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185130464Portland ME: Printed by Order of the Directors 1851. 64pp stitched. Wrappers absent else Very Good. <br /> <br /> A.P. Robinson was removed from the office of Chief Engineer of the York and Cumberland Rail Road Company in May 1851; F.O.J. Smith was removed as President in August. Each was removed after discovery of financial discrepancies. Smith retaliated with a pamphlet assailing the Board's conduct. This Statement by the Board thoroughly explains the reasons for his dismissal with detailed lists of costs and estimates and reports from Board meetings. Page 29 begins the thirty-page "Reply" to Smith's pamphlet by Daniel Emery of the Company's Treasury Office. He elaborates on the facts which led to Robinson's and Smith's dismissals. <br /> Sabin 82569. BRE 280. OCLC 13636503 9 as of August 2013. Printed by Order of the Directors unknown
1863177017London.: Cassell Petter and Galpin. circa1863. Engraved map 43.1 x 30.3 cm 50.7 x 34.5 cm sheet central fold small edge tears one neatly repaired lower corner chipped slight age toning but in very good condition. Impressive large map of Persia Iran by noted map maker Edward Weller in original uncoloured state re-issued by the publisher for inclusion as map 26 in Cassell's Atlas. . Cassell, Petter and Galpin. unknown
1893175715New York.: Hunt & Eaton. Circa1893. Printed colour map 24 x 28 cm four thumbnail inset maps: Banana; Boma; Matadi & Environs; Stanley Pool named for the explorer; and below a lozenge inset of the road from Matadi to Leopoldville marginal toning and small edge tears one corner creased but in very good condition and on the verso explanatory text and line engravings in two columns for this map and partial description for the previous entry for the Suez Canal from Hunt & Eaton's school atlas published in 1893. . (Hunt & Eaton). unknown
1830175250London.: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Baldwin & Cradock. 1830. Engraved map wth outline hand colour 29.7 x 42 cm relief shown in hachures key to abbreviations including "Ancient Ruins" the west and east extremities attactively engraved to burst through the border original folds map with occasional spotting more pronounced at the lower corner edges a little ragged small chip to the inner margin no loss to the map manuscript pagination in the lower corner but in good condition. . Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Baldwin & Cradock. unknown
1890H22859Battle Creek MI: Wm. C. Gage & Son 1890. Paperback. Very Good. Stated Third Edition Revised. 8.25 x 5.5 inches gray printed wraps very good contents tanning. 108 pp full page map on inside front cover no other illustrations. A more substantial 264 pp. version seems also to have been issued interspersed with many ads. This promotional pamphlet is rarer. Wm. C. Gage & Son paperback
188861874Sydney.: The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company. 1888. A large and detailed map of Tasmania from The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company showing railroads existing as well as under construction and coloured regions dividing the island into districts. Hachures depict landforms detailed index to place names on verso small inset upper left corner showing Kind Island printed colour 70 x 45.5 cm. . The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company. unknown
185275654Buffalo:: Jewett Thomas & Co. 1852. First edition. original gilt-lettered cloth. Tear to the folding map neatly repaired on verso with Japanese tissue; slight use and fading to the cloth; very attractive. 12mo. Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings from original sketches including a folding map of the "Northern Route U. S. Mail Line.Steamers.New York and Rochester.and Routes from Albany to Niagara Falls Buffalo and Montreal" with inset view of Niagara Falls. Jewett, Thomas & Co., hardcover
1850175779London & New York.: John Tallis & Company. Circa1850s. Lithographed map with original outline hand colour 34.5 x 24.7 cm including border and captionsfive fine vignette illustrations decorative border central fold edges with light toning in very good condition. Attractive decorative map with fine vignettes of Copenhagen Sleswig and Elsinore figures in costume the coat of arms of Denmark and an amiable equine pair by the great mapmaker and publisher John Tallis. . John Tallis & Company. unknown
1855173439Gotha.: Perthes Justus. Circa1855. Engraved map 44.1 x 36.3 cm sheet size 35.8 x 29.7cm map size plate mark map with original hand colouring and hand coloured key noting Islamic "Mohammedanische" Buddhist "Buddhaistische" and European territories by country. Unusual map in an early issue. It was included as map 39 in Stieler's "Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde und uber das Weltgebaude by Frederic von Stulpnagel" revised by Hermann Berghaus in 1855. The issue is noted to the top right: Ausg. in 63BI. no XIV. Fine outline hand colouring denotes territories by religion and Chinese ports open to European trade and Japanese ports open to American trade. . Perthes, Justus. unknown
