Geography in Miniature; or, The World at One View, in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shewn, at one glance, and included in a single line; with the situation, extent, chief ctiies (sic) their population, distances in British miles from London, produce, government, revenue, military and naval strength, arts and religion; also a brief definition of the globe, &c.

Halifax: published and sold by J Nicholson, N.D. (c. 1805). Single multi-folding sheet printed on recto only. With: early 19th century disbound geographical and chronological tables. Expertly repaired but with some loss to one fold.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 38440

Catalogue: Geography

Keywords: Geography Education

Cohen, Getzel M.

The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor

Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, The University of California Press, 1995. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover. Bound in grey cloth in illustrated jacket. xiii, 481 pages : maps ; 24 cm. Illyria and Epirus -- Thrace -- Macedonia and Paeonia -- Thessaly, Aetolia, and Boeotia -- The Peloponnese -- The islands -- The Troad -- Mysia and Aeolis -- Ionia -- Lydia -- Caria -- Phrygia -- Lycia -- Pamphylia -- Pisidia and Lycaonia -- Cilicia -- Cappadocia and Galatia -- Pontus and Paphlagonia -- Bithynia. VG. Light shelfwear, otherwise a nice clean copy.

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 206509

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History ; Hellenistic Settlements ; ;

COHEN, G.M.

The hellenistic settlements in Europe, the Islands and Asia Minor.

Berkeley, UCP, 1995. xiii, 481 pp. With 12 maps. Cloth w.dj. (owner's stamp; ded.by the author)

Antiquariaat BrinkmanProfessional seller

Book number: 145943

Catalogue: Classical Antiquity

J., G.

Geography Epitomiz'd; or, the London Gazetteer. Being a Geographical and Historical Treatise of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Wherein the Several Empires, Kingdoms, Principalities, States, Provinces, Islands, Counties, Bishopricks, and Chief Cities of the Whole World Are Particularly Describ'd; Their Extents, Situations, &C. Together with a Concise Account of the Inhabitants, Their Behaviour, Manners, Politicks, Religion, &C. The Rivers of Note, Productions of Soil, Rarities of Nature. .

London, Sackfield, 1718. First Edition. Hardcover. [12], 239, [26]pp. Modern full dark brown calf, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. Head-pieces and tail-pieces. A nice copy of a scarce early geographic gazetteer with a decidedly anglo-centric view of the world. The descriptions of most other countries are particularly amusing. A section is dedicated to the United States (which gets the same treatment as the rest of the world) with brief descriptions for Virginia, Maryland, New England, New York, Florida, Carolina. Includes tables with the distances from London to the main English cities, the cities and principal market towns in Great Britain, and the foreign towns. Old, faint dampstain to fore edge affecting three of the leaves, a few occasional small spots and creases. A very good+ copy. ; 16mo. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 27688

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, ANTIQUARIAN, 18th CENTURY, GEOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES, FINE BINDINGS Antiquarian

Mrs Jamieson (late Miss Thurtle)

Popular Voyages and Travels throughout the Continent & Islands of Europe; in which the geography, character, customs and manners of nations are described .

London, G & W B Whittaker, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. ex-library with label on spine, stamp to back of title page, loss/tear to top ffep and spotting (glue?) to same. inner hinges cracking. Po name R J Quant, Tavistock, on ffep and Crew and Spencer Librarians small label + photo of distinguished, academic-looking gentleman with side-whiskers (Victorian/Edwardian?) stuck on front pastedown. No indication of who he might be. Green leather spine with gilt decoration, marbled boards, some minor scuffing/shelf wear. G-.

The Victoria BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: AB9761

Keywords: CABINET

(TURKEY -- Map)

Map of Turkey in Europe Together with the Ionian Islands

Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, 1856. 13 3/4" X 17¼" (image 9 3/4" X 12"). Hand colored. Near fine. Exceptionally clean and large-margined example of this lovely map. Lovely decorative border. .

Main Street Fine Books & ManuscriptsProfessional seller

Book number: 28039

Catalogue: Maps

Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr.

