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Hertfordshire. Speed (John), Hartford Shire Described. The sittuations of Hartford and the most ancient towne S. Albans with such memorable actions as have happened, 1st edition, published John Sudbury & George Humble, [1611], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Hertford and Verolanium (St. Albans), large margins, slight creasing, unobtrusive blind stamp to the upper right corner, 385 x 510 mm, English text to versoQTY: (1)

Wallace (Alfred Russel). The Geographical Distribution of Animals. With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1876, 7 colour maps (2 folding or double-page), 20 wood-engraved plates, folding map frontispiece in volume I with margins a little frayed, one fold reinforced to verso, pp. 573-76 of index leaves at end of volume II with small tears from rough opening, a little slight marginal toning, light marginal stains to volume II rear pastedown, top edge gilt, original green pebble cloth gilt, spines darkened and rubbed at ends and to joints, light fading to foot of spines, corners a little rubbed and bumped, 8vio QTY: (2)NOTE:Freeman 3863; Garrison-Morton 145.60; Norman 2178. 'A pioneering work in zoogeography, and Wallace's most comprehensive monograph' (Norman). One of two binding variants, some copies bound in a fine Diaper cloth, with no priority assigned.

Melville (Herman). Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1847, map frontispiece, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, residue of bookplate to front free endpaper recto, contemporary ownership inscription and a few modern notations to front pastedown, a few light spots, original publisher's blindstamped red cloth gilt, rebacked with majority of original spine relaid, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:The true first edition of Melville's second published work, uncommon in the original cloth. The London edition preceded the New York edition by a month.

Wallace (Alfred Russel). Palm Trees of the Amazon and their Uses, 1st edition, London: John van Voorst, 1853, map frontispiece, 47 lithograph plates of palm trees and fruits, some mainly light spotting, monogram bookplate of C. J. Peacock (Tunbridge Wells book collector) with book curse, original green blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some fading to spine, one corner a little bumped, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Borba de Moraes p. 933; Nissen BBI 2097. The author's first book, only 250 copies were printed thus making it the rarest of all Alfred Russel Wallace's books.On his return to England from the Amazon in 1852, a fire broke out on board his ship and he and the crew had to abandon ship, all the specimens he had collected were lost save some notes and sketches, the basis of which formed the above work and A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, published in the same year..

Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R. N. during the years 1832 to 1836, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1844, folding map of Ascension Island by J. Walker, dated 1825, 14 wood-engraved maps and illustrations in text (including the Galapagos Archipelago to p. 98), 24 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear dated January 1844, pp. 41-48 and 129-168 unopened, slight offsetting from map to margins of title, small light stain to outer margin of rear endpaper, small previous owner inscription in blue ink 'L. R. Wager, 1949' to front endpaper (faint damp stains to inner margin of front endpaper, original blue blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt and priced at 10/6, spine and upper margins of covers faded to green, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Freeman 272; Norman 587.'The three parts of Darwin's geological results of the Beagle voyage were separately published over a period of five years, but they were intended, and described on the title pages, as parts of one work. They were all published by Smith Elder, with the approval of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, some of the £1,000 given for the publication of the results of the voyage going towards the cost of at least the first part... A publisher's advertisement of 1838 announced the preparation of a work in one volume octavo entitled Geological observations on volcanic islands and coral formations, but this plan was abandoned and the first part, Coral Reefs, appeared in May 1842, at a cost of 15s. The second part, Volcanic islands, was published in November 1844, at a cost of 10s. 6d. The one folding map is of Ascension Island and is dated 1825.' (Freeman p. 57).

Speke (John). Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1863, portrait frontispiece, 25 plates, 46 wood-engraved vignette illustrations in the text and 2 maps (one folding with a discreetly repaired closed tear), light occasional spotting, later marbled endpapers, later half burgundy morocco gilt, 8vo, together with Willcocks (Sir William). The Nile Reservoir Dam at Assuân and after, 2nd. edition, E. & F. N. Spon, 1903, folding photogravure frontispiece, tipped in errata slip, twelve folding plates, plate 6 torn along old fold, a loosely inserted contemporary photograph of European and Egyptian gentlemen, publisher's cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, slim 8vo, with Lepsius (Dr. Richard). Letters from Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsula of Sinai, Henry G. Bohn, 1853, engraved frontispiece detached, title page with two near near-contemporary ownership signatures, folding engraved map, hinges cracked, publisher's cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, small 8vo, with another similarQTY: (4)

Ireland. Speed (John), The Province of Mounster, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Limerick and Cork, occasional marginal closed tears, one repaired, central fold partially strengthened on verso, 390 x 515 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

British Isles. A collection of eight maps, 17th - 19th century, including Mercator (Gerard & Hondius H.). Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia..., Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia..., [and] Ultoniae Orientalis pars, circa 1613, together three engraved maps, with contemporary outline colouring, each approximately 365 x 470 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Bonne (Rigobert). Royaume D'Irlande [and] Insulae Britannicae Veteres, circa 1765, two uncoloured engraved maps, slight spotting and staining, some worming affecting the printed image, each approximately 355 x 245 mm, with Crepy (Chez, publisher). Les Isles Britanniques [and] L'Angleterre, Paris, 1767, two engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, slight toning, each approximately 280 x 210 mm, plus Seale (R. W.). Insularum Britannicarum Facies Antique, circa 1780, uncoloured engraved map, 210 x 305 mmQTY: (8)

