Hamilton Moore, John.

The New Practical Navigator; Being A Complete Epitome of Navigation: To which is added, all the Tables Requisite for Determining the Latitude and Longitude at Sea…

The Seventeenth Edition. Greatly Enlarged and Improved. London, Printed for Johnson, Richardson et al, 1807. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 328 pages plus Tables. With a Frontispiece and ten Plates. New (2021) dark blue half cloth over matching marbled boards. New end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed in places. Edges age darkened. Some of the plates with some paper losses to front edge, but not affecting actual images.

Pitts Capper, Benjamin.

A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom. Compiled from Parliamentary, and other authentic Documents and Authorities; containing Geographical, Topographical, & Statistical Accounts of every District, Object, and Place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the various small Islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by Forty-Six Maps, drawn purposely for this Work, on an original Plan.

First Edition. London, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1808. 21 x 13 cm. Both volumes unpaginated, c. 1000+ pages. Illustrated with 45 Maps, including 6 folding (Ireland x 2 / Scotland x 2 / Wales & Yorkshire). Note: Wales is shown on one map only, not two, as described in the ‘List of Maps’. Modern half leather over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. Plain end papers. Very good condition. Binding as new. Internally mildly age darkened. Very few small annotations. Name of previous owner with small pencil drawing on verso of half title page. A very attractive set in a nice modern binding.

Robertson, William.

The Historical Works. History of Scotland / History of America / History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. / Historical Discquisition Concerning India.

12 Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Cadell, Davies et al., 1809 / 1812. 21 x 13 cm. America: li, 383 & 2 Maps / 432 & 2 Maps / 435 & 1 Map / 418 pages. India: iv (2), 384 plus 20 Index & 2 Maps. Scotland: viii, (4), 416 / 430 / 490 pages. Charles V.: xv, 500 / 376 / 459 / 420 pages. Engraved frontispiece in five of twelve volumes. Uniform half leather over marbled paper boards. All edges marbled. Gilt decorations and titles on each spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occassional mild foxing / browning. Some closed tears to folding maps. Internally clean, without any annotations, underlining etc. A very nice uniform set.

Guy, Joseph.

Guy’s Geographia Antiqua: or, School Treatise on Ancient Geography. Upon a New Plan, adapted to the Classical and the English Learner, both in Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Schools.

Second Edition, Corrected. London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1834. 16 x 9 cm. vii, 216 pages. With five folding Maps. New (2024) cloth. Hard cover with spine label. Gilt title. New end paper. Blue speckled edges. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. Short closed tear to Italy map. All maps in very good condition.

Anon.

Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Sligo. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary and Division into Wards of the Borough of Sligo.

No Publishing Information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Sligo and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. A little dust dulled.

Anon.

Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Tuam. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary of the Borough of Tuam.

No publishing information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Tuam and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. Mildly dust dulled.

Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Castlebar. Report on Proposed Municipal Boundary of the Borough of Castlebar.

No Publishing Information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Castlebar and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below Very good condition. Mildly dust dulled.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views taken expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett; Esq.

First Edition. London, George Virtue, 1836. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: (4), 188 pages, engraved title plus 57 Plates (see comments!) / Vol.2: (2), 152 pages, engraved title plus 48 Plates, plus a folding map of Switzerland in the back. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Rear free end paper of Vol.1 and front free end paper of Vol.2 missing. Some tissue guards missing. Names of previous owners neatly inscribed in ink. Internally with some browning, foxing and large visible damp stains on most pages, incl. Plates. (see images).

Barker, William Burckhardt / Ainsworth, William Francis (Editor).

Lares and Penates: or Cilicia and its Governors. Being a short historical Account of that Province from the earliest Times to the Present Day.

First Edition. London, Ingram, Cooke and Co., 1853. 22 x 14 cm. xiv, 394 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original cloth with blind and gilt decorations. Later professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped, age darkened and stained. Edges age darkened. New end papers. Single stamp (Franciscan Church Waterford) on title page. Closed tear to folding map (see image). Internally clean, no annotations etc.

Wilson, John Marius (Editor).

The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography. Compiled from the most recent Authorities. And forming a complete Body of Scottish Geography. Physical, Statistical, and Historical. Illustrated with a complete County Atlas, various chorographical Maps, Plans of Ports, Harbours, and interesting Views.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., ND (c. 1860). 25 x 16.5 cm. Vol.1: lxviii, 816 pages / Vol.2: 872 pages. Both volumes with coloured maps, and B&W plates. Volume 1 with a large folding map of Scotland (repaired in the back). Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Marbled edges. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. folding map with long closed tear, which has been repaired in the back. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with interesting Maps and Plates. See images.