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1611956London: John Sudbury & George Humble; John Dawson for George Humble 1611. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THE EARLIEST ATLAS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AD THE EARLIEST WORLD ATLAS BY AN ENGLISHMAN. FIRST EDITION of "The Theatre"; 1611 bound with the second edition 1631 of the "Prospect" "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. was the earliest English attempt at producing an atlas on a grand scale with the first detailed maps of the provinces of Ireland the first set of county maps consistently attempting to show the boundaries of territorial divisions and the first truly comprehensive set of English town plans-a notable contribution to British topography. Perhaps as many as fifty of the seventy-three towns had not previously been mapped and about fifty-one of the plans were probably Speed's own work. A balance is struck between the modern and historical with information placed on the edges of the maps about antiquarian remains and sites and vignettes of famous battles together with arms of princes and nobles. This additional information is one of the Theatre's most significant contributions" Dictionary of National Biography. The "Theatre" is complete with engraved architectural title engraved Royal Achievements by Jodocus Hondius dated 1611 letterpress list of kingdoms and woodcut royal arms three letterpress section titles with woodcut borders three woodcut royal arms 67 double-page engraved maps most by Jodocus Hondius woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials mounted on guards throughout. The "Prospect" was intended as a supplement to the "Theatre" and includes 22 maps of different parts of the world including the famous world map presumably by Abraham Goos and the map of America both showing California as an island. With engraved portrait frontispiece bound before "Theatre". NOTE: The "Prospect" is lacking "Invasions" but with 'Canaan' bound in its place and lacking the final text leaf on 'Civill Warres'. Also with portrait trimmed to platemark and laid down. Provenance: J.B. Speed Art Museum Louisville Kentucky bookplate. London: John Sudbury & George Humble; John Dawson for George Humble 1611; 1631. Folio 414x287mm 19th-century full calf with elaborately gilt-decorated spine. Joints repaired small chip to label. Some offsetting including on the world map some marginal repaired closed tears some maps closely cropped. Most maps including the world map with good strong impressions. John Sudbury & George Humble; John Dawson for George Humble hardcover books
1676008029London: at the George in Fleet-street and at the Rose and Crown in St.Paul's Church-yard: Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell 1676. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SPEED John. Regarded as a landmark in the history of British topography In 18 century sheep gilt edge tooling tips repaired. Re-spined to style raised bands decorative gilt tooling contemporary gilt/calf title label. Internally engraved armorial frontispiece and additional decorative title letterpress general title printed in red & black part titles to books two three and four printed in black Wales Scotland and Ireland and letterpress title to 'Prospect' also printed in black preliminary text leaves including dedication present 'A New and Accurat Map of the World.' erroneously bound in after the contents page of 'The Theatre' ninety-six complete uncoloured engraved maps 68 in the Theatre and 28 in the Prospect 16 2 126 5-6 5-8 Civil wars 10 leaves of roads 1 Scotland tp 1 129-146 pp. Prospect f the World 1676 2 3-56 pp 11 index several maps trimmed with slight loss to the strap-work margin very occasional marginal closed tears and staining lacking the maps of Berkshire Derbyshire and Shropshire but replaced with examples from the first edition of 1611 map of Derbyshire stained and toned Spain torn with loss to the upper left right corner tip Denmark torn with small area of loss to the right hand margin each map with descriptive text to the verso index bound at rear additional armorial frontispiece and decorative title trimmed to neat line and attached to recto and verso of blank leaf and additional title page both loosely inserted 18th-century bookplate of James Norman and old auction catalogue entry to the front paste down front free endpaper with ink stamp of I. Pickersgill ink name to tp Cha Hillear. 415274 mm.ESTC R13825 . Wing S4886. Chubb XXVII. John Speed's 'Theatre' is regarded as a landmark in the history of British topography. It was the first English attempt to produce a grand scale atlas including the first maps of the provinces of Ireland. The 'Theatre' evolved into a world atlas with the addition of the 'Prospect' in 1627. The 1676 edition of the Prospect includes seven new maps which were not present in the 1627 edition: Virginia and Maryland New England Carolina Jamaica and Barbados East India Russia and Canaan. Signatures: 9 B2-D2 E A F-R H1 T V-2O S1 Q2-3U -3 10 3X-3Z1 4A-4E. Prospect 1 B-2e 4f-4h2 with all maps printed on the inner forme of the register and text printed on the outer forme. <br/> <br/> Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell hardcover
