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1931ref. 76022Chicago: Reilly and Lee 1931. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis illustrations by Helen Lorraine 280p. Rebound in recent quarterbinding marbled boards backed in red leather. Backstrip lightly sunned. Original colorful front cover cloth which has a few white spots and a tiny chip has been reinforced and bound in preceding the half-title. 21 cm. No Jacket. Sampson wrote a series of Miss Minerva novels for children in which Miss Minerva and many of the other Tennessee-based characters were African Americans. Speed the white author of this cook book written in the African America dialect spoken by Speed's Miss Minerva character say the following in part about her own cooking: "Cooking is never a task to me. I really like to do it -- that is if someone else washes the pots and pans . Incidentally I have an excellent cook who never wants me to cook anything myself." Two widely separated extracts from the Introduction on pages 7-8 . Reilly and Lee hardcover books
19558vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; handsomely bound in navy full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
1676ref. 4988LONDON Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell 1676 Attrayant exemple en couleur de la carte de Lincoln de Speed, tirée d'une édition ancienne (1676) du Speed's Theatre of Great Britain. Elle comprend plusieurs armoiries et un grand plan en médaillon de la ville de Lincoln. La coloration à la main est attrayante et brillante, mais il y a des marques et des taches sur les bords de la carte, ainsi qu'un léger assombrissement. Il y a de vieux trous d'épingle dans les coins où l'on a épinglé la carte au mur ! Au verso, les pages 63 et 64 contiennent la description du Lincolnshire et la liste des centaines du comté. La décoration du titre du texte identifie l'édition comme étant celle de 1676. Pli central. Il y a quelques restes de ruban adhésif au verso et quelques petites réparations avec du ruban adhésif d'archivage. 42cm x 54cm. L'historien britannique John Speed est peut-être le cartographe anglais le plus célèbre du XVIIe siècle. Sa réputation repose sur deux grands livres : The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, produit initialement en 1611-1612 et A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, publié en 1627, le premier atlas général du monde créé en Angleterre.
2003ref. x-1584883359CRC Pr I Llc 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. CRC Pr I Llc hardcover
2010ref. x-1420066560Chapman & Hall 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 463 pages. 9.57x6.42x1.14 inches. Chapman & Hall hardcover
ref. 6680836Oxford University Press OUP . Hardback. Used. Oxford University Press OUP hardcover
ref. 1429678976-11-1Capstone Press. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Capstone Press unknown
1676ref. 4988LONDON: Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell 1676. Attractive full colour example of Speed's map of Lincoln from an early 1676 edition of Speed's Theatre of Great Britain. Includes multiple coats of arms and a large inset plan of the town of Lincoln. The hand colouring is attractive and bright but there are marks and stains to the edges of the map and a little darkening. There are old pin holes to the corners where one pinned to the wall! To the rear are pages 63 and 64 with the description of Lincolnshire and list of the Hundreds in the county. The decoration of the text title identifies the edition as that of 1676. Centre fold. There are a few tape remnants to the verso and some small repairs with archival tape. 42cm x 54cm. British historian John Speed is perhaps the most famous English mapmaker of the seventeenth century. His reputation rests on two great books: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine produced initially in 1611-1612 and A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World published in 1627 the first general atlas of the world to be created in England. . Attrayant exemple en couleur de la carte de Lincoln de Speed tirée d'une édition ancienne 1676 du Speed's Theatre of Great Britain. Elle comprend plusieurs armoiries et un grand plan en médaillon de la ville de Lincoln. La coloration à la main est attrayante et brillante mais il y a des marques et des taches sur les bords de la carte ainsi qu'un léger assombrissement. Il y a de vieux trous d'épingle dans les coins où l'on a épinglé la carte au mur ! Au verso les pages 63 et 64 contiennent la description du Lincolnshire et la liste des centaines du comté. La décoration du titre du texte identifie l'édition comme étant celle de 1676. Pli central. Il y a quelques restes de ruban adhésif au verso et quelques petites réparations avec du ruban adhésif d'archivage. 42cm x 54cm. L'historien britannique John Speed est peut-être le cartographe anglais le plus célèbre du XVIIe siècle. Sa réputation repose sur deux grands livres : The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine produit initialement en 1611-1612 et A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World publié en 1627 le premier atlas général du monde créé en Angleterre. Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell unknown
