Great Northern Railway Distance Map

GNR. 1897. Book, Great Northern Railway Distance Map no date but probably March 1897. On good quality paper which has been rolled size 89 by 61 cm. Shows GNR lines stations and distances from Kings Cross. Covers an area from London north to Peterborough & Wisbech with details as far west as Dunstable. All of East Anglia shown though most of the detail is concentrated on the London-Peterborough stretch. Good to VG condition with occasional nicks to edges outside margins. Image available.

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Book number: 000124

Keywords: Maps

Great Western Railway/Taff Vale Railway Cardiff Roath Branch Property Plan 1932

London, Great Western Railway. 1932. Map, Great Western Railway/Taff Vale Railway Cardiff Roath Branch Property Plan 1932. Published by the GWR for internal office use. A folding map on folding linen in 12 sections, extending concertina style in length to approximately 250 cm. and with each section 30.5 by 22.5 cm. Scale 1:2,500. Folds into stiff boards with the title gold-stamped to the front. A map of the line from Roath Junction sidings to the docks. It shows the four miles of railway in great detail, with streets, bridges, industry, junctions, other lines and property ownership of adjacent land all identified. Colour. Includes some official annotations and amendments. Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 maps. VG to mint condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002128

Keywords: Maps, Railways, Wales

The Illustrated War Record

London, Swarthmore Press. 1920. Book, The Illustrated War Record published by the Swarthmore Press London circa 1920. Full title The Illustrated War Record of the most notable episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918 with special articles by leading writers. A 634-page hardback in red cloth-covered boards. Front board has a gold-stamped title and image of a warship. Size 25 by 19.5 cm. A rather unusual history of the war which includes several pages before the text bordered in gothic script intended as a family album of the fallen. These pages entitled Family Heroes and with a pro forma on the reverse for details of war service are left intentionally blank for individual owners of the book to complete with photographs telegrams and the like. Contains many photographs maps cartoons etc. Minor foxing otherwise G to VG condition. Faint name and date (1921) in ink to marbled front endpaper.

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Book number: 000482

Keywords: War

L'Illustration: Peking 1900

Paris, L'Illustration. 1900. Magazine, Battle of Beijing 1900. Photographs and a map of Peking. Press coverage of the siege and relief of the Legation quarter of Peking 1900. Two copies of the French news magazine L'Illustration (Saturday October 27th and Saturday November 10th 1900) that cover events in the city. Six pages of coverage in the November 10th edition include a map of Peking on a scale of approximately 2 km. to the inch. Map size 16 by 12 cm. The October 27th edtion has a large cover photo and two more pages of engravings. Each edition 40 by 19 cm. 10/11/1900 edition 18 pp; 27/10/1900 24 pp. Text in French. There is also coverage of the 1900 Paris Exhibition etc. Good to Vg condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002111

Keywords: Maps, China, History

Journal de L'Empire 1805

Paris, Le Normant. 1805. Book, Seven copies of the Journal de l'Empire from 1805 printed by Le Normant Paris. A four-page newspaper that carried news of the wars, Austerlitz; the Treaty of Presbourg; events abroad and in France including a sort of What's On at the theatre; the Bourse (stock exchange) and extracts from the Bulletin of the Grande Armee. Size 35.5 by 22 cm. These are the editions of:15/11/1805; 12/11/1805; 18/11/1805 (a small tear with minor loss); 9/12/1805; 24/12/1805/ (a small tear); 15/01/1806; 20/01/06. Each has an official stamp of the Republic to the top right-hand corner of the first page above the title. Good condition with a central fold some foxing and occasional nicks. Images available.

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Book number: 001520

Keywords: Napoleon

The Juvenile Rambler in Various Countries

London, Grant and Griffith. 1840. Book, The Juvenile Rambler in Various Countries or sketches and anecdotes of the people of various countries published by Grant and Griffith London. No date but circa 1840. In stiff cloth-covered boards size 14 by 11 cm. 225 pages. Many small engravings. Some loss to head and foot of spine but binding sound and otherwise Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000337

Keywords: Childrens

Latest Map of Indian Railways

Delhi, Nirdosh. 1975. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, Latest Map of Indian Railways published by Nirdosh Publishers, Jangpura Market Delhi. No date but circa 1975. On paper size 112 by 86 cm. Colour. A large detailed map with a colour-coded key to the various companies and the lines. This shows the railways of the Northern; Eastern; North Eastern; North East Frontier; Central; Western; Southern and South Eastern lines, and also shows their different gauges (broad gauge, metre gauge and narrow gauge) plus information on the Head Offices of the Railway Companies. A poster-size map that folds into card covers. Title is within a panel edged with images of locomotives. Includes a large table of distances between cities. Previous owner's name to the front cover and minor colour offsetting to the margins outside the borders of the map. Some archival quality clear tape repair to reverse. Has been folded. Overall Good to VG condition. Good.

