BRADSHAW

Plans of Towns to Accompany Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide

London, Blacklock. 1880. Book, Plans of Towns to Accompany Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide published by Blacklock London. No date but circa 1880. In stiff paper covers size 15 by 11.5 cm. and containing 18 uncoloured folding maps of Lyons; Marseilles; Paris; Ostend; Ghent; Brussels; Antwerp; The Hague; Cologne; Mayence; Frankfurt-on-Main; Dresden; Hamburgh (sic); Munich; Berlin; Vienna; Geneva and Rome. Maps vary in size from 30 by 13 cm. (Frankfurt) up to 40 by 35 cm. (Paris) and in scale. All are Good to VG condition (except the map of Vienna- which has some loss to one fold though no streets are missing) and are very detailed maps with most streets and public buildings identified. Covers shabby and nibbled. Spine damaged. Images available.

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Book number: 000799

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

Plans of the Most Important Towns of Continental Europe to Accompany Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide1894

London, Blacklock. 1894. Book, Plans of the Most Important Towns of Continental Europe accompanying the special edition of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Steam Transit etc. Guide and General Handbook. Published by Blacklock London 1894. In stiff paper covers size 15 by 11.5 cm. Contains folding maps of 28 European cities. In Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000800

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

Plans of the Most Important Towns of Continental Europe Accompanying the Special Edition of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, and General Handbook. 1890

London, Blacklock. 1890. Book, Plans of the Most Important Towns of Continental Europe accompanying the special edition of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide and General Handbook. Published by Blacklock London circa 1890. In stiff paper covers size 15 by 11.5 cm. Contains folding maps of 28 European cities including Paris Marseilles Lyons Ghent Brussels Antwerp Dresden Munich Berlin Geneva Florence Milan Naples Rome Turin and Constantinople. Spine repaired and front cover has some fraying to edges. In Good to VG condition with maps VG. Images available.

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Book number: 001085

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

The Railways of Great Britain (the Official Time Tables of All the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) 1863

London, Adams. 1863. Book, The Railways of Great Britain (The Official Time Tables of all the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) published by Adams London and Bradshaw and Blacklock Manchester Volume 355 August 1863. In soft blue paper covers size six and a half by five inches. 112 pages. The definitive guide to the railway timetables of mid-Victorian Britain. The covers are on brittle paper showing some signs of age. Complete with folding map of Great Britain which has been repaired with clear archival standard tape. Dated August 12th in ink above title and with initials in ink on several pages of advertising. New spine. Overall Good condition with the reservations above. Images available.

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Book number: 001238

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

The Railways of Great Britain (the Official Time Tables of All the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) 1863

London, Adams. 1863. Book, The Railways of Great Britain (The Official Time Tables of all the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) published by Adams London and Bradshaw and Blacklock Manchester July 1863. In soft blue paper covers size six and a half by five inches.112 pages. Complete with folding map of the railway network. The definitive guide to the railway timetables of mid-Victorian Britain. The covers are on brittle paper showing some signs of age. Restoration to the top left of the front cover repairs to the map with clear archival standard tape and occasional edge nibbles. Several pages of advertising have been initialled in ink. New spine. With these qualifications in Fair condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001239

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

The Railways of Great Britain (the Official Time Tables of All the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) 1870

London, Adams. 1870. Book, The Railways of Great Britain (The Official Time Tables of all the Railways of Great Britain from the Sixpenny Edition) published by Adams London and Bradshaw and Blacklock Manchester Volume 439 August 8th 1870. In soft blue paper covers size six and a half by five inches 152 pages. The definitive guide to the railway timetables of mid-Victorian Britain. The covers are on brittle paper showing some signs of age. Complete with folding map of Great Britain which has been repaired with clear archival standard tape. New spine. Some edge wear but no loss to text. Images available.

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Book number: 001240

Keywords: Railways

BRADSHAW

Tables of the Gradients of Bradshaw's Map of the Railways of Great Britain

Manchester, Bradshaw. 1839. Book, Tables of the Gradients of Bradshaw's Map of the Railways of Great Britain containing particulars of the lengths levels and gradients of all the principal railways in the Kingdom published by George Bradshaw Manchester 1839. In stiff cloth-covered boards size 24 by 15 cm. 32 pages. Title gold-stamped to front. Dedicated to James Walker the President of the Institute of Civil Engineers. A couple of small ink annotations would seem to indicate that this might have been the property of a railway engineer as one is an amendment to the data. New spine. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001620

Keywords: Railways

BRAUN

Suez Canal Map. Plan Gúnúrale Du Canal Maritime de Suez, Published for the Compagnie Universelle Du Canal de Suez

Paris, Braun. 1908. Book, Suez Canal Map. Plan GÚnÚrale du Canal Maritime de Suez published for the Compagnie Universelle du Canal de Suez by Braun Paris. On folding paper size 52 by 31 cm. Scale 1:200000. Includes four smaller section plans of parts of the canal. Colour. Folds into original slipcase with the title gold-stamped to the front. Images available.