British Isles. Ortelius (Abraham), Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae sive Britannicar: Insularum Descriptio [1610 - 12], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring and some later enhancement, orientated to the east, large strapwork cartouche and a panel of descriptive text, occasional repaired marginal closed tears, some oxidisation causing cracking and splitting, repaired on verso, the whole backed with archival tissue, 345 x 500 mm, Italian text on verso, together with Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey). Angliae Regni florentissimi nova descriptio auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense, [1580], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, some cracking and splitting affecting the printed surface, repaired on verso, 375 x 470 mm, German text on versoQTY: (2)NOTE:The first described item: Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, number 16. R. W. Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, number 86.The second item: Marcel Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps no.19. State 1 with the uncorrected mileage scale. R.W.Tooley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, number 109.

Morel (Edmund D). The British Case in French Congo, the story of a great injustice, its causes and its lessons, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1903, folding map at rear, publisher's advertisements at front and rear, a few leaves chipped with marginal loss, original black pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed with extremities frayed, 8vo, together with:Baker (Samuel W.). The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Exploration of Nile Sources, London: Macmillan and Co, 1892, half-title, black and white illustrations throughout, gift bookplate to front pastedown, original green pictorial cloth gilt, lightly marked, cocked, 8vo, withGeddie (John). The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a record of modern discovery, London: Nelson and Sons, 1898, wood-engraved plates throughout, endpapers toned, original red pictorial cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 40 others on Africa, 19th and early 20th-century QTY: (43)

Wilkinson (Robert). Londina Illustrata. Graphic and Historic Memorials of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Schools, Charitable Foundations, Palaces, Halls, Courts, Processions, Places of Early Amusement and Modern and Present Theatres in the Cities and Suburbs of London & Westminster, 2 volumes, 1819, decorative calligraphic titles to each volume, extra-illustrated with 241 (206 called for) engraved plates, maps and plans, some folding and double-page, index bound at the rear of volume 2, later endpapers, slightly later calf with gilt decorated spines, joints cracked and weak, worn and rubbed at extremities, large 4to, together with Harrison (Walter). A New and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, The Borough of Southwark, and their adjacent parts, London: J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, 1776, allegorical frontispiece, dedication, 100 uncoloured engraved plates and maps, near contemporary ownership signature to the front endpaper, crude later half calf, worn and rubbed, folio, with Fearnside (William Gray & Harral Thomas). The History of London Illustrated by Views in London & Westminster, W. S. Orr & Co., circa 1840, additional decorative title and preface, 26 (only of 28) uncoloured engraved views, [bound with] Trotter (William Edward). Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles round London..., circa 1840, additional decorative title, 32 uncoloured engraved plates, but lacking the map, slight spotting, burn holes to the front endpaper, contemporary decorative morocco gilt, burnt along the lower margin of the upper board, worn and rubbed, 8vo, plus Smith (John Thomas). Antient Topography of London Embracing Specimens of Sacred, Public and Domestic Architecture..., 1810, decorative coloured title and 32 uncoloured etched plates, later ownership signatures to the front endpaper, old newspaper cutting to the front pastedown, contemporary half calf, rebacked, partially retaining the original spine, slim folio, with another sixteen later volumes on London topography, various sizes and conditionQTY: (21)

Environs of London. Faden (William), The Country Twenty-Five Miles Round London planned from a scale of one mile to an Inch, 3rd edition, 1802, engraved map on four sheets, contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, each sheet approximately 515 x 620 mm, printed publisher's labels to the verso of each sheet, contained within a waxed card chemise and a contemporary blue card slipcase with printed label to the upper cover, slipcase worn and frayed, together with Mogg (Edward). Mogg's Twenty-Four Miles round London, 1812, circular engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, some staining and offsetting, small holes where old folds cross, 610 x 555 mm, some later pencil and ink annotations to the verso, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with orange and black publisher's label to the upper cover, slipcase heavily worn and frayed, with Andrews (John & Dury Andrew). A New Travelling Map of the Country round London, Extending from North to South 190 Miles and East to West 150 Miles..., September 30th, 1776, large scale engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight dust soiling, split and separated along an old fold, crude tape repairs to verso, 1010 x 1250 mm, contained in a modern marbled card slipcase with old publisher's label to the upper cover, plus another four later folding maps of the environs of London, including examples by or after Gall & Inglis and G. W. Bacon, various sizes and condition QTY: (7)NOTE:The first item described. J. Howgego, The Printed Maps of London, number 188, state 6.

