World War One Map British Army Map France Sheet 57d Edition 2. Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel and Albert Area

Southampton, OS. 1918. Book, World War One Map British Army Map France sheet 57D Edition 2. Thiepval Beaumont Hamel and Albert area. Published for the British General Staff Geographical Section by the Ordnance Survey Southampton January 1918. Scale 1:40000. Coded GSGS 2743 to the bottom left-hand corner. On folding linen. With annotations to the margin and some hand-colouring. Soldier's name to reverse. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001017

Keywords: Maps

World War One Map British Army Map Belgium Sheet 12: Valenciennes with Cambrai

Southampton, OS. 1915. Book, World War One Map British Army Map Belgium sheet 12: Valenciennes with Cambrai. Published for the British General Staff Geographical Section by the Ordnance Survey Southampton May 1915. Scale 1:100000. On folding linen. Name and stamp of the RE 73rd Field Company to the front of the map. Some annotations to the margins including details of the advance of the 21st Division from August to November 1918 and of the enemy captured. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001018

Keywords: Maps

World War One Map of France on Silk

Unknown. Book, World War One Map of France on silk. La France Reconstituee par la -Victoire du Droit 1914-1918. France restored by a rightful victory. On silk size 46 by 40 cm. Presumably a souvenir to mark the allied victory in the war. The map of France a detailed one showing all the departments roads railways and major towns includes the land recaptured from Germany. Each corner has an image of one of the French wartime leaders and commanders. A tricolour motif surrounds the margins of the map. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 002076

Keywords: Maps

ROSS, A AND FREUD, L

The London Magazine

London, Shenval Press. 1970. Book, The London Magazine New Series Volume 9 Number 10 January 1970 edited by Alan Ross and published by the Shenval Press London. In card wraps size 22 by 16 cm. 120 pages. Illustrated. Includes a contribution by W H Auden (On the Moon landing) poems by Philip Larkin and and illustrations by Lucian Freud (seven pages of black and white illustrations from a 1939 sketchbook appearing here for the first time and by Claes Oldenburg (four pages of black and white illustrations and the front cover in colour). Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000487

REACH, A. AND SMITH, A

The Natural History of Bores; the Natural History of Tuft-Hunters; the Natural History of the Gent; the Natural History of the Idler Upon Town and the Natural History of Stuck-Up People

London, Bogue. 1860. Book, The Natural History of Bores (1847) The Natural History of Tuft-Hunters (1853) both by Angus B Reach illustrated by Hine; the Natural History of the Gent (1857) the Natural History of the Idler Upon Town (1858) and the Natural History of Stuck-Up People by Albert Smith and illustrated by Henning published in one volume by Bogue London. No date but circa 1860. In stiff cloth-covered boards size 13 by 9 cm. 112 121 104 120 and 112 pages respectively. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000335

Keywords: Humour

ABERCROMBIE, J

Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investigation of Truth

Edinburgh, waugh and Innes. 1832. Book, Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investigation of Truth by John Abercrombie published by Waugh and Innes Edinburgh 1832 the 3rd edition. In stiff boards size 23 by 15 cm. 441 pages. Minor staining to front endpapers occasional foxing and original title and part of spine relaid but otherwise Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000638

Keywords: Science

PENNETHORNE AND ABRAHAMS

Plan of Part of the City of Westminster Shewing the Line of Street from Westminster Abbey to Vauxhall Bridge Road

London, Hansard. 1845. Book, Plan of Part of the City of Westminster shewing the Line of Street from Westminster Abbey to Vauxhall Bridge Road suggested by Wason Yates and Preston and modified by the Commissioners for Metropolitan Improvements by Pennethorne and Abrahams lithographed by Standidge and printed for the House of Commons by Hansard 1845. On paper size 77 by 33 cm. Scale 200 feet to the inch. Covers an area from the Thames and the House of Parliament to Buckingham Palace and Grosvenor Place. Includes Westminster Prison the barracks Westminster Abbey Smith Square and all the streets in between. This appears to be a working copy complete with an overprinted outline of what was to become Victoria Street and the pencilled addition of Birdcage Walk. One fold with a historical insert/repair which might be original. Some hand-colouring. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 002058

Keywords: London

ADAM, A

Adam's Geography: A Summary of Geography and History Both Ancient and Modern

London, Strahan and Cadell. 1794. Book, Adam's Geography. A Summary of Geography and History both Ancient and Modern by Alexander Adam published by Strahan and Cadell London and Bell Bradfute and Creech Edinburgh 1794. In original full leather binding size 21 by 13 cm. Gold decoration bands and title to spine. 720 pages plus index and a further index supplement of approximately 200 pp added in 1795. Contains several folding maps by Cadell and Davies engraved by Neele. The map of America has the latest discoveries to 1795. Occasional minor foxing. Ink signature and bookplate to front endpapers. Split down two thirds of the spine which has not weakened the binding. Otherwise VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000303

