British County Atlases

Quarto (275 x 215 mm.), contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, rebacked preserving original spine with wide gilt decorated raised bands, each compartment with blind ruling, with gilt title. With engraved portrait of Queen Victoria on the throne and title, engraved title with vignette of Niagara Falls, typographic title, pp. viii, 984, with 49 engraved maps and circa 12 plates of kings and queens, Hereford with light waterstain, 1 or 2 light foxing, otherwise a good example.

Quarto (235 x 180 mm.), full brown cloth library binding with blind embossed stamp to the upper cover, with gilt title to the spine. With 3 divisional decorated engraved title pages, together with a general typographic title page, printed in red and black, the introductory page to 'Nordens Preparative' is in decorated engraved borders, dedication to and engraved arms of Elizabeth I, 4 engraved double page maps and plans, engraved head & tail pieces, initials & coats of arms in text, pp. (iv), 24, (viii), 50 [49 & 50 unnumbered], (iv), (vi), 31, (1, advert), lacking initial engraved and typographic titles, otherwise fine.

Duodecimo (145 x 100 mm.), in contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, blind ruled, raised bands to the spine, gilt ruled with gilt calf title label. With engraved title, half title, 12 early wash coloured aquatint views and a folding map of England and Wales, pp. vii, 356, 60, (12), with four pages of contemporary manuscript notes on front free endpapers, in good condition.

IN FULL EARLY WASH COLOUR. Octavo (170 x 110 mm.), full contemporary calf, gilt panelled boards, rebacked preserving original label with ribbed spine ruled with gilt. Engraved double page title, engraved double page dedication and 53 double page plates numbered 1-50 which include 7 tables, 6 general, and 40 county maps, engraved throughout and in full contemporary wash colour, lower centrefold split to Shropshire, otherwise in good condition.

Quarto (315 x 255 mm.), contemporary quarter calf, marbled paper boards, rebacked preserving the original spine, gilt ruled bands, red calf gilt title label. With engraved title page, contents leaf, pp. 14 of 'Directions for the Junction of the Roads of England and Wales, Through all the Counties', 'Market and Borough Towns', 'Principal Post and Sub-Post-Towns', map of South Britain (small tear) and 43 county maps on 44 plates (West Riding being on two plates) and both North and South Wales, 47 maps in total, all in early outline colour, each accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text, with water stain to gutter of last few leaves, otherwise in good condition.

Folio (355 x 240 mm.), full contemporary blind ornate panelled calf, rebacked ribbed spine with red morocco gilt label. Typographic title printed in red and black, with 49 (of 50) engraved maps in their first state (4 folded), a few engraved illustrations, pp. (2), xii, 344, x, small tear to Devonshire in the margin, Sussex lacking, otherwise a good example of the first issue.

Folio (270 x 185 mm.), full early calf, gilt ruled, rebacked ribbed spine, gilt ruled compartments with gilt date and title. With typographic frontispiece on verso; engraved title trimmed upper right corner; typographic title; engraved portrait of Henry Prince of Wales in the FIRST STATE with some margin restoration; dedication to Henrie Prince of Wales, on the verso verses; address to the Generall Reader [A1]; 'From the Author of the Illustrations' (John Selden) dated 9 May 1612 [A2r-A4v]; unpaginated new gathering of 4 leaves of 'A Table to the Chiefest Passages, in the Illustrations ...'; ff. B1r-Dd2r], pp. (22), 303, with 18 double page maps, that of Cornwall with upper centrefold repair, the Gloucestershire with a small repaired tear, several lightly trimmed but all in good condition and dark impressions, otherwise a good example.