Liverpool. Starling (T.). Liverpool, published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, circa 1830, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 310 x 385 mm, together with Davies (B. R.), Liverpool and its Environs including the Cheshire Coast, circa 1830, engraved map after a survey by H. Austen, contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, some surface abrasion with loss, 445 x 530 mm, bound in contemporary cloth boards with gilt title to the upper cover, re-backed, size of boards 100 x 150 mm, with Philip (George & Son). Philips' Plan of the Town & Port of Liverpool with Birkenhead and the adjoining Cheshire Coast, circa 1860, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, some later ink annotations, slight toning and dust soiling, 625 x 715 mm, bound in contemporary cloth boards with gilt title to the upper cover, size of boards 170 x 135 mm, plus Ordnance Survey (publishers). Untitled map of Liverpool and its environs, on a scale of six inches to a mile, 22nd September 1851, uncoloured engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, 620 x 930 mm, contemporary cloth boards, upper board detached, spine crudely repaired, size of boards 225 x 145 mmQTY: (4)

Wallis (James). Wallis's New Pocket Edition of the English Counties or Travellers Companion in which are carefully laid down all the Direct & Cross Roads, Cities, Townes, Villages, Parks, Seats and Rivers with a General Map of England & Wales, published J. Wallis and sold by Davies & Eldridge, Exeter, circa 1814, letterpress title and contents list, forty-two (of 43, lacking Leicestershire) engraved maps with contemporary hand colouring, including 1 double-page (Yorkshire), plus a small map of the Isle of Wight bound at rear, text block broken and cracked with some pages loose, blind-stamped address to the front endpaper, bookplate of Donald Hodson to the front pastedown, contemporary half morocco gilt with contrasting red morocco gilt title label to the upper siding, upper board near-detached, worn, rubbed and frayed, 12mo, together with Cary (John). Cary's Traveller's Companion or, A Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales..., printed for G. & J. Cary, 1824, calligraphic title page, advertisement and contents list, 42 engraved maps (lacking Yorkshire) all with contemporary outline colouring, bound with Cary's New Itinerary: or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads Both Direct and Cross, throughout England and Wales..., 1812, calligraphic title and dedication, appears to lack the folding engraved map of England & Wales, seven regional engraved maps all with contemporary outline colouring, contemporary limp diced sheep in an 'envelope style' binding, heavily worn and frayed, 8vo, with Pinnock (W. editor). The Guide to Knowledge, volume 1 (only), W. Edwards, 1833, uncoloured lithographic portrait frontispiece of William IV, uncoloured engraved folding hemispheral map of the world, one engraved plate, six steel engraved maps (2 folding) and 43 wood-engraved (white on black) British county, foreign and city plans ( three folding and one double-page), a few maps frayed with slight loss, numerous wood-engraved plates and vignettes throughout, upper hinge cracked and weak, contemporary half morocco gilt, frayed and worn, 4to, plus Hall (Sidney). A Travelling Atlas of the English Counties, Chapman and Hall, circa 1860, title and contents list, 46 (complete as list) double-page lithographic maps with contemporary outline colouring four folding, gutta perch perished, contents shaken and loose, bookplate of Donald Hodson to the front pastedown, contemporary limp green morocco 'envelope style' binding, worn and frayed, with another copy similar, and [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, 5th ed., considerably improved, 1803, double-page map of England and Wales and forty outline county maps, rear hinge split, bookplate of Donald Hodson to the front pastedown, contemporary half calf with gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, somewhat rubbed and worn, 8vo, with another ten atlases similar, including examples by or after Owen, Leigh, Pinnock and Gorton, various sizes and conditionQTY: (16)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return

Bible (English). The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testament. Newly translated out of the originall tongues and with former translations diligently compared and revised his Majesties speciall command..., Amsterdam: Stephen Swart, 1672, additional engraved title, letterpress with woodcut royal armorial, letterpress New Testament title, five double-page engraved maps including defective world map (some by Jacob Savry), one double-page plan of Jerusalem, 116 double-page plates published by Vischer (artist and engravers names include Peter Paul Rubens, Nicolaes de Bruyn, Jan Harmensz. Muller, Jan Londer, David Vinckboons, Abraham Bloemaert, Jan van Londerseel, Marten de Vos, Theodorus Berna, Maarten van Heemskerck etc.), one plate detached and torn with loss and one other torn with loss, few other plates with closed tears and frayed edges, some cropped at head and foot with slight loss mostly to printed captions, fraying and closed tears to few text leaves, occasional toning and scattered spotting, contemporary diced calf over wooden boards, brass corner pieces, vertical split to centre of upper wooden board with consequent cracking and wear to leather, spine torn with loss, lacking clasps, worn, folio (cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Darlow and Moule 557; Herbert 708.Darlow and Moule and Herbert call for a map of the World, plus two other maps.