[Map] Prussia, and the German States [Verso with] Map of the Austrian Empire, Italian States. Turkey in Europe, and Greece [with Inset] Maltese Islands

[Philadelphia], [W.M. Bradley], 1886. Hand colored map. Plate 113: [Map] Prussia, and the German States. Copyright by S. Augustus Mitchell 1884. 13.5 x 10.5 inches. [On verso] Plate 114: Map of the Austrian Empire, Italian States, Turkey in Europe, and Greece, with inset Maltese Islands. Copyright by S. Augustus Mitchell 1884. 13.5 x 10.5 inches. From: Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps Of The Various Countries Of The World, Plans Of Cities, Etc. Embraced In Ninety-Three Quarto Maps, Forming A Series Of One Hundred and Forty-seven Maps and Plans, Together With Valuable Statistical Tables. Also, A List Of Post-Offices Of The United States And Territories, And Also Census Of 1880 For States, Territories And Counties, Also Of Cities Of Over 10,000 Inhabitants. Philadelphia: Published By Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. No. 1026 Arch Street. 1886. Entered .. 1883, by S. Augustus Mitchell .. Washington. Very good, few minor edge tears, light soiling and staining to margins.

Kaaterskill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 45704

Keywords: Maps, , Maps, Map

Mott, Valentine

Travels in Europe and the East, Embracing Observations Made During a Tour Through Great Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Prussia, Saxony, Bohemia, Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland, Lombardy, Tuscany, the Papal States, the Neapolitian Dominions, Malta, the Islands of the Archipelago, Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, Turkey, Moldavia, Wallachia, and Hungary, in the Years 1834,... And '41

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1842. First edition. Hardcover. Original publisher's brown cloth. Extremities and bottom edge of rear cover frayed; backstrip sun-darkened; several stains and marks on covers; hinges loose; endpapers foxed; penciled word list inside front cover; 3" x 5" section lacking from front free endpaper. 452p. plus 16 page Harper catalogue, dated 1848, at end. .

Hammer Mountain Book HallsProfessional seller

Book number: 45049

Catalogue: European History (General)

ROBERT, W.C.H.,

Contributions to a bibliography of Australia and the South Sea islands. Vol.III: Printed material about Australia and the South Pacific issued in Europe: 1477-1785.

's-Gravenhage, privately printed, 1967. A4. VII+96 lvs. (stencilled). Softcover. Blind wrp., spine taped. (Covers sl. browned/stained, tear in front cover closed inside). Good.
¶ 1457 titles listed (numbered in handwriting), with descriptions of contents. - 100 copies printed (according to inscr. on title). Seemingly compiler's private copy with his stamp on title, some additions/corrections/alterations in pen, and some pencil remarks in margin and on loosely inserted slips.

Charbo's AntiquariaatProfessional seller

Book number: 45395

Catalogue: A. Voyages, exploration

Keywords: . area. wc.h. 1477 1785

ROBERT, W.C.H.,

Contributions to a bibliography of Australia and the South Sea islands. Vol. III: Printed material relating to discovery, exploration and travel, published in Europe, except the Netherlands, to 1853. 2nd ed., entirely revised and greatly enlarged.

Amsterdam, Philo Press, 1970. X+401 pp., printed on rectos. Hardcover. Or. cloth. (Lib. stamps, incl. cancel, on verso of title, no outer marks). VG/--.

Charbo's AntiquariaatProfessional seller

Book number: 52092

Catalogue: A. Voyages, exploration

Keywords: . Pacific area. wc.h. 1600 1853

ROBERT, WILLIAM C. H. (EDITOR)

Contributions to a Bibliography of Australia and the South Sea Islands. Volume III Printed Material Relating to Discovery, Exploration and Travel Issued in Europe Except the Netherlands, to 1853. With a Geographical Index and an Index of Ships Cited

Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1970. Second Edition. Original Cloth. 399 pages & 2 advertisement pages. Vol III only. With library labels on spine & front endpapers & library stamps on front free endpaper & verso title page. Very good condition otherwise. Light ribbling to title page. Corners lightly bumped. Very thorough bibliography relating to works on the discovery & exploration of Australia and the South Sea Islands. Rare and difficult to find. ; Ex-Library. Good with no dust jacket .

