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15 map-related books matched your search criteria.
J. Coote, at the King's Arms in Pater-noster-Row, London, 1762-[60]
Folio (355 x 230 mm. each), two volumes, full contemporary mottled calf, ribbed spine with gilt ruled bands and calf title label, volume 2 rebacked. With engraved frontispiece, typographic title page in red and black, pp. xii, published originally in parts and unpaginated, with 48 maps, 35 views and 59 costume plates, wormhole to lower margin of first few leaves, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10734
£ 1,950
Henrich Petri, Basel, (1571)
Folio (305 x 205 mm.), full contemporary vellum, boards fully blind embossed with numerous ornate panels, central blind portrait of 'Carol', ribbed spine, two small splits to joints, with ties. Typographic title with printer's device, pp. (116) + 977 + (3), with 27 double page maps, 7 smaller maps and one diagram, all woodcuts, first and last leaves with light margin repair, waterstained throughout.
Stock number: 10713
£ 3,950
S. & J. Sprint, John Nicholson, S. Burroughs, Andrew Bell and R. Smith, London, 1704
Octavo (175 x 110 mm.), recent quarter calf, marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands, blind ruled compartments with central bline floral stamp, gilt date and calf title. With typographic half title and title printed in red and black, pp. (24), 428, (3), with 16 copper engraved maps by Robert Morden, 2 leaves with margin repair, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10645
£ 850
Edinburgh & London, 1914
Large quarto (380 x 260 mm.) original publisher's half calf with green cloth boards, gilt ruled with gilt title and ornate motto to upper board, original ornate endpapers, light wear to upper spine. With title page, pp. (6), (84), with 61 coloured maps
Stock number: 10644
£ 295
William Johnston, at the Golden-Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London, 1758
Octavo (210 x 125 mm.), full contemporary calf, blind panelled, spine with raised bands and blind decoration, with red calf gilt title label. With half title, title printed in red and black, pp. xiv, 15-640, (16), with 22 maps and 1 plate, two with small stains, England Wales with fold repaired, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10511
£ 750
W. and J. Mount, and T. Page, on Tower-Hill, London, 1763
Folio (475 x 305 mm.), full contemporary calf, blind panelled, rebacked with raised bands, blank endpapers. With typographic title page (hole repaired), pp. (2), 66, pages 1 & 2 misnumbered but text is contiguous, with 29 maps (1 duplicated with some loss of one corner), of which 10 are folding and 9 are set within the text, numerous woodcut coastal profiles throughout, in good condition.
Stock number: 10098
$ 47,500
Philadelphia, 1796
Duodecimo (170 x 105 mm.), contemporary quarter calf, marbled paper boards, rebacked with gilt ruled compartments, housed in a solander box with gilt title on gilt ruled ribbed spine. With typographic title page, pp. 118, (2), (4), with 19 maps, one folding with professionally repaired tear, two leaves of advertisements at the end, with light foxing as usual, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10493
$ 27,500
Sold by all Booksellers, London, c.1815
440 x 290 mm., full recent calf, ornate blind panelled boards, with ribbed spine, each compartment with double blind ruled lines and central floral blind feature, with red calf gilt title label. With typographic title page in facsimile and 47 double page maps all in early wash colour, in excellent condition.
Stock number: 9291
£ 4,950
Edinburgh & London, 1848
Imperial folio (560 x 360 mm.), later half calf, green cloth boards, gilt ruled, rebacked preserving original spine, raised bands to the spine with gilt and blind ruled compartments, gilt title, marbled endpapers. With engraved title, Dedication to Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Preface, Contents and Index, with 30 engraved maps with early outline and wash colour, in very good condition.
Stock number: 9275
£ 1,500
Appresso Simone Galignani & Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
Quarto (290 x 205 mm.), in full later vellum binding, gilt panelled with gilt lettering. With engraved title page, woodcut printer's device on the last leaf, woodcut head- and tailpieces and 30 engraved maps by Girolamo Porro set within the text. pp. (22), 117, (3). Light soiling to title page, gutter of first two leaves reinforced, text and border of the map of Venice coloured in red, without blank b6, some light soiling elsewhere, otherwise a good example.
Stock number: 9043
£ 3,500
Laurent Bremont, Marseilles, c.1730
Oblong quarto (300 x 220 mm.), in the original paper wrappers, light wear, contained within a red cloth solander box. With engraved title page, and 37 charts, engraved throughout, complete with original blank endpapers and clean.
Stock number: 8822
£ 2,950
London, 1693
Folio (355 x 235 mm.), two parts bound as one, full contemporary calf, blind panelled boards with ornate decoration, rebacked preserving original spine, gilt ruled raised bands, with red calf gilt title label. Lacking all maps, with 3 double page copperplates pp. (8), 364; (2), 493, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 7906
£ 950
Printed by F[rancis]. and R[obert]. Bailey, at Yorick's-Head, No.116, High Street, Philadelphia, 1795
Duodecimo (170 x 100 mm.), in full contemporary marbled calf, rebacked with ribbed spine, double gilt ruled compartments, dark blue calf gilt title label. With engraved title page, vi, (4), [292], with 19 folding engraved maps, Delaware with remnants of a wax mark, otherwise in very good condition.
Stock number: 9895
$ 7,000
Mathew Carey, No. 121, Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, 1814
Duodecimo (180 x 110 mm.), full contemporary marbled calf, gilt ruled compartments to spine, red calf gilt title label affixed. With typographic title page, pp. iv, 168, with 23 (20 listed) maps & 2 folding tables, in good condition.
Stock number: 9897
$ 7,500
Robert Sayer and John Bennett, London, 1778-[79]
Folio (555 x 400 mm.), contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Ribbed spine with seven compartments, gilt ruled, with gilt calf title. Some moderate wear to the spine. With typographic title as transcribed above and index numbered to 30, with 23 maps (11 folding, 11 double-page and 1 single-page) numbered to 29 using 49 copper plates. All with early outline colour. Mounted on guards throughout. With water stain affecting map number 9. The condition of the maps is generally good, some light offsetting. There are a couple of minor creases as one would expect on a couple of the large folding maps.
Stock number: 1937
$ 99,500