* World. Philip (George & Son Limited). Untitled Relief Map, circa 1950, large colour relief map of the world, embossed plasticised paper, mounted on board, coloured to show mountains and polar areas, limits of pack ice, major states, cities and journey lengths between ports, slight damage to a peak in the Himalayas, slight staining and spotting, 860 x 1210 mm, framed in a contemporary stained oak mouldingQTY: (1)

Tucker (H. St. G). Report on the Settlement of the Kohat District in the Panjab, Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press Company, 1884, folding genealogical table, folding table, lacking map in pocket, rear hinge cracked, a few gatherings loose, lightly toned, original green cloth, paper title label to upper cover and spine (label to spine mostly lacking), rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with:North Western Provinces and Oudh. Orders of the Government, N.-W. Provinces and Oudh, 2 volumes, Allahbad: North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, 1882, contemporary ownership inscription of 'High Court N. W. P.' to head of volume one title (with a few further pencil marks to both titles), errata slip to volume one, toned, a few leaves frayed, hinges cracked with text block loose in volume one, original blue cloth-backed decorative boards, paper title labels to upper covers, split to backstrip of volume one, backstrips faded, 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Both works exceedingly rare. Institutionally the first work is held at four locations (British Library, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and National Library of Scotland) and we cannot trace another example appearing commercially. The second work we cannot trace either institutionally or in commerce.

Colomb (Philip Howard). Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean, a record of naval experiences, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1873, half-title, 8 wood-engraved plates, folding lithographed map, small ownership stamp to head of preface, rear hinge cracked, all edges gilt, original publisher's red cloth gilt, some wear to extremities, backstrip marked, 8vo, together with:Stanley (Henry Morton). How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa; including four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, 2nd edition, London: Sampson Low, 1872, half-title, mounted photographic frontispiece, 6 maps (4 folding), 28 full-page plates, further illustrations to text, 8 pp. publisher's advertisements to rear, edition statement to title erased, occasional spotting, frontispiece damp-stained, tear to large folding map repaired to verso with clear tape, original red pictorial cloth gilt, recased with new endpapers, lightly rubbed with a few marks, 8vo, plusThe American Testimonial Banquet to Henry M. Stanley, London: no publisher, 1890, 6 photographs and the text on blue paper laid down on thick card, some spotting, original relievo-style calf with American eagle armorial to upper cover, some wear, spine lacking, 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:The first work includes a discussion of the East African slave trade, and of the general conditions under which the traffic proceeded or was suppressed; it includes chapters on Muscat and Oman, and the Persian Gulf, as well as Zanzibar and Madagascar (pp. 154-160).

Plot (Robert). The Natural History of Oxford-Shire, being an essay towards the natural history of England, 2nd edition, Oxford: Leon Lichfield for Charles Brome, London: John Nicholson, 1705, folding engraved map by Michael Burghers, 16 engraved plates, contemporary ownership inscription of Thomas Hearne, 1714 to title, light soiling and small tears to front endpaper, contemporary mottled calf gilt, spine repaired, small splits to joints, a little rubbed, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:Upcott pp. 1069-70.

Ireland. Van Loon (Hermanus.), Carte Generale des Costes D'Irlande et des Costes Occidentales D'Angleterre avec une Partie de celles D'Ecosse, [1661 or later], large hand-coloured sea chart of Ireland and the west coast of England & Wales, inset map of the River Dee and Chester, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, narrow margins, slight spotting, 610 x 870 mm, together with Taylor (Alexander). A New Map of Ireland having the Great Features of the Country described in a Manner Highly Expressive..., New Edition, James Wyld, Successor to Mr Faden, June 1st. 1827, engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, decorative cartouche and dedication and table of references, toned overall short splits along old folds, one section torn and detached, 740 x 610 mm, contained in a near-contemporary cloth slipcase (not uniform with the map), the slipcase worn and rubbed, with Forster & Co. (publishers). Geological Map of Ireland to Accompany the Instructions to Valuators..., Sold by Hodges & Smith, Dublin, August 1853, colour-lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset tables and cross-section, 515 x 360 mm, marbled endpapers and bound in contemporary cloth boards with publishers printed label to the upper cover, board size 145 x 100 mmQTY: (3)

Ireland. Hole (G.), Hiberniae, Ireland Anglis Yverdon Britannis Erin..., 1610, hand-coloured engraved map orientated to the west, strapwork cartouche and ornate compass rose, slight staining to the margins, sight creasing, old pink collector's stamp to verso (RWS) with slight show through just affecting the printed image, 270 x 340 mm, no text on verso, together with Morden (Robert). The Kingdom of Ireland [1695 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, 410 x 350 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:The collector's stamp is that of the late cartographic collector, author and academic Rodney W. Shirley.

Dorset. Speed (John), Dorsetshyre with the Shyre-towne Dorchester described, as also the Armes of such noble families as have bene honored with the Titles there of since the Normans Conquest to this present, 1st edition, [1611], hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Dorchester, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, good margins, central fold strengthened on verso, unobtrusive blind stamp to the upper right corner, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

Environs of London. A collection of ten maps, 18th and 19th century, engraved and lithographic maps of the environs of London, including examples by or after Bowen, Ellis, Cole, Kitchin, Moll, Stanford, Downes, Russell and Phillips, various sizes and condition, mounted, together with Faden (William). An Untitled large scale map Sheet primarily of Essex (From Faden's four-sheet map of the Environs of London), 1787, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight oxidisation to old watercolour, 525 x 630 mm, mountedQTY: (11)

