Cruchley&Apos;S County Maps of England for Cyclists and Tourists: Middlesex

London and Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, c1894. Cloth. A smart copy of Cruchley's folding pocket map of the county of Middlesex. Scarce work. A folding map of the county of Middlesex, an area of South East England now mainly within the ceremonial county of Greater London. Intended for the use of cyclists and tourists, with a scale of half an inch to a mile, measuring approximately 22" x 27". Produced by George Frederick Cruchley, an English map-maker, engraver and publisher based in London. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Map is very neat with the odd small crease to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription and bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 959T72

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Keywords: Cruchley Maps England Middlesex Maps Not Stated

Anonymous

Pictorial History of the Great Eastern Steam-Ship

London, W.H. Smith and Son, [1859/1860] . Cloth. A very scarce, beautifully illustrated history of the construction of the SS Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch. A richly illustrated construction history of the largest ship in the world, the Great Eastern, a 211 meter long sailing steamer designed by the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, with a capacity for carrying 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling.The ship was launched in January 1858, and is immortalized in literature in Jules Verne's novel 'Une Ville Flottante&apos.Illustrated with three vibrant chromolithographs - including a folding frontispiece after Edwin Weedon - and five further steel-engraved folding plates, with numerous further vignettes. Collated, complete.Undated; this work is consistently identified as being published in either 1859 or 1860.With the bookplate of Marshall Laird to the front pastedown, and inscription to front free endpaper.A beautiful celebration of one of the major achievements of Kingdom Brunel, the British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is viewed as one of the most important and innovative individuals during the Industrial Revolution. Rebound in quarter cloth bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Large closed tear to one fold of first folding plate. Closed tear neatly repaired to one steel-engraved folding plate. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd spot. Significant spotting to plate perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 877F47

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: ships steamship boats Isambard Kingdom Brunel steamship Not Stated

William Beebe

The Arcturus Adventure

New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. Cloth. An early edition of this prominent American marine biologist's exploratory mission to the Galapagos, with illustrated colour plates, maps and photographs. The fourth printing of the first edition of this work. With brightly coloured pictorial endpapers, illustrations from maps and photographs, and with eight full colour illustrated plates. Each colour plate retains original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.An account of the New York Zoological society's first oceanographic expedition from William Beebe, an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. Beebe is best remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the society.Aboard the steam yacht 'Arcturus' in 1925, on his second Galapagos expedition, Beebe and his crew experienced great success dredging creatures from the sea off the coast of Saint Martin and Saba. Equipped with cages and tanks for live animals, chemicals and vials to preserve dead ones, and a darkroom for developing film and studying the bioluminescent animals they hoped to encounter, this work relays Beeb's discoveries on this important expedition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Shelf wear to spine head and tail, with a very light mark to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 780F4

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Oceanography Marine biology Entomology Naturalist Marine biology Not Stated

ed. H. A. Brouwer

Practical Hints to Scientific Travellers

The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1925-7. Cloth. An excellent little set of Brouwer's guide to travelling for scientific purposes, illustrated and including folding plates. The second, revised edition. Covering all manner of exciting regions, such as the Philippines, the Netherlands, East Indies, Antarctica, Venezuela, Egypt, Angola, Eastern Congo, North Manchuria, Outer Manchuria and Austrian Littoral, and many more besides. This work informs scientific travellers on the everyday things needed to travel, and customs and manners in the distant regions. Volume I is illustrated with eight plates, II with six, III with five and one folding map, IV with eleven, and V with fourteen plates and six maps. Collated, complete. In five volumes; lacking the sixth and final volume. Edited by Hendrik A. Breouwer, a Dutch geologist. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 801R47

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Practical Hints to Scientific Travellers H. A. Brouwer Kenn Back Travel H. A. Brouwer Not Stated

