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1762331552London: London Magazine 1762. unbound. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 7" x 4.5".<br/> <br/> This small but informative map of the city and harbor of Havana Cuba covers the strategically important naval and trade center in beautiful detail. The entirely of the harbor is shown with numerous depths soundings noted throughout. The fortified city of Havana is depicted with its street grid and surrounding roadways and settlements are shown. Several locations marked on the map are listed in a reference key.<br> <br> The map was issued in 1762 the year Havana was briefly captured by the British during the Seven Years War. At the time it was the third largest city in the Americas after Lima and Mexico City and the most important Spanish port. This map is issued in the May 1762 edition of the London Magazine. In very good condition with three small holes in the left margin not affecting the image. Hinged in a acid-free matboard not mounted.<br> <br> The London Magazine or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer" was founded in 1732 as a rival to the popular Gentleman's Magazine. It is England's oldest cultural and literary journal. The magazine has published a wide range of writers from Wordsworth Shelley Keats T.S. Eliot W. H. Auden Evelyn Waugh among others. The first two installments of Thomas De Quincey's "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" appeared in the 1820 edition of the journal. Today after nearly three centuries The London Magazine continues to publish some of the best writings from London and beyond.<br/> <br/> London Magazine unknown
17629945London R. Baldwin 1762. Copper engraving 18.5 x 12 cm black and white blank verso. Map unknown
174875948London: Printed for R. Baldwin 1748. 8vo.Magazine / Journal. 1748 maps. ii 609 17 index pp. January through December 1748. 7 folding maps of Suffolk Norfolk Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire Essex Huntingdonshire Northumberland Hanover slightly torn two full-page illustrations of St Louis and Port Louis and one illustrating five ships off Portipea pertaining to the island of Hispaniola. Later quarter straight grained morocco over calf. Calf boards worn spine generally in good shape though with a few small spots of wear and minor rubbing. Lacking half title some losses to rear blank occasional stains or spots mostly small closed tears and creasing to corners. Founded in opposition to the Tory-supporting Gentleman's Magazine The London Magazine of 1732-1785 was edited by Isaac Kimber a Baptist minister his son Edward and later by Henry Mayo a dissenting minister. James Boswell was a partner in the magazine and Mayo knew Samuel Johnson too. . Good. 1/4 Morocco. 1748. Printed for R. Baldwin 1748 unknown
175364977CBLeipzig, Gleditschens Handlung, 1753. 8°. 22 x 13,5 cm. Titelblatt, [5] Blätter Vorrede, Seite 33-356. Neuerer Ganzpergamentband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [4 Warenabbildungen]
1755M11354London: Gentleman's Magazine 1755. Very Good. Notes: Extremely rare small map of North America published in mid 18th century. Lake Superior is named Upper Lake. The Eastern part of the United States is shown as English Provinces and the rest of the United States is shown as French Provinces. The Ohio River and Mississipi River are also depicted. Size : 108x131 mm 4.25x5.16 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps North America Great Lakes; Gentleman's Magazine unknown
1778W127Dublin: John Exshaw Dame Street 1778. paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 185-248pp. Frontis. engraved Richd Brinsley Sheridan Esq. Author ofthe Rivals School for Scandal & c. Reverse engraved for the Dublin issue of the Gentleman's Magazine in fine condition. Also bound in the folding satirical cartoon 'A PEEP AT THE MASQUERADE ' Designed and etched by H.ks. Black border cropped on right-hand side but not affecting the image. Page damaged to the left margin just on the edge of the image. Reverse etching 30x19 cms. Articles include explanation of the cartoon; Continuation of the address to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania from p154 March 1778 see W103.193-196pp.; Hist. of Europe; British Theatre reviews; Lord North's speech in the lower room on his conciliatory motion.; Irish Parliamnetary Intelligence; Col. St Leger's Account of the Action near Fort Stanwix; Account of the Affair near Wallon Creek Realtion of the Expedition to Bennington; Substance of Lieutenat's General's Burboyne's Speech;List of births deaths bankrupts promotions and marriages in Ireland. NB This not the Gentleman's Magazine from London but the much rarer Dublin magazine pub. by John Exshaw. LACKS PLATE p220 ' Duet in La Fraschetana' Music score. <br/> <br/> John Exshaw, Dame Street unknown