London. Cary (G. & J.), Cary's Map of the Country Twelve Miles round London, 1829, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on later linen, slight dust soiling to the margins, 575 x 695 mm, old library stamp to verso, bound in modern cloth gilt boards with ink library stamp to the front pastedown and a library blind stamp to the upper cover, together with Froggett (John Walter). Froggett's Survey of the Country Thirty Miles round London, G. F. Cruchley, circa 1840, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight dust soiling to the margins, tartan endpapers, 1110 x 1360 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, heavily worn and frayed, with Davies (B. R.). Davies's Map of the Environs of London, 1855, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, very slight staining, marbled endpapers, 745 x 1070 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, heavily worn and frayed, plus Cruchley (G. F.). Cruchley's Environs of London Extending Thirty Miles from the Metropolis, 1829, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, the linen has split along the old folds and the map sheets are now separated, if conjoined, 920 x 920, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, heavily worn and frayed, and Mogg (Edward). Mogg's Forty-Five Miles round London, June 1st. 1829, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, occasional splits along linen folds, old ink library stamp to lower margin, 970 x 1160 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase, the slipcase is split and heavily worn and frayedQTY: (5)NOTE:J. Howgego. The Printed Maps of London. The first described item, number 359a, is an earlier state than Howgego's first entry of 1837. The second item, number 333, is an indeterminate state between states 3 & 4. The third item falls outside the date span for Howgego. The fourth item number 299, state 5. The fifth item, number 297, indeterminate state between states 2 & 3.

Sussex. Norden (John & Speed, John), Sussex described and divided into Rapes with the situation of Chichester the cheife citie and the armes of such Nobles as have bene dignified with the title of Earles since the Conquest and other accidents thereon observed, by John Speed & George Humble, circa 1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Chichester, good margins, 385 x 505 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

England, Wales & Ireland. Speed (John), The Invasions of England and Ireland with al their Civill Wars since the Conquest, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, circa 1676, hand-coloured map, engraved by Cornelius Danckerts, large compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, good margins, 380 x 515 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, number 397.

Wilson (Henry, foreword). An Examination of the Cause of the Outbreak in Mesopotamia, with an indication of some of the main factors underlying the disturbed state of the whole Middle East, London: H. M. Government, October 1920, folding map at rear, a few light spots, original red wrappers, staples perished with small portion of wear to upper cover, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Exceedingly scarce. The foreword states 'It is hoped, however, that the paper may serve as a basis from which to examine Near and Middle Eastern developments as a whole and as a definite unit in world politics'.

St. Petersburg. Unvertzagt (G. I.), Plan der Kayserl Residentz Stadt St Petersburg, published by The Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, circa 1745, uncoloured city plan engraved by Unverzagt for J. N. De L'Isle, title in Cyrillic and German, descriptive text below the map identifying 98 separate locations in Russian and German, slight creasing, one repaired closed tear, 470 x 630 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce plan of St. Petersburg that was copied by M. Seutter and T. C. Lotter.

Speke (John Hanning). Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863, numerous engraved illustrations, folding map to the rear pocket, later endpapers, some spotting & light toning, rebound with red cloth spine retaining original gilt decorated brown cloth boards & spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Stanley (Henry M.), Through the Dark Continent..., 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Sampson Low, et al, 1878, monochrome illustrations & colour maps, bookplate to the front pastedowns, gutters re-enforced with tape, some light toning & spotting throughout, rebound with later brown cloth spines retaining original gilt decorated brown cloth boards & spines, slightly rubbed to head & foot with some minor loss, 8vo, plusNorris-Newman (Charles L.), With the Boers in the Transvaal and Orange Free State in 1880-1, 2nd edition, London: Abbot, Jones & Co., circa 1890, colour & monochrome folding maps & plans, minor marginal toning, original green cloth, boards & spine very lightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th century history & travel reference, all original cloth/boards, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)

Wallace (Alfred Russel). Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Volume IV, number 16, Zoology, London: Longman, Green, Longmans and Roberts and Williams and Norgate, 1860, pp. 145-189, in which On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago, by Alfred R. Wallace. Communicated by Charles Darwin Esq., pp. 172-184, partly unopened, original wrappers, some fading, 8v0, together with Darwinism. An exposition of the theory of natural selection with some of its applications, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1889, portrait frontispiece, folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at rear, light spotting to half-title and endpapers, contemporary owner inscription of Rothsay Stewart, 1889 to half-title, original green cloth, spine darkened, tear at head of spine, 8vo, plus The Wonderful Century, its successes and its failures, 1st edition, London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1898, portrait frontispiece, 12 folding graphs at end, a little light soiling front and rear, bookplate of John Jackson Coates, his signature, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, with 2 others: Man's Place in the Universe, 1st edition, 1903, and The Malay Archipelago, new edition, 1898QTY: (5)

World. Wyld (James), The World on Mercator's Projection..., 1861, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining and dust soiling, short repaired closed tears affecting the lower right corner, red cloth endpapers, 640 x 945 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth slipcase with publisher's printed label to the upper cover, some wear to the slipcaseQTY: (1)

Devon. Bowen (Emanuel), An Accurate Map of Devon Shire Divided into its Hundreds, Drawn from the best Authorities, assisted by the most approved Modern Maps..., Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer, circa 1765, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large uncoloured decorative cartocuhe, inset map of Plymouth, slight creasing to the central fold, 540 x 685 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Batten & Bennett, The Printed Maps of Devon, number 37. Originally published in 'The Large English Atlas'.