1877174917Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1877. Map with original colour and outline hand-colour 32.7 x 40.7 cm four inset maps text in German central fold slight marginal edge wear and spotting to the verso but in very good condition. A handsome map detailing the lands of Islam at the time of the Bujids 945-1055. The inset maps depict a western extension to the main map southern Arabia the lands of the Ghaznavid sultanate in Central Asia and lands of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire issued for the "Hand-Atlas für die Geschichte des Mittelatters und die Neueren Zeit". . Justus Perthes unknown
1877174913Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1877. Map with original colour and outline hand-colour 32.2 x 40 cm three inset maps text in German central fold slight marginal toning in very good condition. A most handsome map detailing the lands of Islam under the Abbasids up to the capture of Baghdâd by the Bûjids from 750 to 945 AD. The inset maps depict Northern Iraq Baghdad and a western continuation of the main map issued for the "Hand-Atlas für die Geschichte des Mittelatters und die Neueren Zeit". . Justus Perthes unknown
1877174916Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1877. Map with original colour and outline hand-colour 33.1 x 40.2 cm four inset maps text in German central fold slight marginal edge wear and spotting to the verso but in very good condition. A handsome map detailing the lands of Islam from Hegra in AD 622 to the fall of the Umayyads in AD 750. The inset maps depict a western extension to the main map and city plans for Damascus Jathrib & Medina and Mecca issued for the "Hand-Atlas für die Geschichte des Mittelatters und die Neueren Zeit". . Justus Perthes unknown
1876174910Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1876. Map with original colour and outline hand-colour 32.2 x 40 cm seven inset maps text in German central fold slight marginal toning in very good condition. A most handsome and highly detailed map detailing provinces of the Latin Empire in the wake of the Crusades. The inset maps depict Achaia in Greece Divisions of the Empire and a city plan of Constantinople issued for the "Hand-Atlas für die Geschichte des Mittelatters und die Neueren Zeit" . Justus Perthes unknown
1877174915Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1877. Map with original colour and outline hand-colour 32.2 x 40 cm two inset maps text in German central fold in very good condition. A most handsome map detailing countries on the Aegean and Black Seas 1311 to 1390. The inset maps depict the kingdom of Stephan Duschan Serbia and the land of the Crimean Goths issued for the "Hand-Atlas für die Geschichte des Mittelatters und die Neueren Zeit". . Justus Perthes unknown
1840174957London.: Charles Knight & Co. circa1840s. Lithographed map with original outline hand-colour 31.9 x 39.1 cm small marginal tears neatly repaired with archival material but no loss small surface abrasion affecting the border at the foot edgewear and browning inked pagination in an early hand but in very good condition. A handsome map with fine topographical engraving also showing the borders with Hungary Russia and Persia. . Charles Knight & Co. unknown
1886175917Sydney & Melbourne.: The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company Limited Sydney & Melbourne. 1886-1888. Large printed colour map 60.9 x 37 cm 69.9 x 45.3 cm sheet central fold slight browning at the fold and to the generous margins in very good condition. Detailed map prepared for Andrew Garran's monumental "Picturesque Atlas of Australasia" 1886-1888 with the counties attractively coloured. New Guinea is shown to the North and borders with Northern Territory South Australia and New South Wales. The extent of the Great Barrier Reef is delineated along with the ocean "Border of Colony". Proposed and current railways are shown with an extensive place index printed on the verso of the map. . The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, Limited, Sydney & Melbourne. unknown
1866829B27Victoria: Imprenta del Siglo 1866. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 7". none . A scarce first edition copy of Santiago Estrada's short story that celebrates nature in the original Spanish. A scarce first edition copy of this work in the original Spanish. This is a short story by Santiago Estrada meaning The Home in the Pampas. The story aims to present a picture of the charms that can be found in the solitude of the fields and the beauty of nature. In quarter morocco with marbled covered boards. Externally generally smart with some fading to the boards and some marks to the spine. A library stamp and previous owner inscription to the page after the half title page. Internally firmly bound with generally clean pages which are a little age toned. Good Imprenta del Siglo hardcover