Quarto, six volumes (235 x 190 mm.), full contemporary blind panelled mottled calf, with ornate blind corner decoration, rebacked ribbed spine with blind ruled compartments, gilt calf title labels to each volume. Volume 1: dated 1720 pp. (4), viii, 752, with 18 maps, 12 tables and 3 plates. Volume 2: dated 1720 pp. (2), 753-1516, with 9 (of 10) maps and 9 tables, lacking Lancashire. Volume 3: dated 1724 pp. (2), 762, with 4 maps and 4 tables. Volume 4: dated 1727 pp. (2), 912, with 5 maps and 5 tables. Volume 5: dated 1730 pp. (2), 920, with 5 maps and 5 tables. Volume 6: dated 1731 pp. (2), 710, with 5 maps and 4 tables. Volumes 1 and 2 only have continuous pagination, the publishers imprint for volumes 3-6 is 'Printed by E. and R. Nutt; and sold by T. Cox'. The work contains 47 (of 48) maps, 40 tables and 3 plates. With extensive manuscript notations in the hand of Thomas Reeve.

Folio (665 x 455 mm.), tall copy, old half morocco, cloth boards, ribbed spine with gilt ruling and gilt title. With engraved title-page containing an early wash coloured map of England and Wales with mild crease as often the case, 46 double-page early wash coloured engraved maps by J. and J. Neale, J. and C. Walker and others, Lancashire which is often shaved is in good condition and Lincolnshire is just shaved upper margin as is often the case due to its size, some light offsetting and localised foxing to one or two maps, otherwise a good example.

THE RARE ENLARGED EDITION. ONE OF THE LONGEST POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Folio (270 x 180 mm.), two parts bound in one, full contemporary calf, blind panelled boards with ornate corner features, rebacked with ribbed spine, very ornate gilt decorated compartments, gilt calf title label affixed, speckled-edged, with original endpapers. Verses describing the engraved frontispiece, recto blank; engraved allegorical title (with title 'Poly-Olbion'), verso blank; typographic title page worded as above, verso blank; Dedication to Henry Prince of Wales, verses on the verso; engraved portrait of Prince Henry at lance exercises in its second state, verso blank; Address by Michael Drayton 'To the Generall Reader' [A1]; 'From the Author of The Illustrations' [John Selden] dated 9 May 1612 [A2r-A4v]; 'A Table to the Chiefest Passages, in the Illustrations ...' pp. 8; Text of the 18 poems by Drayton, each preceded by its proper map most probably engraved by William Hole; misprint in pagination of 285 for 258 still present; without 'Finis' sometimes found between the two woodblocks at the end of the first part on p. 303; typographic title to the second part without Drayton's name present; Dedication to Charles Prince of Wales, verso blank [A1]; Drayton's Preface [A2]; Commendatory verses [A3r-4v]; text of the 12 further songs by Drayton, each song preceded by its proper map most probably again engraved by William Hole. pp. (22), 303, (1); (10), 168, with contemporary manuscript notations to first and last free endpapers, in excellent condition.

Folio (390 x 245 mm.), full contemporary blind panelled calf, rebacked with raised bands, preserving original calf gilt title, boards loose. Engraved portrait of Camden by R. White with small area of loss lower right, title within double rule border, 7 engraved general maps and 43 double page county maps by Robert Morden, all in EARLY OUTLINE COLOUR, 8 engraved plates of coins, engraved and woodcut illustrations, neat manuscript additions to the maps, 2 leaves of text supplied in facsimile, Somerset, Bucks, Herts, Leics, Scotland and Islands trimmed close, Witlshire paper crease, Beds with portion of margin missing, otherwise in good condition.

HENRY CARINGTON BOWLES'S OWN COPY WITH MANUSCRIPT ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Small quarto (185 x 110 mm.), two volumes, full early marbled calf, gilt panelled, rebacked spines with ornate gilt and blind ruled bands, ornate central gilt decoration to compartments, calf gilt title and volume numbers affixed. Volume 1 with engraved general double-page map of England and Wales with old tape repair to lower centrefold split, engraved title page, dedication, General Contents, Preface, Index, 340 engraved road strip maps (2 to a page), Direct Roads of a lesser notes paginated 341-403, pp. xxxv, blank. Volume 2: Engraved title page, 46 [cross] road strip maps (2 to a page), pp. 450-634, some strips with early outline colour, manuscript notes throughout, otherwise in good condition.

