Rare maps of North America

500 x 660 mm., dissected and laid on contemporary linen, laid down, early outline colour, some loss of cloth at folds, the folded cloth over the edges masks the scales which appear below the margins, light surface wear.

315 x 550 mm, including the side panels, early wash colour, very small worm hole in the centre, otherwise in good condition.

195 x 255 mm., with recent wash colour, light even toning, margins trimmed slightly, centrefold crease, verso with remnants of old guard remaining, otherwise in good condition.

355 x 445 mm., with professional repair to a tear in the upper margin just left of centre, otherwise in good condition.

MANIFEST DESTINY, FIRST EDITION, FOURTH ISSUE. 885 x 1440 mm., copper engraved map on six sheets, laid on contemporary linen, edged in silk, cut and dissected, early outline colour, marbled endpapers, in good condition.

515 x 705 mm., lovely early wash colour, in good condition.

THE FIRST LORDS PROPRIETORS MAP. 420 x 550 mm., with a couple of very minor splits along the folds professionally repaired, trimmed close as usual, otherwise in very good condition.

69 x 104 mm., printed in red and black, in good condition.

72 x 96 mm., printed paper currency.

75 x 123 mm., printed paper currency, faded on the verso

380 x 500 mm., with a small upper right corner margin repair, otherwise in good condition.

380 x 505 mm., in good condition.

FIRST EDITION IN COLOUR. Text in two large quarto volumes (330 x 280 mm. ea.), recent matching half calf, brown moiré cloth boards, spines with gilt ruled raised bands with gilt titles, with central blind embossed compartments. With titles, half-titles, table of contents, list of subscribers, pp. [16], 654, [2]; [24], 688, [2], containing over 40 woodblock engravings set within the text, with the large folding map (415 x 810 mm.) in early outline colour often missing. Tableau atlas in oblong portfolio (430 x 610 mm.), in contemporary half calf binding, brown moiré cloth boards, gilt panelled with central gilt title within ornate frame, spine with gilt ruled raised bands, compartments with ornate blind central feature, interior of both boards with publisher's green moiré paper, extremities lightly rubbed. Containing 48 plates consisting of 48 Tableau engravings on steel and copper in excellent old colour heightened with gum Arabic and a table illustrating the temperatures at Fort Union and Fort Clark (often lacking), 41 plates in their first state, the remainder early states, minor repairs, none affecting plate area, with protective tissue, all with publisher's blind stamp. Vignette atlas in oblong portfolio (330 x 485 mm.), in contemporary half calf binding, brown moiré cloth boards, gilt panelled with central gilt title within ornate frame, rebacked to style, interior of both boards with publisher's green moiré paper. Containing 33 Vignette engravings on steel and copper in excellent old colour heightened with gum Arabic, 30 plates in their first state, the remainder early states, minor repairs, none affecting plate area, with protective tissue, all with publisher's blind stamp.

215 x 165 mm., uncut manuscript four page ledger, in good condition.

200 x 290 mm., in very nice full early wash colour, good condition.

290 x 380 mm., in very nice full early wash colour, good condition.

225 x 300 mm., in very nice full early wash colour, good condition.

190 x 290 mm., in very nice early outline colour, good condition.

210 x 295 mm., in very nice full early wash colour, good condition.

THE RARE 31 PLATE ISSUE. Folio (595 x 430 mm.), contemporary half straight-grained blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf, uncut, blue cloth boards, gilt ruled, spine with ornate gilt raised bands, compartments with ornate central gilt feature and gilt titles, gilt top, marbled endpapers. With title page, Contents and 31 hand coloured lithographic plates (25 numbered and 6 unnumbered), each with blank interleaf, a few margins lightly stained, lower corner of title page chipped, 5 plates with waterstain in the margins effecting the image of only one - 'Attacking the Grizzly Bear', otherwise in good condition.