[Morris, Reginald O. & Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth]. George Butterworth 1885-1916, printed for private circulation only, York & London: Delittle, Fenwick & Co, Fine Art Printers, 1918, portrait frontispiece, 4 plates, map, small abrasion to front pastedown, original contrasting buckram, tears at spine ends, some small stains, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Very scarce memoir of the composer George Butterworth {1885-1916), by his father Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth friend and fellow soldier Reginald Morris.George Butterworth is best remembered for composing A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad (1911-12) and The Banks of Green Willow (1913), among others and collected folk songs with Ralph Vaughan Williams in the English countryside in 1907, also later working with Hubert Parry. At the outbreak of the First World War he was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in the 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and awarded the Military Cross for his action in capturing trenches at Pozieres on the Somme, July 16-17, 1916. He was killed on 5 August.

Huxley (Leonard). Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1918, portrait frontispieces. folding map of Sikkim and Eastern Nepal, half-tone illustrations, a little minor spotting, bookplates of Maurice Francis Yorke, original navy cloth gilt, one or two small bumps, 8vo, together with Darwin (Francis, editor). The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1887, portrait frontispieces, facsimile letter, some minor toning and spotting, hinges tender, bookplates of Sir John Lubbock, original cloth, spines a little darkened, a few damp stains to covers, residue from label removal to volume IIi upper cover, 8vo, plus More Letters of Charles Darwin. A Record of his work in a series of hitherto unpublished letters, edited by Francis Darwin, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1903, photogravure and half-tone illustrations, a little light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with other biography, letters etc including Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences, by James Marchant, 2 volumes, 1916, and T. H. Huxley's Diary of the Voyage of H. M. S. Rattlesnake, edited from the unpublished ms. by Julian Huxley, 1st edition, 1935 (2 copies)QTY: (20)NOTE:The second work is from the library of Sir John Lubbock (4th Baronet, 1834-1913), politician and polymath, who received a letter from Charles Darwin in July 1870 regarding the Census and consanguineous marriages (letter published on p. 129 in volume III).

Warwickshire and Leicestershire. Saxton (Christopher), Warwic Lecestriaeq. Comita Civitat. Oppidoru. Villaru. Fluminu. Ceterarumq. Rerum omnium in eisdem memorabilium, nova, veraq. descriptio, [1579], engraved map by Leonard Terwoort, contemporary hand colouring with some later enhancement, elaborate strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, the latter surmounted by dividers, coat-of-arms of Elizabeth I with the addition of the heraldic crest of Thomas Seckford, some oxidization causing small areas of cracking and splitting and slight loss, trimmed to decorative margin and laid on later card, slight staining, 390 x 520 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:The first printed map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire from the earliest national atlas of England and Wales.

Adams (Robert). The Narrative of Robert Adams, A Sailor, who was wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1810, was detained three years in slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert, and resided several months in the city of Tombuctoo, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1816, engraved folding map frontispiece (closed tear along one fold), spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, upper cover and front free endpaper loose, lower joint cracked with cover loosening, some wear to extremities, 4toQTY: (1)

Arrowsmith (John). The London Atlas of Universal Geography exhibiting the Physical & Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, Constructed from Original Materials. London: J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square, 1842, calligraphic title page with late 19th-century ownership inscription, preface and contents present, 66 folding maps (16 not mentioned in contents page) all with contemporary outline hand colouring including Texas (2nd state), 1843, Acquisitions of Russia since the Accession of Peter 1st, 1842, Ionian Islands & Malta, 1844, West Coast of Africa Expedition of Captain Trotter, 1813, Australia East and West, 1846, The World on Mercator's Projection, 1844, England and Wales, The Inland Navigation, Rail Roads, Geology & Minerals, 1845, India, 1842, Burma, Siam & Cochin China, 1842, British North America, 1846 and others showing parts of Europe, Asia, Americas and the World, edges frayed with some loss to title page, preface and contents, splitting at folds to most maps (largest being 360 mm) and some marginal tears (not Texas), dust soiling to title tabs, boards detached and worn, spine lacking, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:An early edition of one of the greatest 19th-century English atlases. This particular atlas is enhanced by 16 additional Arrowsmith maps, some being his scarcest and most important including the rare 2nd state 1843 Texas map titled; Map of Texas compiled from Surveys recorded in the Land Office of Texas, and other Official Surveys…, Recognised as an Independent State by Great Britain, 16th Nov, 1840. The map shows the seals of the Republic of Texas and the General Land Office of Texas beneath the title plus two insets of Galveston Bay and the geographical relationship of Mexico, Texas and the United States before the Mexican War. This map was the best available information on Texas during the decade when the political fate of the new Republic was of international concern. The information on geographical features, roadways, location of Indian tribes and the latest political divisions for the map was provided by the General Land Office of Texas.