1778W107Dublin: John Exshaw Dame Street 1778. paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 425-480pp. Frontis. engraved plate of Admiral Keppel head-and-shoulders portrait facing left in oval draped with banner. Reverse engraved for the Dublin issue of the Gentleman's Magazine in fine condition. Also bound in folding satirical plate 'The Farmer's Daughter return form Dublin' 24x35 cms with a closed repaired tear to the left margin. Also a folding printed manuscript of 2 songs 'Angelic Fair & C.' A' Catch for three Voices and 'A Glee for three Voices'. Articles include Extracts for Keppels Memoirs 'History of the British Parliament; Irish Parliamentary Intelligence; Extract from John Hamilton Moore's Collection of Voyages and Travel; ADVICES FROM AMERICA - Details of the Treaty before Congress dated May 6 1788 between France and America 462-465pp; Review of the first performance of new plays 'Tony Lumpkins in Town' and 'The Suicide' with an epilogue by Mr Garrick; Declaration by the French as to the running of Privateer ships and how the proceeds of piracy were to be divided by the ships crew; List of births deaths bankrupts promotions and marriages in Ireland. NB This not the Gentleman's Magazine from London but the much rarer Dublin magazine pub. by John Exshaw. <br/> <br/> John Exshaw, Dame Street unknown
1789242496Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard by Trenchard and Stewart 1789. First. pamphlet. good. 2 copper plates. pp. 329-384. 8vo rebound in new wrappers many pages with foxing including plates lower right corner margin of pages creased. Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard by Trenchard and Stewart 1789. First Edition<br/> <br/> The Columbian Magazine was founded by Mathew Carey James Trenchard and 3 others in September 1786. It was ".the first successful American magazine." Mott History of American Magazines 1741-1850 page 100. The magazine was published until 1792. The two copper plates engraved by James Trenchard depict a Patent Drill Plough that was invented by James Cooke and the Green Woods of Connecticut near Canaan and Salisbury. The trees in the second plate have been hand colored green as published. Two of the articles in the magazine are continued from previous months and are on the life of William Penn and the history of the American Revolution. Also there is an article against slavery in the French West Indies. There is one preliminary leaf after the title page which includes the current prices of merchandise in Philadelphia and the prices of public securities.<br/> <br/> Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart unknown
1789242496Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard by Trenchard and Stewart 1789. First. pamphlet. good. 2 copper plates. pp. 329-384. 8vo rebound in new wrappers many pages with foxing including plates lower right corner margin of pages creased. Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard by Trenchard and Stewart 1789. First Edition<br/><br/> The Columbian Magazine was founded by Mathew Carey James Trenchard and 3 others in September 1786. It was ".the first successful American magazine." Mott History of American Magazines 1741-1850 page 100. The magazine was published until 1792. The two copper plates engraved by James Trenchard depict a Patent Drill Plough that was invented by James Cooke and the Green Woods of Connecticut near Canaan and Salisbury. The trees in the second plate have been hand colored green as published. Two of the articles in the magazine are continued from previous months and are on the life of William Penn and the history of the American Revolution. Also there is an article against slavery in the French West Indies. There is one preliminary leaf after the title page which includes the current prices of merchandise in Philadelphia and the prices of public securities.<br/><br/> Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart unknown books
1779CAT000511Bath: R. Cruttwell 1779. First Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Very Good Condition. Rebound in full green cloth two volumes in one. Scattered minor foxing small hole touching text in artichoke section - a nice copy. Printed in two columns alphabetically. Size: 4to. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Inventory No: CAT000511. R. Cruttwell hardcover
1779CAT000511Bath: R. Cruttwell 1779. First Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Very Good Condition. Rebound in full green cloth two volumes in one. Scattered minor foxing small hole touching text in artichoke section - a nice copy. Printed in two columns alphabetically. Size: 4to. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Inventory No: CAT000511. R. Cruttwell hardcover books
1756302429London: Gentleman's Magazine 1756. unbound. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11 3/4" x 18 1/4"<br/> <br/> This diagram depicts Fort Vijaydurg historically known as Gheria located in western India off the coast of Maharashtra. Numerous depth soundings are noted in the harbor. Several locations marked on the map are listed in a reference key. This map is issued in 1756 in Vol. XXVI of Gentleman's Magazine. The map is in good condition with some margin loss on the top right and minor foxing. <br> <br> The Gentleman's Magazine founded by Edward Cave of London in 1731 was the first to use the term 'magazine' for any periodical. With its widespread distribution across the British Empire it was read throughout the English-speaking world. Although the magazine went into decline during the late 18th century it ran uninterrupted until 1922 reporting anything it thought would be of interest to its readers from Latin poetry to commodity prices.<br/> <br/> Gentleman's Magazine unknown
