greatly expanded from the first edition of 1773. "Considered the best edition" (Hill).Large Paper copy, with the extremely scarce four-page Gomeldon supplement present. The supplement addresses a dispute between Joseph Banks and Stanfield Parkinson over the return of drawings and specimens to Sydney Parkinson, who had promised them to his cousin Mrs Gomeldon and others. Scarce. Only three copies with the supplement traced at auction (Brooke-Hitching copy - Sothrby's 2014, Maggs 1949 & 1984).
Seymour (H.D). Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof..., 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1855, lithographic frontispiece, folding map to rear, 4 plates, advertisements to rear, lightly spotted, contemporary ownership inscription to front pastedown, original beige blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, light stain to spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Leigh (W.H). Reconnoitering Voyages and Travels with Adventures in the New Colonies of South Australia: A Particular Descriptions of the Town of Adelaide and Kangaroo Island; and An Account of the present state of Sydney and parts adjacent,..., 2nd edition, London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1840, frontispiece, vignette to title, 6 plates, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, edges finished in yellow, preliminary leaves spotted, contemporary brown half calf over blue marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, worn, 8vo, withA Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, Boston: Rowe and Hooper, 1816, contemporary notations to title and rear pastedown, preliminary leaves damp-stained, spotting, contemporary marbled sheep, spine lettered and bordered in gilt, front joint cracked, worn, 8vo, with 7 other travel volumesQty: (10)
Pogany (Willy, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Presented by Willy Poga?ny, London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1909], 24 tipped-in & mounted colour plates, decorative title and borders throughout, gift inscription at head of half-title dated 1911, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt & blind-blocked green suede leather, yapp edges, small folio, together with:Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'), Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice found there, 53rd edition, London: Macmillan & Co., 1883, wood engraved illustrations by John Tenniel (with tissue guard to frontispiece), all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, spine faded, 8vo, Henty (George Alfred), The Treasure of the Incas, a tale of adventure in Peru, 1st edition, London: Blackie & Son, Ltd., 1903, monochrome frontispiece, plates and map, original pictorial cloth, lower outer corners worn, 8vo, plus six other early reprint editions of Henty titlesQty: (9)
Shahjahan (H. H. The Nawab). The Taj-ul Ikbal Tarikh Bhopal; or, The History of Bhopal, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co, 1876, presentation copy signed by the author to title, folding map, folding family tree, endpapers renewed, front endpaper stuck down to pastedown, lightly toned, contemporary black cloth, rebacked with portion of original spine laid on, rubbed, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Extremely scarce. We are only able to trace two copies at auction.
Davila (H. C.). The Historie of the Civill Warres of France..., translated out of the original, London: printed by R. Raworth, 1647, contemporary inscriptions to the original frint endpaper, original front endpapers have some repaired tears & loss, the title page slightly torn with loss to the foot some including publication text, some general wear to the text block, marginal toning throughout, modern front & rear endpapers, modern gilt decorated half calf, folio, together with;Elstobb (W.), An Historical Account of the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, and other Fens, Marshes and Low-Lands in this Kingdom, and other Places;..., London: printed by W. Whittingham, 1793, colour folding map with some toning & small tears to the margins, later previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, some spotting & toning, 19th century gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus"The Daily News", Diary of The Beseiged Resident in Paris, 2nd edition, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1871, period inscription to the front endpaper, some minor spotting & light toning, all edges gilt, contemporary ornately gilt decorated red & green morocco bound by Hammond, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other 17th - 19th-century literature & reference, including The History of the Council of Trent..., by Pietro Soave Polano, translated by Nathanael Brent, London: printed by J. Macock, 1676, folio, and some French language, all leather bindings, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 80 volumesQty: (5 shelves)
Savage-Landor (A. Henry). Across Unknown South America, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light spotting throughout, publishers original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, volume 2 boards rubbed & marked, 4to, together with;Du Chaillu (Paul B.), Explorations & Adventures on Equatorial Africa;..., London: John Murray, 1861, folding frontispiece plus numerous monochrome plates & a folding map to the rear, front gutter slightly cracked, small tears to the margins of the frontispiece, some light spotting & toning throughout, rebound retaining contemporary half calf, loss to the spine hinges, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusStark (Freya), A Winter In Arabia, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1940, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor spotting, publishers original green cloth, spine faded & rubbed to the head, 8voRiding To The Tigris, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1959, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other 19th-century & modern travel reference & related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves)
Stein (Marc Aurel). Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan. Personal Narrative of a Journey of Archaeological and Geographical Exploration in Chinese Turkestan, 1st edition, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903, photogravure frontispiece, numerous illustrations from photographs, folding colour-printed map (one closed tear tape repair to fold verso), ex library with several oval ink stamps to lower margins including frontispiece recto and title verso and bookplate to front pastedown, inner hinges cracked, original cloth gilt, rubbed, white ink library classification number to spine, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: First edition of Stein's first expedition to Chinese Turkestan in 1900-01. 'Stein's great achievement, during this and two subsequent expeditions … was to establish the existence of a hitherto lost civilization along the Silk Route in Chinese central Asia … Stein was the first archaeologist to discover evidence of the spread of Graeco-Buddhist culture of north-west India across Chinese Turkestan and into China itself' (ODNB).