Literary Cat BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 4640

Keywords: Journey Pacific Ocean Voyages

Sama, G.

Atlas of the Cerambycidae of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Volume 2: Northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and Atlantic Isles (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and close small isles).

2023 435 p., 649 figures, 29 coloured plates (depicting 600 specimens), 4to, hardbound. New copy. Photograph of each species (typical male), plus female / forms, where polymorphism occurs. Species information: range, biology, host plants, flight period, taxonomic notes, variability.

Hermann L. Strack, Antiquarian Book DealerProfessional seller

Book number: EC42693

Catalogue: 2

Still, R.; Harrop, H.; Stenton, T.; Dias, L.

Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde: A Field Guide to the Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises and Seals

WildGuides 2019 208, 200 col photos, distribution maps. . PB. NEW. . This cutting-edge photographic identification guide to Europe’s sea mammals - the only such guide of its kind - covers the 39 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises and 9 species of seals found in the region, which spans the eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic seas. Written and illustrated by a team of professional tour guides with extensive experience presenting the region’s sea mammals, the guide features more than 180 color photographs, maps and graphics, highlights key identification features and includes information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species. Produced with the marine conservation charity ORCA, the book presents mapping data from a decade of surveys, which shows both current distribution and changes over time.. [9780691182162]

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: N37450

Catalogue: Zoology,Mammals

Keywords: Europe; Field Guide; Marine Mammals; Seals; Whales; Dolphins; Porpoises; Cetacea

Thunberg, Carl Peter (1743-1828) ; Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet ; Charles Berman, M.D., provenance

Travels in Europe, Africa, and Asia : Performed between the Years 1770 and 1779. In Four Volumes. The Second Edition. (Vol. 1. A Voyage to the Southern Parts of Europe, and to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773 -- V.2. Two Expeditions to the Interior Part of the Country Adjacent to the Cape of Good Hope, and a Voyage to the Island of Java Performed in the Years 1773, 1774, and 1775 -- V.3. A Voyage to Japan, and Travels in Different Parts of That Empire, in the Years 1775 and 1776 -- V.4. Travels in the Empire of Japan, and in the Islands of Java and Ceylon, Together with the Voyage Home. ) Original Printings

London, : Printed for F. and C. Rivington .. and sold by W. Richardson, Cornwill,1795. 8vo. 10.5 x 19.1cm. 4 vols. Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked - calf spine gilt with red morocco title labels. Repair by A. & M. Winstanley's Salisbury Bookbinders, England in 1969....Frontispiece and 4 plates in vol. 1; 4 plates in vol. 2. No plates in vols. 3 & 4.. Second edition, volume 4 lacks half-title, advertisement leaf at end of volume 4, offsetting to text, occasional spotting, washed.. Vol. I. Voyage to the Southern Parts of Europe and to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa... xii, 318, + index...x Vol. II. Containing two expeditions to the interior part of the country adjacent to the Cape of Good Hope, and a voyage to the island of Java; performed in the years 1773, 1774, and 1775...iv, 316. + index...Vol. III. containing a voyage to Japan, and travels in different parts of that empire. In the years 1775 and 1776...xvi, 286, xvi, 32pp...Vol. IV. Travels in the Empire of Japan and in the Islands of Java and Ceylon together with the Voyage home..xix, 293 + index...OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 185263447 (vol. 3 only).... Provenance : Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (29 February 1749 -24 March 1838, in London) was a British floriculturist and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons ..Sep 30, 2019 : Charles Berman, mine medical officer and expert on primary liver cancer, dies in Johannesburg. References. Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). .

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 51-5978

Catalogue: Books

Van der Linden J. & Eikenboom J.C.A.,

On the taxonomy of the Recent species of the genus Chrysallida Carpenter from Europe, the Canary Islands and the Azores (Gastr

1992. Pyramidellidae). In 8vo, offp., pp. 60 with 62 figs. Offprint from Basteria, 56(1-3)

NaturamaProfessional seller

Book number: 74747

Catalogue: Molluscs

Keywords: shells opisthobranchia molluscs Canary Azores