1758T370Dublin: John Exshaw Dame Street 1758. No Binding. Fine. 8vo. 427-480pp. A disbound copy of the Dublin version of the Gentleman's Magazine for the month of August 1758. Fine fresh paper with no foxing wear or marks. The title-page lists 24 articles on the title-page and includes a fine copy of the rare 'A PLAN of the Harbour and TOWN of LOUISBOURG in the Island of CAPE BRETON Drawn on the Spot. Folding page 28 x 20 cms with a plate impression 24 x 18 cms.4 page description of the plan and town. Other articles include an estimate of the Naval Debt; Part of the trial of William Barnard; Journal of the Seige of Louisbourg; General Abercromby's Account of the Exped. to Crown Point. Single page map of 'The Country between CROWN POINT and ALBANY being the Great Pass from the English to the French Settlements in North America'.11.5 x 19.1 cms. Please email for photos. <br/> <br/> John Exshaw, Dame Street unknown
1781279281781 R. Baldwin, London.- 1 volume in8 reliure pleine basane époque,dos orné; plusieurs numéros London Magazine; pagination multiplr, dont = Scarce Revolutionary War Era Map Showing the Seat of War in the Southern Colonies- Detailed map of the Carolinas and Virginia, illustrating the progress of the American Revolutionary War, prepared by Thomas Kitchen for the June 1781 edition of the London Magazine with text- The map extends from the Chesapeake, Gloucester and Henrico Counties in the Northeast, to the Fluvanna River and the southern Alleghany Mountains and Blue Mountains in the Northwest and from the Camden and Ninety Six Districts in South Carolina in the Southwest to the Coast and the mouth of the Great Pedee River in South Carolina along the East Coast.- 13.5 x 11 inches,- and more
1781203922London: T. Kitchin 1781. unbound. very good. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 10.5" x 12.75".<br/> <br/> Detailed map of Quebec with Newfoundland and part of New England. Published for "Universal Magazine" Universal Magazine was published monthly in London from 1747 to 1814. It featured handsome maps that have since become prized for their aesthetics and as a result increasingly scarce.<br/> <br/> T. Kitchin unknown
178630046London: William Bent. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1786. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 384 pages; Bound in 1/4 leather spine and marbled boards with rubbing and wear. This volume is complete with all 16 plates. . William Bent hardcover
1742Le275Dublin: Edward Exshaw 1742. Hardback. Fine. 8vo. 660 18 index pp. Vignette engraving of London and Thames scene with Mercury the winged messenger above within a cloud. to the title-page. Clean and crisp copy bound in original half calf with marbled boards. Raised bands with morocco label. 12 months of the magazine and Political History bound together. Comprehensive indexes. . Please email for photos. THIS DUBLIN MAGAZINE WAS SEPARATELY PUBLISHED FROM THE CONTEMPORARY LONDON MONTHLY WITH A SIMILAR NAME. Includes a 7pp list of British ships 450 taken by the Spanish in the 'War of Jenkins Ear' 1739-1748 <br/> <br/> Edward Exshaw hardcover
1747P394Dublin: Edward And John Exshaw 1747. Hardback. Fine. 8vo. 529 16 index. i ads; 116 Political History of European Countries pp. Vignette engraving of bee hive and bees. Upper rear spine split a little and a trifle rubbed. Clean and crisp copy bound in original half calf with marbled boards. Raised bands with morocco label. 12 months of the magazine and Political History bound together. Comprehensive indexes. Folding map of N. Italy and large folding plan of Bergan-Op-Zoom as beseiged July 16 1747. Please email for photos. THIS DUBLIN MAGAZINE WAS SEPARATELY PUBLISHED FROM THE CONTEMPORARY LONDON MONTHLY WITH A SIMILAR NAME <br/> <br/> Edward And John Exshaw hardcover
1798001593Philadelphia Pa: William McCulloch 1798. Paperback. Good . 1 6-48 4 p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 8vo. Lacking first 4 leaves title page and front matter. Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch printer bookseller and stationer No. 306 Market near Ninth-Street Philadelphia." Although lacking title page this first and perhaps only issue of this religious periodical was definitely published by W. M'Culloch William McCulloch as p. 19 contains a letter addressed to "Mr. M'Culloch" regarding the insertion of a letter in "your first number" of his "Christian Magazine." Not in Early American Imprints 1st series Shaw & Shoemaker. No other copies of this publication have been located. It is not known whether there is any connection to the publication of same name begun in Edinburgh 1797. Although his work as a printer is not well-documented in Early American Imprints Evans or Shaw & Shoemaker this is the William McCulloch of "William McCulloch's Additions to Thomas's History of Printing." Contents: On the Gospel by Eubulus; The Extent of a Minister's Work in Preaching the Gospel by Beart; Observations on the Manner of Travelling in the Holy Land from Harmer; On Christian Hope by Benevolus; Extract from a letter from the Rev. Booth of London with a plan for the establishmend of a Baptist Society in London for the encouragement and support of Itinerant Preaching; The Death of the Saints Illustrated by C.R.; An Essay introductory to the Study of the Controversy Between Christians and Deists by Y.; The Life of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel; "A Treatise on the Truth of the Christian Religion" by James Vernet; 4 poems; publisher's advertisements. No other copies of this 18th-century religious periodical published in Philadelphia have been located. In Good Condition: disbound; lacking first 4 leaves including title page; light foxing throughout; old damp stain on last few leaves. William McCulloch paperback
