The Pip. Christmas 1917 Edition

Cambridge, Heffer. 1917. Book, The Pip. Christmas 1917 Edition published by W Heffer Cambridge 1917. The Pip being the Souvenir of No. 5 Company GOCB Christ's College Cambridge October-November -December 1917. In stiff illustrated cloth boards size 27 by 20 cm. 80 pages plus 19 pages of advertising. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A rare copy of this unusual wartime publication the record of a training course for a group of officer cadets at Cambridge full of personal information humour and the reflections of those about to leave for the war. Some foxing to endpapers. Spine restored. Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001075

Keywords: War

Plan of the River Thames from Boulters Lock to Mortlake in Surrey from an Actual Survey Taken in 1770

London, Gentleman's Magazine. 1771. Book, Plan of the River Thames from Boulters Lock to Mortlake in Surrey from an Actual Survey taken in 1770 published by the Gentleman's Magazine London 1771. On paper which has been folded size 40 by 21 cm. Uncoloured. Scale approximately one and a third miles to the inch. Includes a chart of distances between the various tributaries islands and bridges. Some minor offsetting and darkening to a fold but overall in Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001058

Keywords: Maps

Plan Shewing the Shropshire Union Canals

Chester, Gresty and Burghall. 1870. Book, Plan shewing the Shropshire Union Canals printed by Gresty and Burghall of Chester circa 1870. On folding linen size 63 by 59 cm. Hand-coloured with a colour-coded key that gives details of the eight canal companies operating in the area. Covers an area south of a line running from Liverpool to Manchester down to another from Newtown in mid-Wales to Birmingham. Folds into original stiff boards which have a label on the front with the title and another indicating that the map was once the property of the Earl of Powis. Map Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001201

Keywords: Canals

Plan of the Thames Haven Tide Dock and Railway 1840

London, Coventry. 1840. Book, Plan of the Thames Haven Tide Dock and Railway. A lithographed map published by Coventry of London circa 1840. On folding linen size 72 by 48 cm. Map covers an area from London to the Thames Estuary north to Harwich and south to Folkestone and the French coast. The part of Essex south of the Eastern Counties Railway is shown in detail as is the north coast of Kent. The Thames Haven Railway line is shown running from its planned junction near Romford to the dock. To the bottom of the map is a vignette with a birds-eye view of the intended dock 1000 feet by 800 and of two planned closed docks for colliers and merchandise. The Science Museum and the Kew National Archives have the map in their collections map but no other copy seems to be for sale. Images available.

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Book number: 001570

Keywords: Maps

A Plan of the Navigable Canal from the Town of Stroud to the River Severn at Framilode, in the County of Gloucester

Unknown. 1775. Book, A Plan of the Navigable Canal from the Town of Stroud to the River Severn at Framilode in the County of Gloucester. Surveyed in 1775. An engraved plan on paper size 30 by 20 cm. Scale one and a half miles to the inch. Uncoloured. Includes details of the various mills along the route of the canal along with the names of their owners. Has been folded. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001965

Keywords: Maps

Plan of the County Borough of West Ham 1905

London, Ordnance Survey. 1905. Map, Plan of the County Borough of West Ham, showing the existing and proposed Tramways produced by the Borough of West Ham and prepared and printed by the Ordnance Survey for the Royal Commission on London Traffic 1905. On paper size 67 by 44 cm. Scale 6 inches to the mile. A key provides information on boundaries, railways, heights, horse tramways, electrified horse tramways(?), and the various electric tramways constructed, planned and authorised etc. Includes 1901 census figures. A very detailed map with tram routes superimposed on a large scale OS map of West Ham. Has been folded. VG condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002085

Keywords: Maps

The Political Register and Impartial Review for 1771

London, Beevor. 1771. Hardcover. Book, The Political Register and Impartial Review for 1771, published by Henry Beevor, London 1771. In a half leather binding size 21 by 12 cm. In marbled boards and spine with raised bands and a gold-stamped title. January to June bound with the July to December issues in one complete volume, 396 and 366 pages respectively. With 10 full page engravings. The months of March and June are not preceded by a plate. Amongst a series of essays, reviews, news reports and letters there are items on Wilkes, on the Falkland Islands and on contemprary politics and foreign affairs. Some rubbing to head and foot of spine and to the edges of the boards though the binding and text are in Good to Vg condition. Images available. Good.