16769394London 1676. No Binding. Near Fine. 14 3/4 x 19 ¼ inches. Fine hand color; wear to bottom of centerfold else fine condition. A very attractive near-mint example. Speed's handsomely engraved work is one of the earliest English maps of the area and one of the first to demarcate the borders of colonial Virginia and Maryland. Just three years before the publication of Speed's map Augustine Herrman had conducted the first thorough surveys of Maryland at the behest of Lord Baltimore. Speed's was one of the first maps to adopt this groundbreaking cartography. However in general outline Speed still followed the prototype of Captain John Smith who conducted the first European survey of Chesapeake Bay. Speed's map "is the last major derivative of the Smith map and it is unique as an example of the transition from one basic prototype map to another. The delineation of the land area follows Smith while the toponymic prototype was the Herrman map of 1673." Verner in Tooley Mapping of America p.170 A particularly important feature derived from Herrman by Speed is the boundary line indicated by a double row of trees between Virginia and Maryland on the Eastern Shore. English text on the verso contains extensive descriptions of Virginia and Maryland. unknown books
16769394London 1676. No Binding. Near Fine. 14 3/4 x 19 ¼ inches. Fine hand color; wear to bottom of centerfold else fine condition. A very attractive near-mint example. Speed's handsomely engraved work is one of the earliest English maps of the area and one of the first to demarcate the borders of colonial Virginia and Maryland. Just three years before the publication of Speed's map Augustine Herrman had conducted the first thorough surveys of Maryland at the behest of Lord Baltimore. Speed's was one of the first maps to adopt this groundbreaking cartography. However in general outline Speed still followed the prototype of Captain John Smith who conducted the first European survey of Chesapeake Bay. Speed's map "is the last major derivative of the Smith map and it is unique as an example of the transition from one basic prototype map to another. The delineation of the land area follows Smith while the toponymic prototype was the Herrman map of 1673." Verner in Tooley Mapping of America p.170 A particularly important feature derived from Herrman by Speed is the boundary line indicated by a double row of trees between Virginia and Maryland on the Eastern Shore. English text on the verso contains extensive descriptions of Virginia and Maryland. unknown
1659M9858London 1659. Very Good backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Notes: Scarce third state of Robert Walton's decorative map of the World based upon the earlier edition of John Speed's World map.<br>Double hemisphere map of the World with portraits of the four great explorers of the era Sir Francis Drake Thomas Candish Oliver Van Noort and Ferdinand Magellan.<br>California is depicted as an Island with an unusual Northwest Coast of America. The map is surrounded by smaller celestial hemispheres and the four elements with notes on the South Pole & Straits of Magellan. <br>Walton's map is rarer than John Speed's map and is of equal artistic and cartographic importance.<br> Size : 398x530 mm 15.67x20.87 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Reference: Shirley #397. Category: Maps World; unknown
1614655K5London: William Hall and John Beale 1614. Leather. Very Good. 16.5" by 11". Christoph Schweitzer. A very scarce edition of this highly historically significant work of British history written by an extremely influential historian and cartographer and offering a thorough exegesis of early British history from Julius Caesar to King James. A reissue of the 1611 first edition with imprint date altered as called for. ESTC Citation No. S122020. Folio. The work is very scarce with the 1614 reissue being a particularly scarce edition. Collated lacking errata leaf to the rear of the work and front and rear blank. Leaf 802 is misnumbered as leaf 801 as called for. Pagination is continuous from 'The Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine' but the work is considered complete as a single volume. Contains the exceptionally scarce three leaves between pi 1 and Mm2 containing the author's preface. This is not present