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Book number: 002083

Keywords: Maps

London: The Heart of the Empire You Came to Defend

London, Photocrom. 1916. Book, London : The Heart of the Empire You Came to Defend A Souvenir published by the Photocrom Company London & Tunbridge Wells no date but circa 1916 produced for the 3rd London General Hospital size 31 by 24 cm. In stiff cloth covered boards. 76 pages. 38 tipped-in photographic plates. Images are almost all of London landmarks each with an accompanying page of text but there are also two pages devoted to the staff of the 3rd London General Hospital and another two pages with details of the history of the building from its origins as the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum and a splendid engraving of a balloon view of the hospital and its surrounds drawn by Lt. Colonel Bruce Porter and Corporal A H Fullwood in 1915. Includes a dedication in ink to a soldier in the RASC which suggests that this was a souvenir given to staff or patients on leaving the hospital. Slight wear to front hinge but binding sound title fading from front board otherwise Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000497

Keywords: London

The London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1841

London, London Company of Stationers. 1841. Book, The London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1841. Published by the London Company of Stationers . Size 3 cm. by 3 cm. 38 pages. Full leather binding with leather strap to close. Contains the calendar for 1841 plus details of postal services banking prominent politicians and the kings and queens of England. The endpapers are illustrated with coats of arms and there is a small pouch inside one of these. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000819

Keywords: Miniature Books

London Midland & Scottish and Great Western Railway Companies' Severn and Wye & Severn Bridge Joint Railway: Lydney Harbour, Docks and Canal. Dues, Bye-Laws Etc

Derby, Bemrose. 1924. Book, London Midland & Scottish and Great Western Railway Companies' Severn and Wye & Severn Bridge Joint Railway: Lydney Harbour Docks and Canal. Dues Bye-Laws etc. printed for the companies by Bemrose Derby January 1st 1924. In paper covers size 22 by 14 cm. 38 pages. Includes a folding map of the railways of the Forest of Dean and lower Wye and a plan of Lydney Docks both in colour. Good condition with a couple of edge tears closed with archival standard clear tape and spine repaired. Images available.

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Book number: 001278

Keywords: Railways

London Tramway Plan. A Plan Showing Tramways 1904

London, House of Commons. 1905. Book, London Tramway Plan. A Plan showing Tramways existing and proposed from the Royal Commission on London Traffic December 1904. Prepared and printed by the Ordnance Survey Southampton 1905. On paper size 102 by 72 cm. Scale one inch to the mile. With colour-coded key to administrative boundaries and to the tram routes of 23 councils and private companies. Some strengthening to folds to reverse with clear archival standard tape. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 002053

Keywords: London

Map of Ceylon

Glasgow, Blackie. 1840. Book, Map of Sri Lanka / Ceylon 1840 published by Blackie. Size 37 cm by 27 cm scale 20 miles to the inch. VG condition. Uncoloured on stiff paper. Heights shown by hachuring. Map shows towns rivers roads and coastal features. Image available.

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Book number: 000024

Keywords: India

Map of the Borough of Tower Hamlets 1885

London, Boundary Commission. 1885. Book, A large folding map of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from the Report of the Boundary Commission 1885. On paper size 44 by 30 cm. Scale six inches to the mile. Two vertical folds. Covers an area from Bishopsgate and the Tower in the west to Limehouse Basin and London & Tower Hamlets Cemetery in the east. A very detailed map with all streets identified. Key gives information on the wards and administrative boundaries in the borough which are shown on the map. Offered with text on the population of the borough. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000046

Keywords: Maps

Map of North London, Hertfordshire and Part of Essex 1860

London, Gall and Inglis. 1860. Book, Map of North London Hertfordshire and part of Essex circa 1860. Published by Gall and Inglis London. On folding linen in 21 sections. Size 69 by 54 cm. Covers an area from Biggleswade to Haverhill and Clare in the north down to Pinner and Hendon across to Billericay in the south. Scale 2 miles to the inch. Shows all roads railway stations with lines identified by company villages canals parks etc. Height indicated by hachuring. Lacks original covers. Otherwise VG condition with no loss or tears. Images available.

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Book number: 000061

Keywords: Maps

Map of the Proposed Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne Railway

London, Stanford. 1845. Book, Map of the proposed Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne Railway circa 1845. Published by Stanford London. Size approximately 56 by 38 cm. On folding paper. Covers an area from London down to Worthing in the west to the Kent and Sussex coast. A detailed map witht the planned line hand-coloured. Edges somewhat frayed and folded otherwise Good condition. Image available.

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Book number: 000141

Keywords: Maps