British Isles. De Wit (Frederick), Novissima prae caeteris aliis accuratissima Regnorum Angliae Scotiae Hiberniae..., Amsterdam circa 1690, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of the Orkney, Faroes and Shetland Islands, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, slight oxidisation to old watercolour causing small cracks and splits, repaired on verso, occasional marginal closed tears, 590 x 500 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650 - 1750. De Wit 6, state 2.

Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America visited during the Voyage of H.M.S 'Beagle'..., 2nd edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1876, half-title, 4 folding plates (including 1 map) in-text illustrations throughout, ownership inscription to verso of front free endpaper, minor spotting to first and last few gatherings and plates, sewing weakening in places, hinges tender, original publisher's green cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to joints and edges, 8vo, together with;The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species..., 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1880, minor spotting to first and last few gatherings and plates, sewing weakening in places, original publisher's green cloth gilt, minor rubbing to joints and edges, 8vo, plus;The Expression of the Emotion in Man and Animals..., London: John Murray, 1901, illustrations, bookplate of Herbert Chatterton to front pastedown, slight spotting throughout, original publisher's green cloth gilt, minor rubbing to joints and edges, 8vo and 7 other works, all in original green cloth gilt and slightly rubbed QTY: (10)

Bacon (G. W. publisher). Bacon's Large Scale Atlas of London and Suburb (revised Edition) with an Alphabetical Index..., circa 1920s, title and contents list, contents page with long closed repaired tear, 7 lithographic double-page county maps, 20 maps of London, index map and 35 sheet map of London, publisher's half morocco, worn and bumped, folio, together with Bacon's Popular Atlas of the British Isles..., 1907, additional half-title, preface and contents, 72 double-page colour lithographic maps and diagrams and charts, upper hinge weak, publisher's decorative gilt cloth, a little frayed along the spine, folio, with Bacon's General Atlas of the World with Index, circa 1930, title and contents, frontispiece of national flags and 49 double-page colour lithographic maps, index bound at rear, manuscript presentation inscription to first front blank, hinges weak, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and rubbed at extremities, folioQTY: (3)

Elphinstone (Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun Nation, and a history of the Dooraunee Monarchy, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819, engraved folding map in volume one, folding engraved plate to folding two, 12 further hand-coloured plates, heavily spotted and offset, front hinges cracked and separated, ex-library with stamps to foot of titles, 20th-century red half cloth gilt, backstrips faded, library reference numbers to foot of spine, some wear, 8voQTY: (2)

Clapperton (Hugh). Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo... To which is added the journal of Richard Lander from Kano to the sea-coast, partly by a more eastern route, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1829, mezzotint portrait frontispiece, single-page plan and folding engraved map all laid down on linen, some spotting to plates, offsetting to title, some light marginal soiling, modern cloth-backed boards, 4to, together with [Skinner, John]. A True Relation of the Unjust, Cruell and Barbarous Proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Neatherlandish governour and councel there, part 1 only (of 3), 2nd impression, London: [H. Lownes for N. Newbery, 1624], part 1 only, 38 pp., lacking woodcut frontispiece, title imprint shaved, upper corner of title repaired, some soiling and spotting, later half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 8vo QTY: (2)

East Indies & Asia. Covens (J. & Mortier C.), L'Asie divisée en ses Principales Regions..., Amsterdam, circa 1740, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scales, title repeated in Latin in the upper margin, slight staining, 495 x 590 mm, together with Valentyn (Francois). Kaart van de Zuyd-Ooster Eylanden van Banda. J. Van Braam en G.O. Linden exc. cum Privil. [1724 - 26], uncoloured engraved map, originally published in 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien', old folds, 450 x 555 mm, with Waldseemueller (Martin & Fries Laurent). Tabula II Asiae hae sunt Cognitis Totius orbis (title on verso), circa 1522, uncoloured woodblock map, toned overall, slight worming but confined to the margins, 300 x 375 mm, several woodcut devices and Latin text to verso, with another 45 maps similar, including examples by or after Merian, Bellin, Moll, Hall, Mallet, Prevost, De Vaugondy, Bonne, Rapin/Tallis, Johnson, Van der Aa, Mitchell, Cowperthwait, J & C Walker, Weller, Stockdale, Levasseur and Thomson, several duplicates, various sizes and condition, plus eleven topographical views, natural history and portraits, various sizes and conditionQTY: (59)

North America. Pinkerton (John), Spanish Dominions in North America, Northern Part, Cadell & Davies & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1811, double-page engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, 515 x 705 mm, together with Discoveries of Capts. Ross Parry & Franklin in the Arctic Regions, circa 1842, unattributed engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, some offsetting, 305 x 445 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:A map of Spanish territorial holdings in North America by the Scottish cartographer and antiquarian John Pinkerton (1758-1826). Regions depicted include California and much of the southwestern United States, as well as French-occupied Louisiana and the northern portion of modern Mexico. The map details major topographical features and the locations of various Native American peoples, farms, mines, and military garrisons. Published as part of Pinkerton's Modern Atlas.

