Manhattan in Maps (1526-1995)
Mineola: Dover, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color. 164 pages. Square 4to, brick cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1997). Repair to dust jacket. Foreward by Tony Hiss. More
Mineola: Dover, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color. 164 pages. Square 4to, brick cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1997). Repair to dust jacket. Foreward by Tony Hiss. More
9 color folding maps, 101 b/w plans in the text, 24 b/w plates. London: Methuen, 1923. vg. More
London: Faulder, 1810. 2 volumes. 10 copper engraved folding maps. 8vo, full contemporary polished calf, ornately gilt spines, marbled edges and end papers, bookplate, red and brown leather spine labels. London: Faulder; Wilkie and Robinson, 1810. Minor scuffing, still a very good(+) copy in an attractive binding. More
Paris: 1960. A l'Usage des Ecoles de la Republique. Maps. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers. Paris, 1960. More
Chicago: 1964. Many illus. with maps. 4to. Chicago, (1964). More
New York: Facts On File Publications, 1984. With 414 illustrations (176 in color) and 59 maps. 240pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Facts On File Publications, 1984. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Penguin, 2012. 32 pages of color and black & white photographic illustrations. xi, 499 pages. 8vo, two-toned gray and lilac boards, d.w. London: Penguin Group, (2012). First British edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: J. Dodsley, 1769. Wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning are Laid Down in a Way most Suitable for trying the Genius and advancing the Instruction of Youth. In Twelve Parts. 2 volumes. Frontispiece in each volume, and illustrated with 34 folding plates, including 6 hand-colored maps; several other in-text figures.[4], l, 5-414; [4], 560 pages. Thick 8vo, contemporary sprinkled calf; gilt-ruled and lettered spines with red leather labels; outer dentelles, red sprinkled edges. London: Printed for J. Dodsley..... More
Paris: Chez Rosa, 1818. 3 hand colored copperplates, two of which have two images. vi, 432 pages. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf; gilt spine with leather labels, spine and edges of corners worn, rest of spine worn and repaired, corners bumped, boards rubbed, some pages lightly foxed, including the three plates. Paris: Chez Rosa, 1818. First Edition Lacks volume two. Most of the text of volume one is a comparison between the geographies, climates, and economies of the United States and..... More
London: Methuen, 1948. 58 maps. xx + 480pp., 8vo, cloth; rubbed. London: Methuen & Co., (1948). Third edition, revised. A very good copy. More
Paris: Libraires Associes, 1792. Translated by Mr. Vosgien. 2 volumes. Illustrated with 2 folding maps. Thick 8vo, full contemporary calf with gilt backs and leather labels (rubbed). Paris: Libraires Accosies, 1792. Greatly enlarged edition. Very good. More
New York: Time inc., 1965. 34 vols. Thin 4to, brown leatherette. New York: Time Inc., 1965. Fine. Each volume in this series, under the editorship of Oliver Allen, features a different country, has a different author, and is profusely illustrated with color and black & white photographs. This set belonged to Allen and has his facsimile signature printed on each cover. Complete sets are uncommon. More
italy: Harper, 1991. profusely illustrated in color, 286 pages, folio, forest green cloth boards, d.w. (slight discoloration on back), Harper Collins Publishers, Italy (1991). A very fine copy. More
New York: The Free Press, 2001. xii, 545 pages. Thick 8vo, two-tone red and cream boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. New York: The Free Press, (2001). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1869. 3 maps, several text Illus. xvi, 443pp. 8vo, original green cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page darkened and lightly dampstained. Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1869. First Edition "This is the first general account of the great river and its drainage basin that has any claim to scientific character." Larned 515. A Chicago imprint, printed 2 years before the Great Chicago..... More
1860. of the State, and a Complete History and Description of Every County, City, Town, Village, and Locality. Engraved steel plates. 739pp. + 10pp. of ads. 4to, original 1/2 brown morocco, spine ends worn and repaired, spine lightly scuffed, some plates with light foxing, some page margins with foxing, ex-lib. N.p.: Sold by Subscription, 1860. Eighth Edition Lacks the map which was published separately. Ex libris from New Jersey Historical Society. More
1860. 11 Engraved steel plates. 739 pages + 10pp. of ads. 4to, original 1/2 brown morocco; dampstain to lower corner of last few pages, handful of pages have some penciling, some discoloration to rear cover, leather scuffed at spine ends. N.p.: Sold by Subscription, 1860. Eighth Edition. Overall, still a very good copy. More
maps. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). N.Y.: Praeger, (1972). More
Italy: Editrice, 1980. Illustrated in color and black and white. 2 volumes, 133 and 192 pages with text in English. 4to, navy boards contained in a navy slipcase (scuffed and discolored). Italy: Editrice, (1980). Both volumes in very good(+) condition (boards scuffed and spines sunned) in a very good(-) slipcase. More
Illus., 230pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., (uncut, slightly soiled). Paris, 1928. dup: Maps. & photos. 8vo, pict. wrs. Paris, 1946. More
Oxford: Clarendon, 1907. Maps. vi + 309pp., short 8vo, red cloth; worn. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1907. A very good copy. More
New York: Appleton, 1868. Folding map/magnetic chart frontis., and 400 in-text figures; 84 pages of extensive tables following text. 8vo, leather-backed green pebbled-cloth; foxed throughout, covers sound but worn at spine ends. New York: D. Appleton, 1868. Eighth edition. A very good(-) copy. More
Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. 556 pages. 4to, 1/2 brown calf, marbled boards; quite rubbed and with some repairs & reinforcements. Extensively illustrated with 7 lithographs (6 tinted, 1 hand colored) and 7 maps (3 folding but loose in front of book). The hand colored lithographic plate is a "Portrait of an Araucanian chief." One of the tinted lithographs is the nine panel folding plate (one section partially detached at a fold), "Panoramic view from Santa Lucia." Washington, D.C.: A.O.P. Nicholson..... More
London: University of chicago Press, 2003. xxi + 603 pages, 4to, charcoal grey colored boards, d.w. The University of Chicago Press (2003). Crease to dust jacket but otherwise a very fine copy. More
New Delhi: Jayaprints, 1983. 65 maps , plus details. 8ivo, brown cloth, d.w. New Delhi: Jayaprints, (1983). First Edition. Fine. About the maps of India, from earliest times until the nineteenth century. Includes a detailed catalog and three indexes. More
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