Stevens (Henry). New Light on the Discovery of Australia, London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles, 1930, half-title, folding map to rear pocket, library stickers and markings to front free endpaper and pastedown, original blue cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Fitchett (W.H). The New World of the South, Australia in the Making, London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1913, portrait frontispiece, half-title, lightly spotted, original red pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, withBland (F.A). Government in Australia, Sydney: Alfred Henry Pettifer, 1944, contemporary blue cloth gilt, backstrip faded, 4to, with approximately 35 others unrelatedQty: (approx. 40)
Lobley (J. Logan). Mount Vesuvius. A descriptive, historical, and geological account of the volcano and its surroundings, 1st edition, London: Roper and Drowley, 1889, 20 monochrome plates, lacks front endpaper, some light marginal toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head &foot, 8vo, together with;Woodward (S. P.), A Manual of the Mollusca being a treatise on Recent and Fossil Shells, 4th edition, London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1890, folding map to pp. 52, 23 monochrome plates plus further black & white illustrations, previous owner ink stamp to the verso of the frontispiece, top edge gilt, some light spotting & toning, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, slight wear to the head of the spine, 8vo, plusKennan (George), The Tragedy of Pelée, a narrative of personal experience and observation in Martinique, 1st edition, New York: The Outlook Company, 1902, 18 monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light marginal toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine light rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th-century & modern natural history reference & related, including Worlds Before Adam, the reconstruction of geohistory in the Age of Regorm, by Martin J. S. Rudwick, 1st edition, Chicago: University Press, 2008, 8vo, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
Rae (Edward). The White Sea Peninsula, a journey in Russian Lapland and Karelia, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1881, 27 monochrome illustrations plus a colour folding map to the rear pocket, front gutter cracked to the dedication page, some minor toning, publishers original gilt decorated black cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with;Vizetelly (Henry), Paris In Peril, 2 volumes, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1882, black & white illustrations, previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, some toning & light marks throughout, publishers original uniform blue cloth, boards lightly marked, spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusLawrence (T. E.), Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph, 1st trade edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1935, monochrome illustrations plus 4 maps, some minor marginal toning, publishers original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine lightly faded, 4to, and other late 19th & early 20th-century history & travel reference, & biography, all original cloth, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
Bristol. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Frans), Brightstowe, [1581], uncoloured engraved city plan, very slight spotting and some staining to the margins, 345 x 435 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Cambridge. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Frans), Cantebrigia opulentissimi Anglie Regni urbs celeberrimi nominsis ab Academie conditore Cantabro cognominata..., [1575 or later], engraved map with contemporary hand- colouring, large strapwork and floriate cartouche, some oxidization to the old watercolour causing slight cracking and flaking to the printed image, several holes affecting the image, some repaired in facsimile, 330 x 440 mm, German text on versoQty: (2)
HMS AMPHION OF BALTIC FLEET 1854-1855; an illustrated log of the journey of that year, with etchings and hand drawn illustrations depicting flags, symbols and meanings, pencil drawings of the routes and avoidances, drawings and etchings of places visited, images of the Fort at the ground plan of Bomarsund, various postcard-sized pen and ink drawings and prints, Fort Constantine, the plan of the City of Canton 1858, the Chart of the Canton River, HMS Sans Pareil, the plan of the Assault and Bombardment of Canton, December 28th and 29th 1857, illustrations of the ship and storerooms, upper deck passage, a small map of the Bay of Curieuse, HMS Leven 1825, the Indian Ocean Seychelles and the Amahe Island approaches to Port Victoria suggested by Captain Owen and Officers of HMS Leven and Barracouts 1825, etc.Footnote: Possibly by Astley Cooper Key R.N.
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