Belgium or the Netherlands Map
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Unbound. c. 1840. Orig coloured engraving of Belgium & The Netherlands from Thomson's New General Atlas. Size: 720mm x 535mm. Free-floating & protected by mylar. A very nice map. More
Travel Europe
The Campaign of 1870-1. Republished from The Times
London: Bentley, 1871. First Edition. 8vo. Half Calf. pp xi, 291. 2 folding maps on linen (foxed). Contemporary binding with two neat gilt stamps to front board and spine. A good complete copy with an account of the siege of Paris by the German armies. More
France Map
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing the regions of France, as named at the time, towns and seaports, and the country's borders.An illustrated name plate at bottom left shows a weapon and a crop.Very little wear at edges but else a very handsome small map. Height:205... More
Germany Map
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map showing the territories of Germany as they were, including Lower Saxony, Upper Saxony, Pomerania, Silesia, Upper Rhine, Bohemia, Franconia, Swabia and Bavaria. An illustrated name plate at bottom right shows a mountain, a castle and symbolic greenery. Minor wear only at... More
A Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy. Including Lucca, Tuscan and Its Off-Lying Islands, Florence, Umbria, The Marches, Part of the Patrimony on St. Peter, and the Island of Sardinia.
London: John Murray, 1867. Seventh Edition. 8vo. Half Calf. pp xi, 480. Includes plans of towns and folding maps. 1 folding map in back pocket. Half calf binding. Some wear to the leather. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Neat gilt library stamp to front board. Internals very good. A handsome... More
A Handbook for Travellers in France: Being a Guide to Normandy, Brittany; The Rivers Seine, Loire, Rhome, and Garonne; The French Alps, Dauphine, The Pyrenees, Provence, and Nice...
London: John Murray, 1867. Tenth Edition, Entirely Revised. 8vo. Half Calf. pp xxxiii, 684. Folding maps. Half calf and boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Neat gilt crest to front board. Rare. More
Italy Map
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Lipari Islands, Naples, Gulf of Venice, Pope's territories, Tuscany, Genoa,Venice, Milan, Savoy and the borders with Switzerland, France, Dalmatia and "Turky (sic) in Europe". An illustrated name plate at top right is in blue and red and... More
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 4 hand-coloured engraved images of ladies with children, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 2 hand-coloured engraved images of ladies, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 3 hand-coloured engraved images of groups of children, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
The Life of Catharine II Empress of Russia
London: Longman, 1798. 4th Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. 2 vols. 2 plates & large folding map of Russian empire. Fine contemporary full tree calf. A fine example of early binding of this scarce work. More
MILITARY CHARACTER of the Different European Armies Engaged in the Late War: With a Parallel of The Policy, Power, and Means of the Ancient Romans and Modern French
London: T. Edgerton, (Military Library, Whitehall), 1804. Second Edition. 8vo. Half calf and Boards. pp. 190. Translated from the modern french. Half calf and marbled boards. Spine and boards slightly rubbed. Copy in very good order, binding and interior sound. A rare copy in original binding. More
Nous N'achetons plus aucun article de provenance allemande ou autrichienne
1918. 43cm x 28cm. Unbound. Belgian Poster, 1918, Folded. Displayed in a shop window in Namur, December 1918. Translation: "We do not buy any articles of German or Austrian provinance" More
Original Lucerne Tourism Poster
1930. Unbound. c1930s. Stunning original tourism poster of Lucerne, Switzerland. Poster size 1m x 400mm. Free floating so will be sent rolled. Very good condition. Rare. More
Picturesque Europe. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Most Eminent Artists. The British Isles
London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. Folio. Full Leather. pp xii, 288. Undated. Frontis, pictorial tp, engravings throughout. Full black leather with gilt borders to boards. Raised bands, gilt panelling and red leather title label to spine. Gilt page edges. Rare in such good condition. More
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland Map
1777. 2005 mm x 250 mm. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Arctic Circle, East Greenland, Swedish Lapland and Gothland; Norway's ports along the German Ocean; Finland's borders with Sweden and Russia and Gulf of Finland; Denmark and Jutland. An illustrated name plate at top right is... More
Venice Engraving
Unbound. Orig engraving showing a canal & bridge in Venice (?). Signed in pencil underneath (illegible). Free-floating & protected by mylar. Image size 90mm x 110mm, full size 245mm x 355mm. Minor foxing to edges, but else a very nice etching. More
War News
Auckland: Henry Brett, 1877. 8vo. No Binding. Single page, "Star Extra', from the 'Evening Star' (later the Auckland Star), giving news headlines from the Sydney Morning Herald of 5th October 1877 (arrived in Auckland on the SS Wakatipu). Includes headlines on the Penge Trials (the controversial British murder), and war... More
A Comic History of Rome Illustrated by John Leech
London: Bradbury, 1850. 8vo. Half Morroco. c. 1850s. 4to. Pp. 418. Hand-coloured plates and illustrations on India paper. Fine half morocco, teg. Fine binding. Deluxe edition. A fine example of this deluxe and large paper copy edition of this work. More
From The Pyrenees to the Channel in a Dogcart
London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowery & Co, 1887. 8vo. Half Morocco. English language edition. With plates including frontispiece. Contemporary half morocco gilt binding with marbled edges. Gilt stamp on front board. Very handsome binding and copy. More
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1855. 8vo. Half Morroco. 12 vols (in 6 + atlas). Plus atlas by AK Johnston (1855). 8vo + 8vo oblong. Plates. 108 military plans. Contemporary half morocco. A very good set with atlas of battle plans. More
A Memoir of the Honourable George Keith Elphinstone
London: Blackwood, 1882. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp vii, 432. Frontispiece, 2 plates, 4 folding maps & plans. Contemporary half morocco. Two neat gilt crests to front board and spine. Small folds at top of spines. Elphinstone (1746-1823; Lord Keith) served in the American War in the 1780s, and after10 years... More
Views in The Tyrol, from Drawings By T. Allom, Original Sketches By Johanna V. Isser Geb. Grossrubatsher, with Letterpress Descriptions, by a Companion of Hofer
London: C. Tilt. 4to. Full Morocco. pp 72. Engraved plates, folding map. Full morocco with gilt decorated boards and spine. Edgewear to leather and marks to front board. Small section of flyleaf cut out. More
History Of The War of The Sicilian Vespers
London: Bentley, 1850. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. 3 Vols. Original blind-stamped cloth. Spine of vol. 3 showing wear. A good association copy in original cloth. More
Orlando Furioso di Lodovico Ariosto
Florence: Blanci E, 1855. 16mo. Hardcover. C. 1855. 3 vols. Full original vellum, gilt decorations on spines, all edges gilt. A finely bound set in original vellum. More