1862111032294Printed by R. & R. CLARK Edinburgh: PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION 1862. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Age-toned cover with black border and chocolate endpapers gilt spine title and gilt - In Memoriam. 1862 at front cover center. Fair condition with partially re-glued inner spine to text block and old tape at the inside front. Some page sections have been moved slightly forward from the binding and there is a separation at the contents gutter. The cover is spotted and sunned with frays at the corners and the pages are lightly foxed. Whole page 1863 associated related inscription at the half-title page with a 1971 inscription below from another relative. Pasted picture of his wife opposite the title page. Civil War era book. 7 x 4 1/2 with 133 pages. Rare. PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION Hardcover
1844GD012817okBC1S5Manchester: Wetmore & Wallace 1844. Manchester: Wetmore & Wallace Rare Americana 1844 First Printing. 8vo. 16 pages with folding map at rear of wrappers. The folding map titled :Plan and Profile of the Route Surveyed for the Northern Railroad from Concord to Lebanon N.H." measuring approxinately 28" long and 9" wide. The map is in extremely nice condition. The spine shows some wear but remains a very nice copy. A signature of S.Chase" appears on the front wrapper. There is an institional rubber stamp on the margin of page 3. Vermont Historical Society Montpelier Vermont. This report printed by Wetmore & Wallace Printers in Manchester New Hampshire presents the findings of an engineer's survey for the Northern Railroad route. It covers the planned railroad connections between Concord Franklin and complete with Lebanon along the Connecticut River. Published in 1844 this document provides historical insight into the development of New Hampshire early railroad infrastructure and the engineering challenges faced in the region at that time. Scarce copy last auction records 1930. First Printing. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manchester: Wetmore & Wallace
1851174952London & New York.: Tallis J & F. 1851. Lithographed map 24.5 x 32.3 cm borders picked out in original hand colour four inset vignette illustrations decorative Greek key border edge worn and discoloured paper toned but the attractive map in good condition. Attractive decorative map prepared for "Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world." one of the last great illustrated series of world maps. The fine vignettes are of Mt. Olympus Rhodes a ketch in the Mediterranean Sea and two costumed Ottomans. . Tallis, J & F. unknown
1851174666London.: Tallis John. 1851. Lithographed map 24.2 x 32 cm districts picked out in original hand colour inset vignette illustrations decorative border lower margin ragged but the attractive map in very good condition. Attractive decorative map from "Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world." one of the last great illustrated series of world maps. The fine vignettes are of Cape Town Graham Town and entrance to the Knysha Heads. . (Tallis, John). unknown
189635319New York: America. Poor with no dust jacket. 1896. paperback. A reading copy only. pp brittle; a number loose. Spanish text. ; 46 pages . America paperback
185438904Quincy IL: Patriot Office. Gibson & Warren Printers 1854. Folio broadsheet bond oblong 16-1/4" x 9-1/2." Old folds with a couple of short marginal fold splits no text affected. Printed in a variety of type fonts and styles. Very Good. Signed in ink by Thompson Chandler County Judge of McDonough County; Isaac Grantham County Clerk; N. Bushnell President of the Rail Road; and C.E. Lippincott State Auditor.<br /> <br /> The County is in West Central Illinois. The Rail Road one of the earliest Illinois Roads was operated by the State of Illinois until the late 1840s. It later merged with the Wabash Railroad. Patriot Office. Gibson & Warren, Printers unknown
18705388<p>Gall & Inglis' 1870's-1880's. Paperback. Very good. VGC.Gall & Inglis'.No date given but probably 1870's to 1880's prior to London Tower Bridge build which is not included on the map.Green hardbacksmall dentsnicks and light shelf wear on the cover with folded map in VGC.The map is in VGC but with small stain marks and foxing marks on the edgessmall tear on the edge of the map.The map is hand coloured and includes:RailwaysRailway StationsSteamer RoutesOmnibus and Tramway RoutesParks.The size of the map is: 30x20 inch.The scale of the map is: 3 3/4 to 1 mile.The map covers: From Hyde Parkincluding parts of Kensington Palace to Blackwall and from Mildmay Park to South Lambeth.The map is in VGC for its age. A collectable and scarce map.</p> Gall & Inglis' paperback
1837228771837. 4.75" x 7.5" folded. 1 3 blank pp gilt edges. Old wax seal remnants with small blank edge tear caused by opening the seal. 'Hazzard Esq. New Port' in script on back. Very Good. A rare ephemeron of this railroad and early American railroad travel. The printed invitation is on the first page. The ticket is loosely affixed to blank page 3. It is printed 'Excursion Over the New York Providence and Boston Rail Road. November 10th 1837. 'Mr. Hazzard' is written in script on its verso. unknown