in the ESTC copy. Engraved title page has been trimmed and mounted with slight loss to fore edge. With an engraved title page and vignette engravings throughout by Christoph Schweitzer. John Speed is renowned for his work as both a leading English cartographer and historian and is considered one of the best known English mapmakers of the early modern period. Following encouragement from English antiquarian and historian William Camden Speed began this work published first in 1611 as the 'Historie of Great Britaine'. Many of the historical sources utilised for the work remain unknown although they do include the work of cartographers Christopher Saxton and John Norden. The work is considered a continuation of The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine first published between 1611 and 1612 within which is contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales. Speed himself considered his History of Great Britaine his major work the majority of which was funded by Sir Fulke Grevillean the Elizabethan poet dramatist and statesman. The work offers a highly detailed summary of Early English history and whilst the work has been criticised for a number of inaccuracies the subsequent frequent citations of the work in later historical pieces reflect its historical significance. Among others the work offers detailed information regarding the early successors and founders of English institutions including The Saxons Henry VIII and Edward IV. Written by one of the most influential historians and cartographers of the early modern period this extremely scarce 1614 edition of The History of Great Britaine is a sought after piece of significant historical and literary non fiction. Rebacked with the original contemporary calf boards preserved. Externally very smart with professional repair to the extremities. Slight rubbing and marking to the boards. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Evidence of bookplate removal to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Engraved title page has been trimmed and mounted with slight loss to fore edge. Lacking front and rear blank and errata leaf to the rear of the work. The occasional light tidemark to the extremity of the occasional leaf. Handling marks and the occasional spot. The occasional contemporary ink annotations heavier to the final leaf. The occasional closed tear. Professional repair to leaf 5A2. Very Good William Hall and John Beale hardcover
1611031042Popes-head alley at y signe of y White Horse: Imprinted by William Hall and John Beale. Sold by John Sudbury and Georg Humble. 1611 A good copy of the extremely rare 1st edition of Speed's comprehensive work. In full leather binding which has been rebacked retaining the original boards which have blind tooled decoration and replacing the spine which has raised bands and gilt title label. This work continued Speed's 'Theatre of Great Britaine' - and the page numbering is continuous with it - the text starting at p155 and finishing at p 894 although the book is complete on its own. With engraved decorative title page; 4 page preface and text completing at p 894; Summary conclusion of the whole - 4 pp; The Second Index - 46 pp; and a one page 'Faults etc Sped'. The work has numerous engravings of coins seals and coats of arms; and is embellished throughout with decorative head and tailpieces and decorated initial capitals. The binding has been expertly repaired with some building up to one of the corners which had been lost. With new endpapers. The title page has been relaid on tissue. There is light nibbling to page edges up to the end of the preface but overall the paper is extremely thick and well-preserved. There is loss to the Faults page bottom corner and p 755 has a corner missing without loss of text. The pages vary from being completely clean to having spotting to having browning. There are occasional water stains to page margins - most usually the bottom margin - occasionally with a pinkish tinge at the page edge. A few pages have small repaired tears without loss. Imprinted by William Hall and John Beale. Sold by John Sudbury and Georg Humble. hardcover