Captain James Cook

Navigazioni Di Cook Pel Grande Oceano E Intorno Al Globo

Milano, Sonzogno e Comp, 1816. First edition. Fine Binding. A beautifully illustrated Italian language edition of James Cook's global voyages. The first edition with these illustrations. Very rare and collated complete with all illustrations. In Italian. Captain James Cook was responsible for mapping New Zealand, to Hawaii in a detail not previously charted by Western explorers. He sailed for twelve years around the Pacific Ocean, which contributed to European's knowledge of the area. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, three coloured plates and a folding map to volume I. four coloured plates to volume II, three coloured plates and one uncoloured plates to volume III. three coloured plates, one uncoloured to volume IV, four plates to volume V, all hand-coloured. five plates to volumes VI and VII respectively, all hand coloured. Therefore, a frontispiece, folding map, 27 coloured plates and two uncoloured plates across all volumes. Folding map remains extremely bright. Collated, all plates are present according to binder's instructions. Volume VII binder's instructions have not been bound in. With half titles to all volumes. A very scarce complete set of this work. In later uniform half calf bindings, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with just some light shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright. Minor damp-staining to all volumes, with tidemarks to the head of all pages to volume I. This does not affect the readability of text. Volume II has the heaviest damp staining throughout, affecting some of the text to page 205. Damp staining to the head of pages 212 to end of volume VI, heavier to the final ten pages. Light tidemarks to the head of final few leaves to volume VII. Repair to the rear of folding map to volume I. Light ink spots to the bottom edges of volume III, to margins only. Small worm hole from 385-end of volume V, only affecting one letter per page. Otherwise, just the odd spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 722L20

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Navigation Cook Travel Illustrated Cook None

Heather White [ed]; R. Francis Foster [ed]

The Wayside Book: A Book for Ramblers, Campers, and All Wayfarers

London, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and charming little guide for campers and ramblers, with illustrations by Margot Folliott. The first edition.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes by Margot Foster. In the publisher's original cloth. This scarce work was edited by Heather White and R. Francis Foster, and provides a charming little handbook for nature lovers, campers, ramblers and wayfarers. It covers how to predict the weather, how to read a map, games for rainy days and more. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with minor rubbing to the extremities and joints. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and occasional light spotting, heaviest to the front. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Margot Folliott. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 931Z42

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: First edition The Wayside Book Heather White R. Francis Foster The Wayside Book Camping Camping Margot Folliott

J Evelyn

Navigation and Commerce Their Original and Progress

London, T R for Benj Tooke, 1674. First edition. Leather. An excellent copy of the first edition of this history of the Dutch and the English conflict over the sovereignty of the seas. Evelyn discusses labour and industry in this work, and how humans cannot live alone on natural endowments. It gives an account of the discovery of America by Columbus, and the Venetian Zeno. Following from this there are explorations of subsequent voyages by Amerigo, Vespucci and John Cabot. In addition to the exploits of Drake, Raleigh, Hawkins, Cavendish and Frobisher. Of industry, Evelyn explores the American plantations, fishery, whale fisheries and many more. Contemporary ownership inscription in a stylised Gothic hand to the front pastedown of Charles du Bois the English botanist and treasurer of the East India Company (bap. 1658-1740). With the signatures: A4, B-I8, K4. From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019) a British antiquarian bookseller whose collection was vast. With the scarce errata and advertisement leaves. ESTC R8611; Keynes 92; Kress 1358; Sabin 23028; Wing E3504. Charles II commanded Evelyn to write a history of the Dutch War, which he eventually abandoned. However, from the ashes emerged this important work, which scholar Clapham credits, alongside Temple's work of the same year, as marking the beginning of economic history. Upon its publication the Dutch were offended by this work and demanded its suppression. The King agreed, though congratulated Evelyn in private. A very bright copy of this work. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally, generally smart with a few slightly later minor repairs to the boards. Small loss to the head of spine. Spine is missing a small portion of leather. Prior owner's inscription to the front pastedown. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spots to the endpapers. Just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 689L3

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Navigation Commerce America South America Commerce Drake None

James Greenwood

The Sailor&Apos;S Sea-Book a Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation

London , Crosby Lockwood & CO, 1894. Cloth. A bright edition of The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation, with colour plates. A later edition of The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation. This volume guides the reader on finding the latitude and longitude and how to keep the log and work it off with details on storms, a brief dictionary of sea terms and life saving. With two colour plates and in-text illustrations. With adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the rear board and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper and reverse of the frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 856B21

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation James Greenwood navigation sailing James Greenwood Not Stated

Charles G. Harper

The Cambridge Ely and King&Apos;S Lynn Road the Great Fenland Highway

London , Chapman and Hall , 1902. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of The Cambridge Ely and King's Road, richly illustrated. Charles George Harper was an English author and illustrator who wrote many self-illustrated travel books such as The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn, The Brighton Road, The Portsmouth Road and The Bath Road. This copy is a smart first edition of detailing The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road and The Great Fenland Highway. With twenty-six plate illustrations and further illustrations in the text.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. The spine is faded and bumped and there are some marks to the boards. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright clean pages. There is the odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Charles G. Harper. Good .