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Book number: 002249

Keywords: History

Le Premier Tour Du Monde En Avion

Paris, Mobiloil. 1925. Book, Le Premier Tour du Monde en Avion (The first round-the-world aeroplane flight) published for Mobiloil and the Vacuum Oil Company Paris. No date but circa 1925. In soft card covers with a stylised image of three planes in flight to the front size 25 by 16 cm. 32 pages. An account of the American expedition using the Douglas DT2 led by Wade Nelson and Smith. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes a double-page map of the route. Also contains an outline of several other pioneering flights in the 1920s. VG condition. images available.

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Book number: 001195

Keywords: Aviation

Pretoria Friend

Pretoria, British Army. 1900. Book, Pretoria Friend a complete set of seventeen issues of a four-page newspaper (Volume 1 numbers 1 to 17) published by the British military authorities June 26th to July 14th 1900. The title remains the same throughout the run but the subtitle The Authorised Medium for Official News" appears from issue 3. Size 41 cm by 26 cm. On good quality paper and in VG condition. The contents are a mixture of official proclamations in English and Dutch general news sport advertising and items of world news such as the crisis in China. The paper's origins would appear to be in the occupation of Pretoria by the British and the end of the conventional stage of the Boer War. Images available.".

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Book number: 001600

Keywords: Military

Raf Escape Map Sumatra & Java 1944

London, RAF. 1944. Book, An RAF escape map on silk produced in 1944 covering Sumatra Java and part of Bornea with maps on both sides. Size 98 by 63 cm. scale 1:1000000. Coded 44/G and 44/H. A detailed key gives information on roads railways paths ruins lights etc. and includes an explanation of local words used in the map. Side 1 (44/G) shows the south of Sumatra and the extreme north-west of Java. Side 2 (44/H) includes south-west Borneo Java east and west plus the extreme south of Sumatra. Full colour. Includes an inset map of the whole region on a larger scale.Folds to the size of a pocket handkerchief. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001129

Keywords: War

Railroadiana : A New History of England or Picturesque, Biographical, Historical, Legendary, and Antiquarian Sketches Descriptive of the Vicinity of the Railroads

London, Simpkin Marshall. 1838. Book, Railroadiana : A New History of England or picturesque biographical historical legendary and antiquarian sketches descriptive of the Vicinity of the Railroads published by Simpkin Marshall London 1838. 1st edition. A detailed account of the towns and sights along the line of the London and Birmingham Railway and their history. Includes a folding map of the line (size 68 by 28 cm hand-coloured) inside a pocket within the front endpapers. Illustrated with full-page engravings some hand-coloured. In stiff cloth-covered boards with a splendid gold-stamped image of a locomotive on the front. Size 19.5 by 12 cm. 216 pages. Some rubbing to head of spine but otherwise book and map in VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001707

Keywords: Railways

The Railway Year Book for 1927

London, The Railway Publishing Company. 1927. Book, The Railway Year Book for 1927 published by the Railway Publishing Company London 1927. In stiff red boards size 22 by 14 cm. With 384 pages of text and another 63 pp of contemporary advertising. A substantial reference book with facts and figures on the railways of Britain and the world. Contains 20 maps including the London Undergound (plus an updated map of the Metropolitan railway) the various British groupings Irish Indian Australian and African railways. Two small additions in ink to the section on events in railway history. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000756

Keywords: Railways

The Railway Year Book for 1932

London, The Railway Publishing Company. 1932. Book, The Railway Year Book for 1932 published by the Railway Publishing Company London 1932. In stiff red boards size 22 by 14 cm. With 377 pages of text and another 37 pp of contemporary advertising. A substantial reference book with facts and figures on the railways of Britain and the world. Contains 19 maps including the London Undergound the Metropolitan Railway the Somerset and Dorset line the various British groupings Irish Indian Australian and African railways. Edges of two pages have at one time been folded. Spine slightly scuffed but otherwise Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000757

Keywords: Railways

The Railway and Commercial Gazetteer of England, Scotland and Wales 1927

London, McCorquodale. 1927. Book, The Railway and Commercial Gazetteer of England Scotland and Wales published by McCorquodale London 1927. In stiff red cloth-covered boards size 25 by 16 cm. 706 pages. A detailed directory of every railway station town village hamlet parish & place in Great Britain and the through rate routes for merchandise passengers and parcels. With another 19 pages of introduction and advertising. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000831

Keywords: Railways

The Regimental Roll of Honour and War Record of the Artists' Rifles

London, Howlett. 1922. Book, The Regimental Roll of Honour and War Record of the Artists' Rifles. Commissions promotions appointments and rewards for service in the field obtained by members of the Corps since 4th August 1914. Published by Howlett London 1922. The third edition updated. In stiff cloth covered boards decorated with the title and motto of the Corps. 596 pages. Illustrated. Occasional minor foxing and a closed nick to head of spine but otherwise in Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001745

Keywords: War