Hermannides, Rutgerus.

Rutgeri Hermannidae Britannia magna sive Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae & adjacentium insularum geographico-historica descriptio.

[First Edition]. Amstelodami, Jansonii Valckenier, 1661. 13 x 7.5 cm. (3) Blank, Title page with Vignette, 28 pages, 645 pages, (4), (36) [Index]. Includes 28 (out of 32) folded Maps. See list of maps below. New quarter morroco over marbled paper boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New binding. Internally mildly age darkened. Missing four Maps and pages 347-350.

Various Authors.

An Universal History, from the earliest Account of Time to the Present. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.

Volumes 2 to 19 (18 Volumes in Total). Dublin, Printed by Edward Bate, for the Editors, 1744 / 1745 / 1746. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.2: (2), 630 pages / Vol.3: (2), 645 pages / Vol.4: (2), 629 pages / Vol.5: (4), 615 pages / Vol.6: (2), 636 pages / Vol.7: (2), 653 pages / Vol.8: (2). 638 pages / Vol.9: (4), 651 pages / Vol.10: (2), 656 pages / Vol.11: (2), 632 pages / Vol.12: (2), 646 pages / Vol.13: (2). 650 pages / Vol.14: (2), 666 pages / Vol.15: (2), 724 pages / Vol.16: (2), 749 pages / Vol.17: (2), 813 pages / Vol. 18: (2), 706 pages / Vol.19: (2), 760 pages plus 10 pages Index. For list of Plates per volume, please see comments. Contemporary uniform calf. Spine label with title in gilt. Gilt decorations on spine. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. All volumes in very good condition, except for Vol. 5, which is seriously damaged by bookworm. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Very few annotations. Top edge of volume 19 marked with red felt pen. Internally age darkened with the occasional closed tear. Some plates with closed tears and poor folding. Overall a very nice and interesting set with some amazing Plates and Maps.

[Knox, John].

A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels. Containing whatever is worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America… (Vol.VII Only). Contents: An Account of the Country and Constitution of Great Britain… / A short general description of the City of London… / An Account of the Kingdom and Laws of Scotland… / A short View of the Naval Transactions of Britain… / A List of the Royal Navy of Great Britain 1762.

First Edition. Volume 7 [of 7] Only! London, Printed for J. Knox, 1767. 21 x 12.5 cm. 528 pages. With three folding maps (one incomplete) and five Plates. (see comments and images). Original calf. Two spine labels. Raised bands. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Some stains and closed tears. City map of London lacks some parts. Other maps with small tears and poor folding. Sound binding. Internally clean.

L’Abbe Du Fresnoy. [Lenglet du Fresnoy, Pierre Nicolas].

Geographia Antiqua et Nova: Or a system of Antient and Modern Geography. With a set of maps, engraven from those of Cellarius, designed for the use schools, and of gentlemen, who make the antient writers their delight or study. Translated from the French of Mr. L’Abbe Du Fresnoy, with great Additions and Improvements, from Ptolemy, Strabo, Cellarius, &c. To which is added a Large Index. The whole, together with the Maps, corrected and improved.

The Second Edition. London, Printed for Robert Horsfield, 1768. 27 x 21 cm. iv, (6) [TOC], 105 pages, (38) [Index], 33 double page Maps, as listed. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Spine label with gilt title. Good condition only. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped with material losses (see images). Front and rear free end papers missing. Front and rear boards still connected but hinges and joints cracked. Front and rear paste downs have been used for drawings and inscriptions ( see images). Lower corner of title page missing, not affecting text. Title page creased and stained. Rest of the text block in very good clean condition. Half of Map XIII (Hellas) missing. Other maps with short closed tears along the folding lines, generally not affecting the actual Maps. As a collection of 32 Maps or a candidate for rebinding.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

Cook, Captain James / Kearsley, G. (Editor).

An Abridgment of Captain Cook’s Last Voyage, performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere by Order of His Majesty. Extracted from the Quarto Edition, in Three Volumes.

The Seventh Edition. One Volume. London, Printed for C. and G. Kearsley, 1794. 17 x 10 cm. xxiv, 442 pages plus 14 pages Index and two pages of publishers list. With seven full page engraved plates. Full calf. Contemporary boards, later rebacked in a matching style with new leather spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Occassional mild foxing. lacks front free end paper, folded plate and map. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed on title page. A few nicks, dog ears and closed tears. Internally clean. A nice little book with some striking illustrations of Polar Bear (‘White Bear’), Shooting Sea Horses, Manner of Travelling in Kamchatka and others.

Musgrave, Sir Richard.

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: Also, A particular Detail of the which broke out the XXIII D of May MDCCXCVIII; with the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it, and the Characters of the principal Actors in it. To this Edition is added, A concise History of the Reformation in Ireland and Considerations on the Means of extending its Advantages therein.

The Second Edition. Dublin, John Milliken, 1801. 26 x 21 cm. viii, (2), 636 pages, 210 pages (appendices), (6)-Index. With ten folding maps and views. Later half calf over cloth. Gilt decorations and author’s name on spine. Gilt title on red label on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to exteriors. Edges age darkened. Last page of Index missing. Interior age darkened. Mild foxing / browning internally. Some water stains. Maps complete. Some small closed tears, some repaired. Overall a very nice copy.

Musgrave, Richard.

Memoirs of the different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: with a particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIII D of May MDCCXCVIII; the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it; and the Characters of the principal Actors in it. Compiled from original Affiidavits and other authentic Documents and illustrated with Maps and Plates.

Dublin and London, Printed by Robert Marchbank for John Milliken and John Stockdale, 1801. 27 x 20.5 cm. x, (2), 636 pages plus 166 pages Appendix plus 10 pages Index and Errata. With 10 Maps and Plates, nine of them folding. New (2021) dark green half calf over marbled boards. New end papers. New attractive binding. Internally age darkened throughout with occasional foxing / browning. Name of previous owner in ink on first blank. Internally clean. All 10 Plates present, however, Plates 1 & 3 appear to be facsimiles.

Joly, Joseph-Romaine.

Atlas de l’ancienne Géographie Universelle comparée à la Moderne. Precede D’Une Table General, en Forme de Dictionnaire, de tous les noms anciens des Royaumes, Provinces, Villes, Fleuves, Rivieres, Lacs, Montagnes, etc., qui se trouvent dans l’Ancienne Geographie universelle.

A Paris, Andre Augustin Lottin / Arthus Bertrand, An IX. (1801). 29 x 22 cm. Title page, TOC, 78 pages, (2). Complete with 18 Maps, as listed. Order: 1-11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 12, 13, 14. Most Maps folding. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small paper sticker with name of previous owner on title page and one more location. All Maps in very good condition, with some showing some creasing and edge wear. Map 10 (Grece) with closed tear of c. 6 cm. Overall a very good copy.

Musgrave, Richard.

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland from the Arrival of the English. Also, A Particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIID of May, MDCCXCVIII, with the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it.

The Third Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Robert Marchbank, 1802. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xviii, 583 pages. With eight fold-out maps. / Vol.2: vii, 552 pages plus 15 pages Index. With one map and a view, both foldout. New (2018) dark green half calf over decorated boards. Gilt decorations. Gilt titles on red label on spine. Pale blue end papers. Very good condition. Binding new. Edges age darkened. Occasional mild browning / foxing, mainly to first and last pages. A few minor closed tears. Map X: ‘Movement of Marquis Cornwallis’ missing from volume 2. Otherwise a very nice copy from the library of publisher Edmund Downey (not inscribed).