162621928<p>London: Are to be sold in pops-head Alley by G. Humble 1626 but 1627-1632. 405 by 515mm. 16 by 20.25 inches. Speed's map of China Double-page engraved map with hand-colour. A map of China also encompassing Korea and some of the islands of Japan from the first atlas compiled and published by an Englishman Speed's 'Prospect'. Along the top of the map is a decorative border with bird's-eye views of the islands of Macao after de Bry and Quinzay modern-day Hangzhou as well as dubiously accurate vignettes showing 'ye Manner of their Travelling by land' and 'the Manner of their Execution'. Along the sides of the map are depicted figures including one of the earliest European depictions of a Japanese soldier. Korea is shown as a long island and Japan is drawn after Ortelius and Teixeira. The Great Wall of China "built by ye King of China against ye breaking in of ye Tartars" separates China from the 'Desert Lop' which divides it from Russia. Here small diabolical figures are illustrated accompanied by the warning that "men are thought to be seduced by wonderfull illusions and divilish spitting". Accompanying text in English 'The Description of the Kingdome of China' is printed on the reverse. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. By trade a merchant tailor but by proclivity a historian it was the patronage of Sir Fulke Greville poet and statesman that allowed him to pursue this interest in earnest. His 'Theatre of Great Britain' first published in 1611 or 1612 was the first large-scale printed atlas of the British Isles. The 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World' from which the present work is drawn appeared in 1627 bound with the 'Theatre' and is the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman to be published in England. Engraved in Amsterdam many of the maps are anglicized versions of works by Dutch makers in distinctive carte-à-figure style featuring borders with figures in local costume and city views. Chubb XXV; Shirley Atlases T.SPE-2a.</p> Are to be sold in pops-head Alley by G. Humble,
1611007684London: John Sudburie and George Humble 1611. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SPEED John. Speed's Principality of Wales with Fourteen Double Page Maps In modern full black morocco by Bayntun decorative edge tooling. Spine raised bands gilt tooling & titles. Internally 1 ff Royal Stemme & verso County names 1 ff title page verso Royal Arms 99-124 pp 14 maps all double page maps dated 1610 but no date to tp some old professional gutter repairs new endpapers. Signatures: Z3 1 Bb1 Cc1-Cc2 Bb2 Dd1 Ee1-Ee2 Ff1 Ff1 Gg1-Gg2 Ff2 Hh1 Ii1. The pagination is complicated with double page illustrations maps printed on the verso and recto of numbered pages. 439279 mm. Chubb p29/30. <br/> <br/> John Sudburie and George Humble hardcover
1939112422London: Macdonald and Co 1939. First edition of this overview of Hollywood. Quarto original cloth illustrated. Signed on the front pastedown and endpapers by <span class="match">Walt</span> <span class="match">Disney</span> and 13 other Hollywood actors and actresses including Chico Marx "To Pat Sincerely Chico Marx"; Pat O'Brien; "To Pat my own namesake Love Pat O'Brien Nov 21 1947; Deborah Kerr "I see a dark Stranger" on page 76 "with best wishes Deborah Kerr"; Merle Oberon "To Pat all the best Merle Oberon"; Joe E. Brown "To Pat Joe Brown." Brown was one of the most popular American comedians in the 1930s and 1940s with films like A Midsummer Night's Dream Earthworm Tractors Alibi Ike and Some Like It Hot. Jack Train "Best wishes Pat Jack Train Don't' mind if I do"; Ray Milland "Merry Xmas Pat Ray Milland." Milland is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend<i> </i>leading man opposite John Wayne's corrupt character in Reap the Wild Wind 1942 the murder-plotting husband in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder 1954 and Oliver Barrett III in Love Story. <sup id="cite_ref-mgrmdmg_3-0" class="reference"></sup>Two of the signatures are pasted onto the end papers while the rest are signed directly onto the end papers with one on page 76. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional collection of signatures in this film review book. Macdonald and Co hardcover books
1939112422London: Macdonald and Co 1939. First edition of this overview of Hollywood. Quarto original cloth illustrated. Signed on the front pastedown and endpapers by Walt Disney and 13 other Hollywood actors and actresses including Chico Marx "To Pat Sincerely Chico Marx"; Pat O'Brien; "To Pat my own namesake Love Pat O'Brien Nov 21 1947; Deborah Kerr "I see a dark Stranger" on page 76 "with best wishes Deborah Kerr"; Merle Oberon "To Pat all the best Merle Oberon"; Joe E. Brown "To Pat Joe Brown." Brown was one of the most popular American comedians in the 1930s and 1940s with films like A Midsummer Night's Dream Earthworm Tractors Alibi Ike and Some Like It Hot. Jack Train "Best wishes Pat Jack Train Don’t' mind if I do"; Ray Milland "Merry Xmas Pat Ray Milland." Milland is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend leading man opposite John Wayne's corrupt character in Reap the Wild Wind 1942 the murder-plotting husband in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder 1954 and Oliver Barrett III in Love Story. Two of the signatures are pasted onto the end papers while the rest are signed directly onto the end papers with one on page 76. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional collection of signatures in this film review book. Macdonald and Co hardcover
