51. Cary, John.

Cary’s New Itinerary: Or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross throughout England and Wales: With Many of the Principal Roads in Scotland. From an Actual Admeasurement by John Cary: Made by Command of his Majesty’s Postmaster General for official purposes: Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker Esq., Surveyor and Superintendant of the Mail Coaches. [Including an advertising for Cary’s New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes (with Illustrations of Globes)]. [Subtitle:] This work shows the immediate Route from the Metropolis [London] to all parts of England and Wales: And from Town to Town in every direction, distinguishing also the Cities, Market, Borough and Corporate Towns: And those at which the Assizes are held and gives the time of the Mails, Arrival and Departure from each, Describes the Line of the Navigable Canals and the Course of the Rivers passed over, The Number of Houses and Inhabitants contained in each Town, And those Inns which supply Post Horses and Carriages. Also The Inn’s throughout the Metropolis [London] from which the Mail and Stagecoaches go, their time of departure & the Route they seveerally take. The Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Seats situate near the Roads, A List of the Packet Boats and their time of sailing. Copious Indexes. Maps of the Lot Wight Environs of London, Bath, Brighton, Margate & Cheltenham & a Large Map of England and Wales peculiarly adapted to the Work. – [An Advertisement juxtaposed to the titlepage reads: “This Edition contains the Routes to upwards of Nine Thousand Places, which have never been given in any work of a similar Description; being a complete Directory to every Parish situate out of the Line of the Direct and Cross Roads throughout England and Wales”].

Seventh Edition, with Improvements [complete with all maps as called for]. London, Printed for J. Cary, 1817. Octavo. Pagination: [1], 647 pages plus 7 maps / Detailed pagination see here: [1], Title, Large Folding Map, [121], 6 folded Maps, [526] pages. Modern, recent Hardcover / Very decorative half-leather with marbled-paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on new sppine-label. New endpapers. Protective Mylar. Only the large folding map with a inor tear (one part of the map deliberately bound separate (geniously folding out to meet th erest of the map). Interior text and maps all in excellent, unusually clean condition !!

52. [Rhodes, Cecil] Jourdan, Philip.

Cecil Rhodes – His Private Life by his Private Secretary.

London / New York, John Lane The Bodley Head / John Lane Company, 1911. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 285 pages. 16 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Preowner details on front endpaper.

53. America / Central America / Latin America / Guatemala – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Central America with Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, [Mosquito Territory] and Vignettes and illustrations of Belise [Belize, formerly British Honduras], the Volcano of Isalco and The Great Square of the Antigua in Guatemala.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32.4 cm x 27.3 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

54. Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Ceylon (British Ceylon) – with Vignettes and illustrations of the Lake of Kandy, Adam’s Peak from the Lake of Colombo, a beautiful scenery of Colombo, Temple of Buddha , Kalany, Ruins of A Dagora at Toophamaraya. The map is divided in the old regions of British Ceylon: The Eastern Provinces (Kattoe, Colompattoo, Tamblegam, Kottiar, Tambankadewa, Koorle, Eraquer, Mamoene, Karrewitte, Chiam Pature, Erwiel, Nadene, Akkrepattoo, Ghiam Pature, Veddag, Ratte, Nadekadoe, Panowa / The Western Provinces (Anewoelandan, Rajawania, Seram, Sevien Korles, Rajawanny) / Northern Provincec (Wademo Ratchi, Welligammo, Jafnapatam, Leyden, Ponoryn, Manaar, Mantotte, Pomparipo, Moessellie, Neurawanny, Meel-Pattoo, Poedoe, Koe-Dirpo, Moeliawalle, Karie-Kattoe-Molle, Tinne-Mar, Re-waddie, Patchilapelle, Negammo / Central Provinces – Matelle, Doombera, Toompane, Erris Pattoo, Yattenoowere, Dollos Bage, Lower Ouna, Hewahetta, Wellassee / Western Provinces – Hapeti Gam, Pasdum, Caltura, Three Korles, Hewagam Korle, Hina Korle, Saffragam etc. / South Provinces – Wallawitte, Gangebodde, Gangedode, Mahagam, Pattoo, Morva, Talpe, Belligam, Wellerode etc.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with map: 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm. Size of the actual map: 27 cm x 37 cm. Excellent condition.

55. England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Channel Islands with large Maps of Guernsey and Jersey [as well as a small inset-map with Alderney, Sark and Herm] – With Vignettes of St Peter’s Port, Castle Cornet and Druidical Altar Near l’Ancresse, Mont Orgueil Castle and Jersey.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Winkles and engravings by E. Radclyffe. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 35 cm. Sheet Size: 27.3 cm x 37.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

56. The Fine Arts Society Ltd.

Channel Packet Paris-London 1880-1920.

First Edition catalogue. London, The Fine Arts Society Ltd. 1969. 21cm x 29.5cm. 20 unnumbered pages. Original Paperback. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

57. [Darwin, Charles] Quammen, David (General Editor).

Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species – The Illustrated Edition.

New York / London, Sterling Publishing, 2008. 23.5 cm x 26 cm. XII, 544 pages. Hundreds of colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier !

58. [Mackintosh, Charles Rennie] Kliczkowski, Sol.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Dusseldorf etc., teNeues, 2002. 17 cm x 22.5 cm. 79 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding. [Archipocket Classics Series]

59. [Monet, Claude] Geelhaar, Christian.

Claude Monet: Nympheas. Impression Vision.

Zürich, SV International, 1986. 28cm x 23.5cm. 181 pages. Original Softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. German Edition / Deutsche Ausgabe.

60. Bright, Richard / Barlow, G. Hilaro (editor).

Clinical Memoir on Abdominal Tumours and Intumescence. This is a copy number 541 of the Classics of Medicine Library.

Special edition reprint of London, The New Sydenham Society, 1860. Delanco NJ, The Classics of Medicine Library, 2003. 14 cm x 22 cm. XVIII, 326 pages. 79 woodcut illustrations. Beautifully bound Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornaments on spine with raised bands. Elaborate gilt embossment and ruling on both boards. All gilt edges with navy silk ribbon page marker. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Near fine condition. Excellent condition within. Ex-Libris on front endpaper and rear pastedown. Bookplate on front pastedown states “This is copy number 541 of the Classics of Medicine Library.” [The Classics of Medicine Library]