1933ref. 044006CHICAGO ILL.: BUXTON PUB. CO. nice problem free copy! . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1933. BUXTON PUB. CO. hardcover
2024ref. __103530063XEdward Elgar 2024. Hardcover. New. 448 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.25 inches. Edward Elgar hardcover
1664ref. GEN85841664. Howell James; Speed Samuel. First edition leather bound hardback; 16 219 1 pages. It is lacking the four plates but is otherwise ESTC R21017 complete the first leaf is a blank. The full calf binding has some wear and some marks and light staining it is sound. The endp apers are browning in the margins. The blank preliminary leaf and the title leaf have an owner's inscriptions. There are some marginal fingermarks and staining in places and some marginal pencil annotations. hardcover
1676ref. 7838Published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain atlas 1676. no binding. copper engraved and hand coloured map from 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' 386 x 516 mmelaborate cartouche with compass rose below inset bird's eye plan of Shrewsbury smaller inset with description of 'a great and bloody battaill was fought . Anno 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury .' with a small pictorial rendering of same; showing forests hills rivers including River Severne churches parkland; includes Part of Denbigh Shire Montgomery Shire Staffordshire etc; verso shows Hundreds in Shropshire and The Description of Shropshire Chapter XXXVII tight margins an attractive antique map suitable for mounting/framing. This is an original antique map. We do not sell reproductions or facsimiles Published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain atlas unknown
ref. 92126Sudbury & George Humbell 1610-1612. Engraved surface 20 x 15.50 inches. Frame Size 26.5 x 21.50 inches Attractive hand-colouring. A nice example of this decorative County map by John Speed. Includes inset of Breknoke with the coat of arms for James Butler Earle of Breknoke and three other coasts of arms plus and early battle scene. FRAMED in Glazed Hogarth Frame. Strong impression with the detail in the engraving clear and black. Frame has a few small chips. Overall in very good condition. Imprint on left- hand corner giving publishers: “Performed by John Speede. And are to be solde by Sudbury & George Humbell”. The maps by J.Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" Tooley. Despite competition from maps of the English counties by Blaeu and Jansson Speed’ maps were “bestsellers”. A beautifully coloured map of the historic county of Brecknockshire with an inset map of the city of Brecon. Sudbury & George Humbell 1610-1612 unknown
1904168 pages. Numerous fold-outs. "For the Information of Officers in H.M. Service Only" - from title page. Topics include: On the Turning of Ships and Their Speed; The Management of Ships in a Fleet; Navigational Subjects relative to Fleet Work. Markings/corrections to page 134. Binding intact. Average wear. Gilt lettering upon backstrip and front board. Purple boards. Backstrip partially sunned. Book
1646ref. 23419London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 384 by 509mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
1933ref. HJWW001Chicago: Buxton Publishing Company 1933 First edition. Inscribed by the book's publisher Grover C. Buxton on front free endpaper: "To 'Bobby' / from / Grover / Sept. 27 1933" and signed again by Buxton on p. 11. Original red cloth baseball design and title in gilt to front board titles in gilt to spine frontispiece photograph of High Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A good copy with a rectangular patch of fading to front board a bit of wear and soiling to exterior hinges slightly loose fairly large chip to p. 47 pages otherwise intact and very clean offsetting and residue from removed bookplate to front free endpaper. Overall a presentable copy of a classic baseball book. Who's Who in Major League Baseball compiled by the sportswriter Harold Speed Johnson is a directory that includes biographical sketches and statistics for the professional baseball players around the time of its publication. It also includes sections with biographies on coaches umpires statisticians and other figures in the world of baseball. Each biography includes a sepia portrait alongside it. This is the first edition of the first book which was issued annually afterwards until 1955. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Chicago: Buxton Publishing Company hardcover