16466182London: M. F. for William Humble/George Humble 1646. First Thus. Very Good. An original travel atlas containing an early map of the world maps of the continents several countries and detailed maps of Ireland Wales Scotland and the counties in England. Bound in modern full grain leather over boards with new endpapers. Housed in a custom clamshell box using archival cloth and with a leather and gilded label on the spine. A few names on first blank in 19th century/early 20th century ink dated. Pages are toned some trimmed very close to the plate. Some infrequent soiling all text and maps are legible. With 1 folding map; a short tear to the folded part of the map. General wear to page edges. Complete with an engraved double-hemisphere map of the world 4 maps of the continents 15 other global maps and 63 maps of England Scotland Wales and Ireland. A 64th map is called out in the table of maps but Midia seems to be missing from all examples. This a miniaturized version of John Speed's folio edition.<br /> <br /> Pages: 4 206; 2; 378 Dimensions: 65/16 x 43/16 x 2. M. F. for William Humble/George Humble unknown
1676M8290London. : Tho: Basset; Richard Chiswell c. 1676. Very Good. Notes: A significant map of the British colonies in North America covering the east coast from Maryland and New Jersey northward through New York and New England to the French possessions in Canada. It depicts the territories acquired by the British with the capture of New Amsterdam in 1664 which changed European influence in the colonies from the Dutch to the English. It is the first appearance of name Boston and the first map to use the term New York for both Manhattan and the colony. It is also one of the first maps to show New Jersey. The map is decorated with various animals in the interior of the map two compass roses two cartouches and a coat of arms. With English text on verso that provides interesting information on the colonies. Size : 381x497 mm 15.00x19.55 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps United States East; Tho: Basset; Richard Chiswell unknown
16279025633London: George Humble 1646 and 1627. Hardcover. Very good. Two works in one volume. Oblong octavo measuring 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches 16 x 9.75 cm.Rebound in full brown pebbled morocco with new tan endpapers. With custom made drop back folding clamshell slipcase in complementary tan cloth with leather spine labes stamped in gilt. First part with engraved title plus 19 engraved maps as called for. Second part with engraved title bound in upside down and remargined; Sixty - four maps called for in the index. Lacks map of England Scotland and Ireland1 and final map entitled MIDIA 64. Yorkshire map is missing section folded in from fore edge. 81 maps of 83 called for PLUS two engraved title pages. Some interior stains and foxing but still quite acceptable. A series of images is available on request. <br/><br/> George Humble hardcover books
167615098London: Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell 1676. 380 by 505mm. 15 by 20 inches. Sheet size 408 by 530mm 19 x 21 inches. Engraved map with text on verso. A fine and attractive map of the Carolina colony. Publishers Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell republished English cartographer John Speed's 1552-1629 popular 1611 atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain" in 1676. As a supplement they included new section "A Prospect of the most Famous parts of the World" which contained maps engraved by Francis Lamb of the English colonies of New England and New York Virginia and Maryland Carolina and Florida and Jamaica and Barbados. This map depicts the Carolina colony in 1676 drawing from the Lord Proprietor's Map by royal geographer John Ogilby and the explorations of John Lederer fl. 1670-1675. The map orients the West to the top and depicts the coastline from Cape Charles at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to the north and St Augustine Florida to the south. Looking inland the Appalachian Mountains marked as "Apalathean Mountains" cut across the top right section of the map. The present map features a cartouche where the Ogilby publication had an inset map of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. This map is one of the first to name Charleston "Charles Town" on the banks of the Ashley River. The map correctly identifies the town on the south bank of the Ashley River whereas Speed's smaller format map of Carolina incorrectly places the town on the north banks of the river. King Charles II granted eight Lord Proprietors land in North America