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Book number: 001853

Keywords: Maps

BRONOWSKI

1951 Exhibition of Science, South Kensington . Festival of Britain Guide and Catalogue

London, HMSO. 1951, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, 1951 Exhibition of Science, South Kensington . Festival of Britain Guide and Catalogue. Published by HMSO London 1951. In illustrated card covers size 25 by 18 cm. 55 pages plus 27 pp. of advertising, some in colour. With an introduction by Dr J Bronowski. Slight rust to staples but otherwise VG condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002133

Keywords: Science, London, Exhibitions

BROOK

A Family Herbal or a History and Description of All the British and Foreign Plants

Huddersfield, Brook. 1850. Hardcover. Book, A Family Herbal or a History and Description of all the British and Foreign Plants by Richard Brook, published by Brook, Huddersfield circa 1850. Size 14 by 9 cm. 451 pages plus an index and supplement with "safe and infallible rules for the preservation of health, and securing a long and tranquil life". In a recent full leather binding with the title gold-stamped to the spine. Illustrated with black and white engravings and several hand-coloured plates. New endpapers. A book that has been used but cared for, with some foxing and age toning. Good to VG condition. Good.

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Book number: 002312

Keywords: Nature

BROOKES, R

A General Gazetteer or Compendious Geographical Dictionary

London, Tegg. 1853. Book, A General Gazetteer or Compendious Geographical Dictionary originally compiled by R Brookes revised by A G Findlay published by Tegg London 1853 In stiff leather binding marbled endpapers and edges size 22 by 15 cm. 952 pages. Includes seven folding maps comprising two of the hemispheres North America South America Africa Asia and Europe. Contains a 40-page appendix with details of population including a comprehensive section of the British census returns of 1841 and 1851. Some rubbing to head and foot of spine which also has a crack in the leather without loss or damage to binding. Bookplate and signature to front endpapers. Otherwise Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000305

Keywords: Geography

BROOKES

Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1939

London, Whitaker. 1939. Book, Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1939 published by J Whitaker for John Wisden London 1939. The 76th edition. Edited by Wilfrid Brookes. In cloth covers size 17 by 10 cm. 958 pages. The five cricketers of the year include Denis Compton and Keith Farnes. There are accounts and photographs of the Australian tour of England in 1938 and essays by Frank Woolley and Arthur Gilligan. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001572

Keywords: Sport

BAILEY AND BROWN

Plan of the Township of Brinsley Particularly Describing an Estate Therein Belonging to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle 1800

Unpublished ms map. 1800. Book, Plan of the Township of Brinsley particularly describing an Estate therein belonging to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle by Bailey and Brown Solicitors 1800. Size approx. 70 by 55 cm. A detailed map on vellum of the Brinsley area showing the various closes crofts commons homesteads and tenancies. The names of the neighbouring landowners are also shown. The plots of land are all numbered and coded. Red dots on the map indicate lands where coal was extracted during the last lease. The whole area seems to have been part of a coalfield. With an attractive vignette that contains the title to the bottom right corner of the map. Hand-coloured. Has been folded and at some point possibly been exposed to damp though the parchment is now very dry. One fold has a small hole with minor loss. Includes one seal though there are signs that there once was another. Overall Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001992

Keywords: Maps

BROWNING, E B

Sonnets from the Portuguese

London, Bell. 1900. Book, Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning published by George Bell London 1900. A 1st edition in this format. In full leather binding with raised bands and gold-stamped title to spine. Size 16 by 13 cm. 50 pages. This edition with decorated borders and initials by J A Duncan and Christopher Dean was first printed at the Chiswick Press London in March 1898. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000592

Keywords: Poetry

BRUE

Map of Polynesia. Carte Paticuliere de la Polynesie

Paris, Levasseur. Book, Map of Polynesia. Carte Particuliere de la Polynesie engraved by Brue and published by Levasseur in the Nouvelle Atlas Universel Paris circa 1850. On paper with one central fold. Size 60 by 47.5 cm. Hand-coloured. Piano-key style borders. In two landscape sections one above the other the top map covering an area from Borneo to the southern tip of Japan in the west across to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in the east and the bottom map an area from the tip of Nouvelle Irelande and the east coast of Australia to Easter Island in the east. VG condition. Image available. 185.

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Book number: 000107

Keywords: Maps