1933ref. HJWW001Chicago: Buxton Publishing Company 1933 First edition. Inscribed by the book's publisher Grover C. Buxton on front free endpaper: "To 'Bobby' / from / Grover / Sept. 27 1933" and signed again by Buxton on p. 11. Original red cloth baseball design and title in gilt to front board titles in gilt to spine frontispiece photograph of High Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A good copy with a rectangular patch of fading to front board a bit of wear and soiling to exterior hinges slightly loose fairly large chip to p. 47 pages otherwise intact and very clean offsetting and residue from removed bookplate to front free endpaper. Overall a presentable copy of a classic baseball book. Who's Who in Major League Baseball compiled by the sportswriter Harold Speed Johnson is a directory that includes biographical sketches and statistics for the professional baseball players around the time of its publication. It also includes sections with biographies on coaches umpires statisticians and other figures in the world of baseball. Each biography includes a sepia portrait alongside it. This is the first edition of the first book which was issued annually afterwards until 1955. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Chicago: Buxton Publishing Company hardcover books
1610ref. 012725London 1610. No Binding. Good/No Jacket. Attractive hand coloring. Good. Creasing to middle Japanese paper repair to various tears yellowing to paper. Includes inset view of Bath Bathe and coats-of-arms in lower corners and sea colored blue with ships. From John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Anno 1610 in lower corner but a scarce reprint circa 1690 - 1695 by "Christopher Browne at the Globe near the West End of St. Paul's Church London unknown
1897ref. 1143250Louisville: Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association 1897. Gilt titles completely faded on spine on black cloth. Original owner's name details fep. Hinges just starting at front end papers and between pages 740/741. A solid copy of this scarce book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Large Octavo. Book. Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association Hardcover
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ref. 76833Speed / George Humble ca1610-1614. Original Engraved Hand Coloured Double-Sided Map. Mounted and framed in double glazed gold frame glass front and back. Map size 20 x 15 inches. Total size 26 x 21 inches. In very good condition. Vertical crease to centre. A very clean and bright example. Beautifully hand coloured with description and list of Towns to verso. Speed / George Humble ca1610-1614 unknown
1651ref. 8591London Printed by R.W. for Giles Calvert . 1651. 1651 4to. 8 31 1 p. Lacking A2 and A3 from the prelims. Unbound with the spine strengthened with a paper strip. Some signs of use with good margins clear of the sidenotes. Scarce with no copy in the British Library or Bodleian. London Printed by R.W. for Giles Calvert ... unknown
1646ref. 23414London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 383 by 509mm 15 by 20 inches. 383 by 509mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
1665Sm. 4to., First [and Sole?] Edition, F2 torn at fore-margin with some loss of text, some light age-staining; disbound, sewed as issued, uncut, a fresh, crisp copy. With the publisher's advertisement leaf at end. The work is dedicated by Henry Smith to Pollard himself. James Ley (1618-1665), third Earl of Marlborough and naval captain, was grandson of his namesake, the first Earl and notable barrister. By 1643 he had become a Royalist commander and two years later established a colony at Santa Cruz in the West Indies. He then commanded the East Indies squadron that received Bombay from the Portuguese in 1661, and was nominated Governor of Jamaica in 1664. Ley's 'pious letter' is dated 24 April 1665. It concludes with the phrase 'So prays old James, near the coast of Holland' [at sea during the Second Anglo-Dutch War]. A marginal note in a neat contemporary hand states (correctly) 'the ship he was in, Old James, was his own name'. He died soon after [13 June 1665] aboard the same vessel. The Battle of Lowestoft, fought on 13 June 1665 between the English fleet under James Duke of York and the United Provinces [Dutch] fleet under Jacob van Wassenaer, remains the worst naval defeat in Dutch history. The author was killed in the 68-gun 'Old James' stationed in the Centre Division of the Duke of York's Red Squadron. Smith's compilation is nothing if not wide ranging. The other 'learned and honourable persons' include (of the UK) Arundel, Bacon, Bancroft, Charles I, Compton, Coventry, Donne, Egerton, Hatton, Howard, Leicester, Mason, Peito, Pembroke, Raleigh, Selden, Thomas Smith, Somerset, Stafford, Usher, Walsingham, Wolsey, Wotton; (and others) Aristotle, Caracciolus, Charles V, Chrysostom, Gondamar, Grotius, de Haro, Heinsius, Ignatius, Irenaeus, Junius, Justin Martyr, Mazarin, Origen, Plato, Polycarp, Richlieu, Salmasius, Seneca, Socrates, Solomon, Tertullian. Significantly, the publisher's advertisement leaf announces 'An excellent Preservative against Plague…2s. 6d. Per Paper, sealed', together with 'Medela Pestilentiae…an exact Method for curing that Epidemical Distemper' and 'Reflections on the Weekly Bills of Mortality for the Cities of London and Westminster'. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