that extended between 31 and 36 degrees latitude later extended to 29 degrees. Lederer was a German explorer who travelled West from the East coast of Virginia in hopes of finding the Pacific and the "Sea of China" with its associated riches. He never did reach the Pacific - unsurprisingly - but his personal records of his travels influenced contemporary maps. His description of the "Arenosa Desert" reflects Lederer's memory of crossing the Carolina pine barrens in the blistering summer heat. The "Great Lake" is likely the Catawba flooded which he mistook as permanent. In total Lederer traipsed across Virginia and the Eastern coast three times making it as far as the Blue Ridge mountains. Lederer's discoveries are recorded in Sir William Talbot's translation of the explorer's account from Latin to English and published in London in 1672 as "The Discoveries of John Lederer in three several Marches from Virginia To the West of Carolina." On the verso the text describes Lederer's journeys and discoveries. Burden 457 Cumming 77 Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, unknown
1611008199London in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse: John Sudbury & George Humble. 1611. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SCHWEITZER Christoph wood engraver. First edition 1611. 14 years in the making! In contemporary calf with gilt arabesque to center of boards neatly rebacked with portions of original spine compartments relaid corners refurbished lacks ties. Internally engraved title with 18th-century manuscript note to verso of title regarding the volume numerous woodcut illustrations of seals & coins etc. many woodcut head & tail-pieces & initial letters errata leaf at rear margins to initial leaves lightly frayed some toning and scattered spotting endpapers renewed 18th-century monogram bookplate to fpd ms ink name to tp Lizerghe 2 tp 151-786 pp 787-801 ie 802 ff 803-894 pp 2 conclusion 23 tables 1 errata a few leaves bound in the wrong order. Folio 473x287 mm. STC 23045. Thomson - Illustrations of the History of GB XCIII The pagination is continued from The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine STC23041. <br/> <br/> John Sudbury & George Humble. hardcover
1676141841London: Basset and Chiswell 1676. Highly decorative map of the Saxon Heptarchy is from the 1676 edition of John Speed's famous atlas of 1610-12 "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain" published in London by Bassett and Chiswell. The most striking features of the map are the borders that flank the main body of the map. On one side they graphically portray and illustrate the seven ancient Saxon kingdoms together with their kings at the time of their own respective conversions to Christianity. The opposite side depicts the seven Saxon kingdoms with their respective kings when first established. Shields of the kingdoms a compass rose and a delightful title cartouche further enhance and embellish this most wonderful and interesting map. Copperplate engraving with hand colour. Plate mark size: 38.5 x 51. cm. Very good condition. Nicolson; The Counties of Great Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed p29. unknown
1626ACH8NIO8K9DULondon: George Humble 1626. Framed. 41 x 53 cm. Engraved map with hand coloured borders probably by Pieter van den Keere 1571-after 1646. Incorporating a fine compass-rose with 32 rhumb lines and names of the wind-directions a coat of arms of France a title-cartouche a legend "A catalogue of the cities et ! villages in everie Province" and an indication of scale ca. 1:1.120.000. The map is topped by 8 hand coloured miniature profiles of major cities and bordered by hand coloured figures in local costume at the left 5 male figures and right 5 female figures. Very fine and attractive map in its first edition as published in John Speed's A Prospect of the most famous Parts of the World London 1627. The very successful map was republished in 1654 in two different states and 1674. Its decorative border incorporates profiles of Amsterdam Antwerp Ghent Middelburg Groningen Zutphen Utrecht and Atrecht and figures depicting "a Gentle woman" "a Brabanders wiffe!" "a Hollanders wiffe !" "a Fishers wiffe!" "a Contreywoman!" and their male counterparts.Slightly creased with restored tears along the head and foot of the central fold. Otherwise a very good copy.l Van der Heijden 88 first state of 4. George Humble, unknown
64286London: Are to be sold in pops-head Ally by G. humble 1627-32. Original copper engraved map sheet 40.5 x 52 cm; plate: 39.5 x 51 cm with later hand-colouring of China also showing Korea and Japan. Vignette views of Macao and Quinzay and scenes showing the Chinese manner of 'Travelling by Land' and 'Execution' in the upper border. Eight illustrations showing different types of oriental costume four in the left border and four in the right. English text 'Description of the Kingdome of China' to verso. Watermark to western side. Excellent condition. [London: Are to be sold in pops-head Ally by G. humble 1627-32]. unknown
