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1662ref. 54995Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. Roger Rea. 1662-65. A beautiful map of Buckinghamshire from Speed's Theatre. Inset plans of the market towns of Buckingham and Redding the latter being a strange choice given that it lies in the county of Berkshire - an indication that the other market towns in Buckinghamshire were not large or prosperous. Embellished with cartouches cherubs and coats of arms belonging to the titled families of the county. Decorated scale at bottom with dividers above and compass rose to the right. Copper engraving. Good condition. Cut close at left and right hand sides but enough added margin for mounting and framing. Top margin strengthened. A closed tear 3 inches runs from the bottom up to the shield of Thomas of Wodstoke on the right. This has an old repair and is scarcely noticeable. Later colour. Size: 50 x 38 cm. 19½ x 15 inches unknown
1973ref. 161563N.p.: Entertainment Ventures 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. The bass player for an amateur rock band The Group goes on a killing spree while travelling with his band on the road. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. Entertainment Ventures unknown
1973ref. 161563N.p.: Entertainment Ventures 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. The bass player for an amateur rock band The Group goes on a killing spree while travelling with his band on the road. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. Entertainment Ventures unknown books
ref. A9780727766373Hardback. New. The main construction of HS2 Britain’s high-speed rail network began in September 2020. Phase One will see London to Birmingham linked by trains that can reach 225mph and Phase Two joins Birmingham with Manchester and Leeds. hardcover
1996ref. Q-1887159045Preston-Speed Pubns 1996-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Preston-Speed Pubns hardcover
ref. Q-1887159118Preston-Speed Pubns. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Preston-Speed Pubns hardcover
1610ref. 022406London: John Spede Speed John Sudbury Georg George Humble 1610. First Edition . Single Folded Sheet. Near Fine/No Jacket. Image 20 1/2' x 15". 1610 date in both the title block and the printing information block. Original two page map from Speed's atlas in a very strong impression. Very attractive later color coastal water outlines blue with brown along land coastlines inset maps of Bangor and Caernarvon in light blue and orange borders in red shields in red all details nicely colored. Near fine print and coloring strong no tears or repairs very slight dust/soiling in small area in margins adjacent to center fold. Nicely framed with double glaze displaying the atlas pages 123 and 124 on the reverse. John Spede (Speed), John Sudbury, Georg (George) Humble unknown
1627ref. 64225London. c. 1627. John Speed 1552-1629 is arguably the most famous name in early English cartography. In 1610 he published his wonderful and historic atlas 'The Theatre of Great Britain'. In 1627 he published another edition entitled 'A Prospect of The Most Famous Parts of The World' published in London by John Sudbury and George Humble. Speed based his maps on the earlier works done by Christopher Saxton and John Norden. His maps have always been keenly sought after as include many decorative features. Examples include: compass roses cherubs coats of arms mannerist style decoration prominent town plans stylish calligraphy and well defined regional physical features. John Speed's maps proved so popular that they were issued for many years after his death. This decorative and attractive example is of the Welsh county of Caernarvonshire. Size: 420 x 525 mm. Copperplate engraving with later hand colour. Fair to good condition. Repair to lower centrefold. Margins slim and 'chipped'. unknown
ref. 35391London: George Humble. 1627. 8.1 x 12.2 cm. Uncoloured. Miniature county map of Cambridgeshire. Text on verso. Some show through text otherwise in good condition. [London: George Humble. 1627] unknown
2023ref. __0008546088Harpercollins Publishers 2023. Paperback / Softback. New. 2nd revised edition edition. 312 pages. 11.69x8.27x0.59 inches. Harpercollins Publishers paperback
1676ref. M9963London: Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell c.1676. Very Good. Notes: Map shows 25 university armorials four scholars the Royal Crest and a plan of Cambridge. English text on verso. Size : 385x525 mm 15.16x20.67 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Europe United Kingdom England Counties; Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, unknown
1676ref. 5645London: Basset & Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 39 x 51.5 cms recent hand-colour inset of Cardigan very minor staining on the right-hand side of the map English text on verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English 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
ref. 1241540802.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1952ref. 997N33London; Newton Abbot Devon: G.T. Foulis; George Allen and Unwin; David and Charles; Ebury Press 1952-1981. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Various. Four first editions on fast and classic cars particularly those from the Vintage era and postwar modern classics. Four first editions on illustrated books on classic and fast cars published between 1952-1981.In the publisher's original cloth and the original dust wrappers all unclipped except Dymock.This attractive set offers readers an insightful look on sports and classic cars particularly those from the vintage era.- British Motor Cars transporting the reader through the different British cars from the 1950s and before edited by John F. Speed with numerous in-text illustrations including those in colour throughout. G.T. Foulis 1952.- A History of the World's Highest Performance Cars including in the Vintage era and the Grand Tour Revival written by Richard Hough and Michael Frostick. Contains a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. George Allen and Unwin 1967.- The Austin: 1905-1952 a first edition illustrated history on the iconic car make written by R.J. Wyatt. Contains numerous in-text illustrations and sixteen double-sided plates in the center of the book. David and Charles 1981. - Postwar Sports Cars: The Modern Classics an illustrated dive into these iconic automobiles written by Eric Dymock. Contains numerous in-text and full-page illustrations throughout including those in colour across a double page spread. The Ebury Press 1981. In the publisher's original cloth and the original dust wrappers all unclipped except Dymock. Externally very smart with minimal marks and shelfwear. Minor knocks to the heads and tails of the spines of Wyatt and Frostick slightly heavier to Speed with the odd small fading mark to the front board. Dust wrappers of Wyatt and Dymock and are bright and clean with minimal edgewear. Wrappers of Frostick and Speed are generally bright and clean with the odd small smudge mark to rear of Forstick slightly heavier to Speed with a couple of small marks to front wrapper. Slight browning and creasing to wrapper joints of Frostick and Speed with chips to head of wrapper spine and to extremities of Frostick with signs of rubbing and creasing to edges. Protective coating is adhered to the wrapper of Speed and cannot be removed. End papers are bright and clean with slight dirt trapped to hinges of Frostick and very light spotting to front free end paper of Dymock. Foyles bookshop sticker to front pastedown of Frostick. Previous owner's signature to verso of front free end paper of Dymock. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with slight spotting to half-title and frontispiece of Frostick. Very Good Indeed G.T. Foulis; George Allen and Unwin; David and Charles; Ebury Press hardcover
ref. 1396537732.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1357720858.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1164600036.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1240136463.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1358852413.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 143680115X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1913ref. 8116St. Louis : C. V. Mosby Company 1913. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Uncommon in dw. ; 354 pages; Description: x 354 p. : front. illus. plates ; 20 cm. Subjects: Crime and criminals. St. Louis : C. V. Mosby Company hardcover
ref. 0364749415.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1972Very nice typewriting instruction book. Full green cloth boards with super-seventies office illustration design in black with yellow lettering. 8 5/8"w x 11 3/8"h. 254 pages. Book is made to stand up by itself so you can look at it while typing. Previous student's name inside.
1965237 pages. List of Mickey Thompson's speed records. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The thrilling life story of America's Number 1 hot rodder who built - and drove - the fastest automobile in all history!" - from front cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
1936ref. 295488Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co 1936. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 7 1/2” x 5” in the publisher’s red cloth binding with pictorial decoration and titling in black with dustjacket; there is a previous owner children’s bookplate on the pastedown; the endpapers have some minor toning; the binding is a bit cocked and there is bit of a musty odor; the dustjacket is bright and has not been price-clipped.~~One of the last and scarcest of the Miss Minerva books. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Reilly & Lee Co unknown