Tombleson, (William & Fearnside William Gray). Tombleson's Thames, London: Tombleson & Co. circa 1850, decorative title, dedication and preface, 79 (complete) uncoloured engraved plates, with tissue guards, lacking the folding map, some spotting throughout, marbled endpapers, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine, worn at extremities, 4to, together with Britton (J. & Brayley E. W.). Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated from Original Drawings by Thomas Allom, 2 volumes bound in 1, W. H. Bartlett &c. H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, 1832, additional decorative half-titles, and additional title, two uncoloured engraved maps of Devon and Cornwall, 136 engraved views on 68 sheets, each with tissue guard, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated calf, slight wear to extremities, 4to, with Allen (Thomas). Lancashire Illustrated from Original Drawings by S. Austin, J. Harwood and G. & C. Pyne &c. &c. London: H. Fisher, R. Fisher and P. Jackson, 1832, bound with The Midland-Counties Tourist. Seventy-three views in the Counties of Derby, Chester, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Rutland, Fisher Son & Co. 1837, additional decorative half-titles to each volume, 176 views of 84 sheets, each with tissue guard, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated calf, slight wear to extremities, 4to, uniform with the previous item, with another copy similar bound in 2 volumes in contemporary half morocco gilt, worn at extremities, 4to, plus Bartlett (W. H. Harding J. D. T. Creswick and others). The Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain, 2 volumes, Virtue & Co. circa 1840, additional decorative title to each volume, 140 uncoloured engraved plates, some spotting and slight water staining throughout, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, heavily worn, 4to, and Leighton (John M.). Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde..., Glasgow, Joseph Swan, circa 1840, decorative calligraphic title, preface and dedication, 80 uncoloured engraved plates on India wove, on 39 sheets, contemporary half calf with gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, and Orr (William S. publishers). The Land We Live In..., 3 volumes, circa 1865, engraved map of the British Isles, numerous wood and steel engravings, some spotting and staining throughout, contemporary half morocco gilt, heavily worn, 4to, QTY: (11)

Wales. Speed (John), Wales, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], 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, good margins, central fold strengthened on verso, slight mount staining, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

* Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of Gloucestershire Divided into Hundreds..., R. Sayer & J. Ryall, H. Overton, Carington Bowles, J. Bowles and H. Parker [and] An Accurate Map of Derby Shire Divided into its Hundreds..., T. Kitchin, R. Sayer, J. Ryall, H. Overton, Bowles & Son and Messrs. Bakewell & Parker, circa 1762, two engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, light overall toning, each approximately 505 x 415 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (2)NOTE:Both maps were published in the scarce 'Royal English Atlas'.

England & Wales. Rocque (John), England and Wales Drawn from the most accurate surveys, Containing all the Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns and Villages..., circa 1794, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two sheets not conjoined, large cartouche with later hand-colouring, inset map of the Scilly Isles, old folds, slight offsetting and spotting, overall size 1200 x 985 mm, together with Kitchin (Thomas). A New Map of England & Wales Drawn from Several Surveys &c. on a new Projection Corrected from Astronomical Observations..., The Canals inserted to 1792 by J. Phillips Surveyor, Laurie & Whittle, 12th May 1794, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two sheets not conjoined, inset map of the Scilly Isles, large uncoloured decorative cartouche, the cartouche incorporates a coastal scene with a ship, a soldier and a sailor and a spread of artefacts representing British trades, including sheep, wheat and cannonballs, compass rose and table of remarks, slight dust soiling, old folds, overall size if conjoined 1275 x 1090 mmQTY: (4)

* Africa. De L'Isle (Guillaume), Carte D'Afrique Dressée pour l'usage du Roy..., Paris, 1722, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, 495 x 650 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:R. V. Tooley. Collectors Guide to Maps of the African Continent, page 68.

A map - Somersettensis, Saxton & Kipp, hand coloured engraving 29cms x 39cms, framed

A large historiacal oak framed map of the United States

Hutchinsons, 'History of Durham', in three volumes and a map of Northumberland

Map of Northumberland and three engraved prints

Robert Morden map of Durham and a watercolour

An 18th century hand coloured 'Accurate Map of the County of Essex' by Eman Bowen, 73cm x 54.5cm, framed and glazed.

An early 20thC Dutch fabric school map of Palestine, scale 1/280.000, printed Tegyduc Wakken, 114cm x 99cm.

A German Third Reich Kriegsmarine cap tally, together with a Gustav Nestler map reader. (2)

C Greenwood, County of Kent, vol 1, and epitome of county history, with illustrated map, half calf with feathered boards, printed by Dennett for the proprietor, at Bloomsbury Square London 1838.

After Christopher Saxton. Map of Rutland (Rutlandiae), hand coloured engraving, by William Kip, 7cm x 21cm together with a map of Worcestershire, engraved by W.R. Toms, published 1742, 15cm x 15cm. (2)

A group of England and Wales maps, including Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew's, Reynolds New Distance map of London and visitors guide, Geographia large scale plan of Manchester, Henstock & Faulkes' cycling map of seventy miles about Liverpool, further maps and guides. (qty)