1794R320129825Henri Plon. 1791-1794. In-4. Broché. Etat passable, Livré sans Couverture, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. Lot de numéros de La Gazette Nationale ou le Moniteur Universelle n°1 au n°66 560 pages + n°183 au n°207 Paginé de 17 à 224 - textes sur deux colonnes - manque sur la première page du n°183 altérant la lecture.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.49-Presse illustrée, magazines, revues
1799WRCAM19979Philadelphia 1799. 161-416pp. lacks pp.163-166. Apparently also lacking titlepages with complete publication title. Contemporary half calf and plain boards. Spine worn front hinge cracked. First two leaves lightly dampstained. Lacks two leaves. Otherwise good untrimmed. A volume of ten complete issues of this early American magazine. This run includes various excerpts on natural history from Hearne's arctic voyage. THE WEEKLY. contains an eclectic selection of poems biographies political and natural historical articles as well as brief notices and excerpts from other publications. The magazine's young and ambitious editor James Watters died during the yellow fever epidemic and consequently THE WEEKLY. ceased publication between August 1798 and February 1799 at which point Ezekiel Forman dragged publication on through June. The present volume contains numbers 20 Vol. II and 31-39 Vol. III as well as an incomplete copy of number 19 Vol. II. A nice run of this short-lived early American periodical. "Another very interesting hebdomadal was the WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF ORIGINAL ESSAYS FUGITIVE PIECES AND INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE printed in Philadelphia from Feb. 3 1798 to June 1 1799" - Mott. EVANS 34992 34993 Vols. II & III. MOTT AMERICAN MAGAZINES I p.122. hardcover books
1786319698Philadelphia: Seddon Carey Spotswood Cist and Trenchard 1786. 101-152pp. plus folding meteorological table and engraved folding plate of mammoth bones found near the River Ohio and engraved plate of an eclipse. 8vo. Original blue wrappers with publisher's ads. 101-152pp. plus folding meteorological table and engraved folding plate of mammoth bones found near the River Ohio and engraved plate of an eclipse. 8vo. An early issue complete with its table and engraved plate and in the original wrappers: rare thus. "This was the most ambitious project in magazine publication yet attempted in this country" Evans. Publication began in September 1786 and continued to May 1787 before changing its name to the Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine.<br/><br/>Contributions to this issue include several works by Benjamin Rush as well as several articles relating to natural history discoveries in America including the mammoth bones found in Kentucky a description of a rattle snake and a submission concerning a giant sturgeon. Evans 19565; Sabin 14869 Seddon, Carey, Spotswood, Cist and Trenchard unknown books
174396380Amsterdam, J. [Jacob] Ryckhoff, le fils, 1741-1743. [I - III] 478 S.; [IV] 172 S.; [V] 168 S.; [IV] 172 S.; [VII] 164. Mit Titelvignetten u. Kopfstücken. 15,5 cm. Ldr. d. Zt. auf 4 Bünden mit RSchild u. Rücken- u. Stehkantenvergoldung.
1778W132Dublin: John Exshaw Dame Street 1778. paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 593-648pp. Frontis. folding engraving 'A PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF COXHEATH CAMP Representing a Grand Review of the Army'.20x38 cms O'Neil/ W. Esdal. Reverse engraved for the Dublin issue of the Gentleman's Magazine in fine condition. Also a folding plate 'Dispositions of the Army Encamped on Coxheath with a treatise to the reverse by Lewis Lochee'. Also folding printed manuscript plate of 'A Song on Coxheath and A favourite Duet to the reverse'; Articles include Humours of a camp from an officer at Coxheath; Progress of English Commerce in Bengal; History of Europe; etc etc; List of births deaths bankrupts promotions and marriages in Ireland. NB This not the Gentleman's Magazine from London but the much rarer Dublin magazine pub. by John Exshaw. <br/> <br/> John Exshaw, Dame Street unknown
1758T371Dublin: John Exshaw Dame Street 1758. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. 8vo. 481-536pp. A disbound copy of the Dublin version of the Gentleman's Magazine for the month of Sept 1758. Fine fresh paper with no foxing wear or marks. The title-page lists 25 articles on the title-page and includes a fine copy of the rare 'Plan of the Country from the LANDING PLACE with the Encampments and Marches of the Troops under Major General ABERCROMBIE to the Attack of TICONDEROGA . 19 x11 cms. Together with an account from the action. Also a fine plan of St Malo with map of part of French Coast inset 19 x 11cms together with an account of shipping lost in recent action. Also a PLAN of Cherburg with Channel map inset 19 x 11cms with an account. All 3 plans engraved by Ridge. Please email for photos. <br/> <br/> John Exshaw, Dame Street unknown