Keywords: Geography

AIREY

Hand-Book and Appendix of Stations, Junctions, Sidings, Collieries, Works Etc. On the Railways in the United Kingdom

London, Oliver and Airey. 1895. Book, Hand-Book and Appendix of Stations Junctions Sidings Collieries Works etc. on the Railways in the United Kingdom showing the accommodation at each station maximum crane power county railway upon which situated and exact position. Alphabetically arranged by Henry Oliver and John Airey of the Railway Clearing House London. Published by Oliver and Airey London 1895 the 8th edition. In stiff boards size 21 by 17 cm. with the title and publisher's information to the front and advertising to the back cover. 412 pages plus 16 pp of contemporary advertising. A mine of information on the railways of Britain at the end of the Victorian period. Some staining to cover and a small clear stain to the foot of the first few pages. There is a signature in ink above the title on the front. New cloth spine. Good to VG condition with these qualifications. Images available.

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Book number: 001508

Keywords: Railways

CHAPMAN AND ANDRÉ

Map of the County of Essex by Chapman and André Facsimile

Kent, Margary. 1977. Map, Map of the County of Essex by Chapman and André published by Margary, Kent. No date but circa 1990. 25 facsimile sheets of their 1777 map, all on stiff good quality paper size 71 by 55 cm, printed on a large scale and in considerable detail, plus a decorative title page and a page of introductory notes. Uncoloured. Has been rolled but will flatten. One map has been slightly creased but all are in Good to VG condition. A heavy item that weighs approximately 1.5 kg. Margary has republished high quality facsimile editions of several early maps including the Ordnance Survey. Images available. Very Good.

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Book number: 002203

Keywords: Essex, Maps

ANDREWS

A Plan of the City of Madrid 1771

London, Stockdale. 1771. Book, A Plan of the City of Madrid 1771. Engraved by John Andrews and published by John Stockdale London. On paper size 35 by 25 cm with the actual image 25 by 18 cm. Uncoloured. The title is enclosed in a vignette in one corner of the map. A column to the right of the maps lists 92 major features of the city such as churches colleges convents hospitals and important houses which are shown by a key number on the map. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001959

Keywords: Maps

ANON

Bradshaw's Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland Section II 1890

London, Adams. 1890. Soft cover. Book, Bradshaw's Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland published by Adams, London 1890. Section II, North and South Wales, East and West of England. In paper covers size .172 pages, including 54 pages of fascinating contemporary travel advertising. "A comprehensive handbook to the following railways, including their various branches and connections- Cambrian, Cheshire Lines, Eastern and Midland, Great Eastern, Great Northern, Great Western, London and North-Western (North Wales Division), Manchester, Sheffield and Loncolnshire, Manchester and Milford." Includes city plans and engavings. Spine rubbed with loss to the text it once had but binding sound and contents in good condition. Images available. Good.

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Book number: 002231

Keywords: Railways, History, Maps

ANON

The Channel Tunnel or Submarine Railway between England and France,

London, Privately published. 1875. Soft cover. Ill.: Hawkshaw. Book, The Channel Tunnel or Submarine Railway between England and France, a statement to the Channel Tunnel Company printed by Savile, Edwards & co. London 1875. In card covers size 21 by 14 cm. 17 pages of text plus a folding plan and section by Hawkshaw, Brunlees and de Gamond, consulting engineers to the project. A fascinating exposition of the case for a rail tunnel over 100 years before its eventual construction. Includes details of possible locations, mining, and ventilation research, actual and potential cross-channel passenger numbers, economic arguments and the contributions of leading engineers like Hawkshaw. VG condition. Images available. Very Good.

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Book number: 002236

Keywords: HawkshawEngineering, Science & Technology, Railways, History

ANON

District Railway Map of London 1905

London, District Railway. 1905, 5th or later Edition. Map, District Railway Map of London. The 6th Edition. Published by the District Railway circa 1905. On folding linen size 106 by 67 cm. Colour. Includes an inset map of the Putney Bridge to Wimbledon section. A key provides information on the lines of the District Railway; electric railways; other railways; railways in construction; railways proposed and the routes of omnibuses in connection with the District Railway. Folds into original stiff boards which have the bookplate of Ruth Florence Verney inside the front cover. VG condition. Images available. Very Good.

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Book number: 002166

Keywords: Maps, Transport, London, Railways

ANON

Electric Railways in the Metropolis and Neighbourhood: Plan Showing Railways 1905.

London, Hansard. 1905. Ill.: Weller. Map, Electric Railways in the Metropolis and Neighbourhood: Plan showing Railways existing and authorised and those proposed in Sessions 1904-1905, lithographed by Weller and Graham and published by Hansard. On paper size 102 by 76 cm. Scale one inch to the mile. Some colour. A key provides information on lines constructed; lines under construction; lines authorised; lines proposed and steam railways electrified. Has been folded. VG condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002136

Keywords: WellerMaps, Railways, London