188415810Louisville KY: John P. Morton and Company 1884. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. From the library of General William T. Sherman the first edition of Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln and Notes of a Visit to California by his close friend Joshua F. Speed. Octavo 2 67pp 3. Brown cloth title in gilt on spine and front cover. Dark green endpapers. Internally clean solid text block. Archival tissue reinforcement to hinge of title page. Bookplate of "W.T. Sherman General" and his son Philemon T. Sherman on the front endpaper. Howes S-826 Kentucky Coleman 2953 Monaghan 1005 This work by Speed is one of three known copies to enter the public market. Provenance: The Sherman-Fitch Collection Lot 51424-110 Fleischer's Auction 2024. This book was acquired by Philemon after his father's death in 1891 at which point the "W.T. Sherman General" bookplate was added. The second bookplate was added by Sherman's grandson Tecumseh Sherman Fitch 1908-1969 who inherited the collection in 1942. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 Joshua F. Speed a close friend of Lincoln since his days in the Illinois Legislature coordinated Union military activities in Kentucky. This responsibility introduced him to Brig. General William T. Sherman who commanded the Department of the Cumberland in Louisville. Sherman made numerous requests to Washington for supplies for his troops but it took an intervention by Speed and his direct connection to Lincoln to make it happen. Sherman was amazed and said to Speed: "How is it that more attention is paid to the request of you a citizen than to me a general in the army You had better take command here." Speed replied: "The only mistake you made General was in not asking for more." The two men continued to exchange letters as Sherman's military career moved forward. Their correspondence is likely why Sherman desired a copy of this short memoir by Speed. John P. Morton and Company unknown
16767572London: Basset & Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 38.5 x 51.5 cms recent hand-colour light crease in the lower right hand corner but generally a very good example; English text on verso. Cartographically Speed follows Mercator but his is one of the most distinctive and decorative early maps of Scotland. The portraits in the borders originally represented James VI and I and his family including a young Prince Charles. The royal family was burnished from the copper plate during the Interregnum and replaced with the commoners seen here: a Scotch man and woman and a Highland man and woman notable as early depictions of tartan. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant British map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map Basset & Chiswell unknown
1614M7656London: Sudbury & Humble c.1614. Very Good some skillful reinforcement of the folds. Notes: StolenRare first state of the map. This handsome map from Speed's "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" after Jodocus Hondius 1610 engraving was described by Christopher Saxton and augmented by John Speed in 1612. This striking map of England has along its side decorative costume figures and a detailed table of all the Shires and other important location of England. Size : 385x515 mm 15.16x20.28 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Europe United Kingdom; Sudbury & Humble unknown
1627273306London: George Humble 1627. unbound. Map. Engraving with later hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 20".<br/><br/> This fascinating 1627 map of Asia by John Speed is the first British map of Asia. The map presents the entire continent from the Mediterranean east to include Japan and the East Indies. The map presents many speculations and common conventions found at a time when parts of Asia were largely unexplored by Europeans.<br><br>Korea is presented as an elongated peninsula while the Kamchatka Peninsula is entirely absent. The map shows Japan and a fairly detailed depiction of the East Indies. Further west the Caspian Sea is presented along its East-West axis as per the practice at the time. The Great Wall of China is depicted in a grand style. Throughout several kingdoms important cities rivers lakes islands mountains and other topographical features are noted.<br><br>One of the most interesting cartographic feature on this map is the appearance of Lake Ciamay or Lake Chiamay near northeast India. This mythical lake appeared on maps from the 16th to late 18th century and was believed to be the source of the great rivers of Southeast Asia.