Six matching slipcases, each half calf with marbled paper boards, spines with gilt ruling and black calf gilt titles. With 47 engraved maps comprising 1 general, 44 county maps including a larger one of Yorkshire in four sheets, and two of Wales, all in fine early wash colour, all dissected and laid on contemporary linen, each with paper title label affixed, in good condition.

FIRST EDITION IN EARLY COLOUR. Duodecimo (130 x 90 mm.), rebound full calf, gilt panels, spine with gilt ruled raised bands and gilt red calf title label. With engraved title and 53 maps, all in early outline colour, otherwise in good condition.

Quarto (290 x 225 mm.), original publisher's ornate blind panelled cloth, rebacked preserving original spine with ornate blind ruling and decoration, gilt titles. With 58 engraved maps including large folding engraved general map of England and Wales (torn), 52 engraved maps of the counties, maps of Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey, Yorkshire folding as is a large plan of London, with additional folding map of the whole of Wales not usually present, all in early outline colour, no title as issued, some light foxing, otherwise in good condition.

Folio, three volumes (440 x 270 mm. each), full contemporary calf, worn, rebacked with gilt ruled compartments, gilt calf title and volume labels to each. With portrait of the author, 4 plates of coins, circa 90 plates of antiquities, 52 general and county maps, 8 others mostly folding by John Cary, folding letterpress genealogy of Oliver Cromwell, errata leaves, some light offsetting as often found, otherwise in good condition.

Folio (410 x 265 mm.), two volumes, full contemporary calf, gilt panelled, rebacked with ribbed spine, gilt ruled compartments to the spine, calf gilt title labels. Volume 1; with engraved portrait of Camden by R. White, typographic title page printed in red and black, 36 double page county maps by Robert Morden, 9 engraved plates; volume 2; typographic title page, 15 double page county maps by Robert Morden. pp. (66), cclxviii (double column numeration), (2), 696 (double column numeration); (2), 697-1526, (176), small area of water stain to the lower centrefold of the very end of the first volume affecting Shropshire, Chester, Herefordshire only, otherwise a good example.

Large quarto (345 x 240 mm.), full contemporary calf gilt panelled calf, with large ornamental central design on both boards below which is found a blind stamped monograph of 'HL' above which is a coronet, original spine with raised bands, with gilt ruled compartments each with central gilt design, ornate gilt title with frame, repaired. With engraved title page by William Hole with central map of the British Isles copied from that in the 1600 edition, flanked by figures of Neptune and Ceres, verso blank; dedication to King James, verso blank; typographic title page, verso blank; 'The Author to the Reader' pp. 4; Latin verses pp. 4; Alphabet verso blank; text paginated 1-822, one blank leaf, half-title Scotland verso blank, paginated 1-233 with another half-title for Ireland and the Smaller Ilands in the British Ocean, with 57 engraved maps and 8 plates of coins; p. (234) 'The Shires of England', indexes pp. 54. Complete in pp. (16), 822, (2), 234 (numbered to 233), (54). With 58 engraved maps in total, three of which are single page including the title. All maps are in the final third state with pagination on those called for. That of Gloucestershire with repair to tear upper centre, otherwise in good condition.

Quarto, four volumes (215 x 135 mm. each), contemporary half calf, cloth boards, gilt ruled, all rebacked preserving original spine with gilt decorated raised bands, calf gilt title and volume labels. With 58 steel engraved maps consisting of 2 general, 43 English county maps (Yorkshire divided into 4), Isle of Wight and 12 Welsh counties and c.200 steel engraved plates, pp. 1586, light foxing and offsetting, otherwise in good condition.

FIRST EDITION. Quarto (315 x 240 mm.), contemporary quarter green calf, red cloth embossed boards, with gilt title to the upper board, with ribbed spine, blind ruled compartments, gilt title. With engraved title page, List of Maps and 47 steel engraved maps on 54 sheets all in full early wash colour, Yorkshire, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales double page, Inland Navigation backed on linen and loose, each accompanied by descriptive text, otherwise in good condition.