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Book number: 821B35

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Charles G. Harper the cambridge ely and king's lynn road the great fenland highway roads the cambridge ely and king's lynn road Charles G. Harper

Charles G. Harper

The Hastings Road and the "Happy Springs of Tunbridge

London, Chapman & Hall, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated topographical guide to the Hastings Road. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seventeen plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A topographical guide to the Hastings Road for the motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian. With historical commentary and points of interest from London Bridge, through Polhill, Sevenoaks, and Lamberhurst, to Hastings Old Town. Written and illustrated by Charles George Harper, an English author and illustrator known for his self-illustrated travel books, including those exploring the regions, roads, coastlines, literary connections, and old inns of Britain. In the original yellow cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Light scattered spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Charles G. Harper. Very Good .

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Book number: 900T2

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Hastings Road Springs Tunbridge Harper Springs Charles G. Harper

Joseph Harris

The Description and Use of the Globes and the Orrery

London, B Cole; Thomas Wright; E Cushee, 1757. Leather. A scarce edition of Joseph Harris' work which explains how to use terrestrial and celestial globes as well as an orrery. Illustrated, with five folding plates.  Collated, complete.  With the final advertisement leaf for Cole, Senr and Junr. In a very smart, recent, full calf binding. The eighth edition of this work. Former owner's inscription to the head of the title page 'John Ussher.'  ESTC reference no: T111556. This work is split into three sections: 'The Introduction: Containing a Brief Account of the Solar System, and of the Fixed Stars',  'The Description and Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes', and 'The Description of the Orrery&apos.  In a full calf binding. Externally, smart. Some minor shelf-wear to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Reinforcement to the outer margin of the second folding plate. Repairs to the head of the third folding plate, and to the centre of the second globe on the same plate. Repairs to the third folding plate at the bottom of the outer margin, affecting some of the image. Contemporary inscriptions to the margins of page 102, 104 correcting some of the measurements. Otherwise, just the odd spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 785L7

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: astronomy celestial globes celestial Not Stated

Alex Hill

A Run Round the Empire Being a Log of Two Young People Who Circumnavigated the Globe

London , Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of A Run Round the Empire, signed by the editor and illustrated throughout. Presentation copy from the editor, signed to the front free endpaper. First edition copy.A Run Round the Empire, is a log of the adventures of two young people who circumnavigated the globe, as written by their father Alex Hill.  Richly illustrated with photographs throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and some marks to the boards. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Signed by the editor to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 834B47

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: A Run Round the Empire Being a Log of Two Young People who Circumnavigated the Globe travel exploration globe travel Not Stated

Thomas Kerigan

Moore&Apos;S Navigation Improved; Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of the Compass, by the Fixed Stars and Planets. To Which Is Prefixed, the Description and Use of the New Celestial Planisphere

London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1835. Leather. The scarce second edition of this important improvement upon the navigational charts of Moore, by Thomas Kerigan. The second edition of this scarce work.An improvement on the tables of John Henry Moore, innovative tables for converting lunar observations. In this work, Thomas Kerigan improves upon the tables, working off Moore's and updating them over sixty years after Moore's original tables were published in 1772.An important mathematical work on nautical navigation.Illustrated with some in-text illustrations throughout.Written by Thomas Kerigan.Bound without the folding chart. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with a little rubbing to the paper to the boards, with a very small amount of loss of paper to the rear board. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Very minor bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Bound without the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very light age toned in places and clean, with only a few light spots. Bound without the folding chart. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 818P21

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Moore's Navigation Improved navigation moore nautical navigation None

The Commissioners of Longitude

The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1811

London, T. Bensley; Payne and Mackinlay, 1807 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce 1811 issue of the 'Nautical Almanac', a work used to help sailors navigate the seas using the stars. A very scarce first edition of the nautical almanac for 1811. The first edition of "The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris" was published in England for the year 1767.This work was intended to aid navigators, astronomers, and mariners in navigation via the stars.With the former owner's inscription of 'Raphael' to the title page head.With three pages of advertisements to the rear.The publication provides the precise astronomical data needed to determine longitude and latitude at sea, including lunar distances, positions of celestial bodies, tidal information, and astronomical constants and formulae. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strip tail, with light rubbing to boards. Worming to tail of rear joint, with board a touch tender to tail. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Former owner's inscription to title page head. Light handling marks to title page. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 943F48

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Nautical Almanac astronomy Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris raphael astronomy None

Robert Macfarlane

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this fascinating work from British writer Robert Macfarlane, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page, with the original Hatchard's wraparound banner. Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove-roads, and sea paths that form part of a vast network of routes criss-crossing the British landscape and its waters. Being an immersive exploration of his pilgrimage. Written by Robert Macfarlane, a British writer and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, best known for his books on landscape, nature, place, people and language. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper and wraparound banner are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 949T94

Catalogue: Navigation

Keywords: Old Ways Journey Foot Ways None