<br><br>Illustrations of ships and sea monsters are included. The map is surrounded on the left and right with illustrations of the costumes and people from various parts of the continent. Along the top border eight city views are included detailing Candy Goa Damascus Jerusalem Ormus Bantam Aden and Macao.<br><br>Engraved by Abraham Goos 1590 - 1643 a master engraver was the son of Pieter Goos and Margareta van den Keere which were both from map families. Appears in Speed's important "Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World". The map is in good condition with some wear and verso repair along the original centerfold. Overall foxing and narrow margins. English text verso.<br><br>John Speed 1552-1629 is widely considered to be the most famous English cartographer of the 17th century. His atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales as well as significant town plans that are in many cases the first visual records of their subjects. This important map of Asia is a wonderful example of his work.<br/><br/> George Humble unknown books
163224405London: Pr. by John Dawson and Thomas Cotes for George Humble 1632. Folio 33.5 cm 13.25". 10 ff. 1042 pp.; 10431086 ff. 10871237 85 index pp. lacking frontis.; illus. <br><br>Third edition of this archetypal early English history a variant of the 1631 edition. Printed with all the archaic and "curious" spellings one could hope for in such a work e.g. "Britaine" and "ye" on the title-page each page bears both roman and italic types; the text contains a number of intricate initials headpieces and tailpieces and is adorned with detailed woodcuts of kings their coats of arms and the seals and coinage of their reigns. The illustrations are as notable as the typography for quaint charm.<br>Â Â Â Â Speed 15521629 a cartographer and historian published the Historie as a continuation of his Theatre of Great Britaine both works being listed in the table of contents of this work which explains the volume's peculiar pagination and arrangement.<br>Â Â Â Â => An epitome of the "antiquarian" both in form and content this is a marvelous compendium of royal history and lore. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC S997; STC rev. ed. 23049; Graesse 46263; Lowndes 247172. Period-style calf framed panelled stamped in gilt; spine gilt extra with gilt-stamped leather title and author labels; Starr Bookworks. Light to moderate waterstaining with traces of now-arrested mildew in the form of intermittent and usually faint pink staining/spotting. Frontispiece lacking; title-page partially mounted; dedication and first few leaves of contents with inner margins reinforced. Pp. 41/42 with tear from lower margin into text lower edge of tear repaired; pp. 125/26 with lower outer corner torn away and replaced without loss of text; pp. 271/72 with lower portion replaced with loss of several paragraphs and the lower half of one image; pp. 449/50 with lower outer corner replaced with loss of lower portion of one decorated capital about three lines of text and small portion of tailpiece; pp. 597/98 with small portion of outer margin repaired with loss of one shouldernote; pp. 981/82 with an arc of the coin on the latter excised; pp. 1005/06 with portion of outer margin torn away with partial loss of one shouldernote; pp. 1041/42 with lower and outer margins partially cut away along frame of text block without loss. Pp. 1087/88 with lower portion excised text replaced in an early inked hand; pp. 1237/38 mounted with loss of an image and two paragraphs of text. One index leaf with lower outer portion excised with loss of about 15 lines of text; final index leaf with lower outer corner torn away and repaired text partially reconstructed in an early inked hand. One coat of arms drawn in by hand where the shield had been left blank. Definitely an imperfect copy; yet in fact definitely not a devastated one. Pr. by John Dawson [and Thomas Cotes] for George Humble hardcover books
16231701800Published by George Humble 1623. Hardback. Very Good. Very good condition with no wrapper. Their Originals Manners Habits Warres Coines and Seales: with the Successions lives acts etc. of the English Monarchs. Second Edition. Revised and enlarged. Contents lists 10 books; this binding contains the following: Contents plus 8 page proeme; Books 5 - 10 plus Summary of the whole and 78 page index table. Very large format. Leather binding with raised bands to spine and black title labels and gilt titles. Contains woodcuts. Leather binding is a modern binding which is faded to spine. NO frontis. Book reads complete with in itself - but starts at book 5. A rare survivor of this historical book! Published by George Humble hardcover
