Bacon&Apos;S Cycling & Motoring Map of Central England and Wales: All Main Roads Specifically Coloured

Worcester, G. W. Y. Lewis & Son, c1900. Paperback. A very scarce folding cycling and motoring map of central England and Wales. Pocket-sized folding map. Very scarce. A large folding map of central England and Wales, to aid with planning cycling and motoring routes. With all main roads specifically coloured. Produced by Bacon's Maps, founded by George Washington Bacon, an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Loss to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. The map is very bright with the odd spot and light tide marks. A tear, or loss, to part of the map from pest damage resulting in a 6" closed tear to the fold of this section of map. The loss only covers part of the Irish Sea so no roads or routes are lost. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 925T47

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Bacon Cycling Motoring Maps Cycling England Wales Not Stated

Hammond&Apos;S Handy Atlas of the World

New York, C. S. Hammond & Company, 1931. Leather. A smartly bound comprehensive and colourfully illustrated atlas, exploring the Earth, with a focus on the United States. Bound in a smart navy calf. A useful comprehensive atlas, illustrated through ninety-four detailed colour plates, and three monochrome plates, and a detailed index.The plates illustrated the globe, countries, as well as each state. With notes on the population of the states of America in 1930. In a full calf binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. Only a few small marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: C. S. Hammond & Company. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 883P35

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Hammond's Handy Atlas of the World atlas hammond reference atlas C. S. Hammond & Company

The Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer: 500 Maps and Diagrams in Colour, with Commercial Statistics and Gazetteer of 105,000 Names

London, Carmelite House, c1915. Leather. A wonderful atlas of five-hundred maps and diagrams in colour, with a gazetteer of 105,000 names, published in the early twentieth century. An illustrated work in a half morocco binding with marbled end papers. All edges gilt. An atlas containing five-hundred maps and diagrams in colour, including double-page reference maps and diagrams of the world's commerce, and a gazetteer of 105,000 names. With colour diagrams of flags across the world. This atlas is undated. However, it must have been published between 1912, as Arizona and New Mexico are shown as states, and 1918, as it shows Austria-Hungary before its dissolution. Collated, complete. In a half morocco binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the spine and extremities. Small sections of damp staining to the rear board, with a little shelf wear to the extremities of the boards. Hinges have been reinforced with binder's tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd handling mark. Closed tear to page 2 of the second section. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 943M18

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Atlas Gazetteer Harmsworth Maps Gazetteer Not Stated

New General Atlas, Consisting of Twenty-Nine Maps. Beautifully Engraved on Steel: Embracing All the Latest Discoveries and Exhibiting the Population of the Towns, Lengths of Rivers, and Heights of Mountains. Prepared for the Scottish School Book Association. Adapted to Their Geographical Series, Vis. &Apos;the Young Child&Apos;S Geography&Apos;, &Apos;Outlines of Geography&Apos;, and the Complete System of Geography&Apos;.

Edinburgh, William Whyte, 1850. Leather. A very scarce coloured atlas, with important statistical information, comprising of twenty-nine maps. A very scarce work. A complete atlas, illustrated with twenty-nine coloured maps. The work shows the entire world, as well as giving information on the population of towns, the height of mountains, and the length of rivers. Engraved by a J. Brown. This is possibly Joseph Brown, an English engraver who first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1833. He used both stipple and line for his engravings, and worked from paintings by artists such as John Hayter, John Opie, George Perfect Harding, and George Romney. Undated, dated from Copac from a copy held at the National Library of Scotland. Collected, complete. In the original half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, with some marks and rubbing to the boards. Spine is lifting a little to the tail of the front joint. Hinges are strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spotting. Good . Ill.: J. Brown. Good .

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Book number: 633P7

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: atlas geography william whyte world geography europe asia J. Brown

Philips&Apos; Handy Volume Atlas of London

London , George Philip & Son, 1921. Cloth. A detailed pocket-sized atlas of the city of London on a scale of three inches to the mile. The Handy Volume Atlas of London contains a series of fifty-five sectional maps on a scale of three inches to the mile of the county of London, with special maps and plans and a complete index.  With a tube map to the front of the volume. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart with some fading and wear to the spine and some marks to the boards. With a previous owner inscription to the front pastedown. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 823B53

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Philips' Handy Volume Atlas of London atlas map london atlas Not Stated

Round the World: From London Bridge to Charing Cross, Via Yokohama and Chicago. An Album of Pictures from Photographs of the Chief Places of Interest in All Parts of the World.

London, George Newnes, Limited, 1895. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated guide to points of interest from across the world, with historical commentary. Illustrated with over two hundred and fifty full-page black-and-white images from photographs. An album of pictures and photographs from points of interest across the world, with charming descriptions providing a historical and social commentary on the images and the areas. This piece includes facts and figures on various cities and their features. With reference to places such as: King William Street in Adelaide, the Old City in Barcelona, a Hawaiian yard in Honolulu, the market place at Antananarivo in Madagascar, and the old canals of Utrecht. Including a full index to the front of the text. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. A small tear to the front endpaper and a 2" closed tear to page 1 have been sympathetically repaired with tape. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 879T60

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Round the World London Bridge Yokohama Chicago London Bridge World Not Stated

Topographischer Atlas de Schweiz 1: 50000 Sustenpass

Switzerland, Landestopographie, 1922. Brochure/Pamphlet. A detailed, large colour folding map of Switzerland. A large folding atlas of Switzerland, with the text in German. The scale is 1:50000 and shows the details of Switzerland. One large sheet with twenty four folding segments. In the original paper boards. Externally, very smart with light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 866B108

Catalogue: Atlases

Keywords: Topographischer Atlas de Schweiz 1:50000 Sustenpass atlas Switzerland map atlas Not Stated