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Nelson, Melbourne, 1970. Reprint. Softcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. preface by author, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, guide to further reading and references and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, maps, tables, illustrations and figures. Illustrated card cover with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear book panel. A small book about what comprises agricultural geography and widely so and why agricultural activities are done in the manner in which they are done so. Creasing to the book corners with a large triangular crease to the front right hand corner. Reading creases to the back strip with browning, light foxing and stains to the text block edges. Age toning of the pages. Tape residue can be seen to the first few pages and last few pages of the book – were a previous owner has covered… Read More

Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1961. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. Hardcover edition. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This is an annotated catalogue of an impressive 60 map exhibition. Illustrated with 26 full page map reproductions. Lenders included the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Princeton University Library, Yale University Library, Lessing Rosenwald, Thomas Streeter, etc. Includes "Check List of An Exhibition: Early Maps of North America. December 12, 1961 - January 20, 1962 at The New Jersey Historical Society." Bound in the original brown boards, stamped in bright gold over a black panel on the front cover. 8.5" wide by 9.75" tall.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket, as issued. 48pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Angus and Robertson In Association with the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1974. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 650 g.; X, 334 pages, foreword by J.P. Davenport, ANZAAS, list of illustrations, biographical notes on contributors . the text is illustrated with 12 figures, two plates, which are three page foldout maps, 2 inserts of a black and white photographs, one of eight pages between pages 22 and 23 and 12 pages between pages 181 and 183. Plain text covers with white, yellow and orange background with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the rest of the book edges. Yellowing of the background and some fading to the backstrip. Marks to the front and rear book panels and the remains of a sticker can be seen to the top right-hand corner of the rear book panel. Browning and marking of the text block edges and very light age toning to the… Read More

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1955. Fine condition in a Fine clear plastic dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. Previous owner's bookplate on pastedown endpaper. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh and crisp. A translation of the 1505 first edition concerning Portuguese voyages to the East to buy spices. Also contains the first printed reference to the discovery of Brazil. Illustrated. Translated by Sergio J. Pacifici. A publication from the James Ford Bell Collection in the University of Minnesota Library. Limited to 1000 numbered copies; this being #408. Map endpapers. Two-tone binding (decorated blue paper covered boards with a pale yellow cloth spine printed in blue). Complete with clear plastic dust jacket.. First Edition, Limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (viii), 27pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Annapolis, Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1983. 7" wide by 10" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh and crisp. Bound in the original red boards, lettered in gold on the spine and front cover. Gilt lettering is still bright and shiny. Illustrated throughout with vintage portraits and photos, and 43 two-color, full-page maps. The text accompanying each map enables the reader to relive the action of battle and sense the drama it held for the troops that fought. Introduction. Suggestions for Further Reading.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./VG DJ (short closed tears). Illus. by Clipson, William J. (cartography). xv, 106pp. .

Metuchen, New Jersey & London: The Scarecrow Press, 1988. Fine condition. NO fading. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are crisp, clean and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Locates and identifies all maps in books, atlases, gazetteers, pamphlets and broadsides listed by the Evans and Shaw/Shoemaker bibliographies. Gives date and place of publication, name of author and cartographer, map title, printer, publisher, etc. Six indexes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xv, 367pp.

Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, 1969. Very Good condition. Contains two papers: 1) EDMOND HALLEY AND THEMATIC GEO-CARTOGRAPHY by Norman J. W. Thrower and 2) ON CHATEAUBRIAND'S JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO JERUSALEM, 1806-07 by Clarence J. Glacken. Illustrated with 5 maps. Bound in the original blue wrappers.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. iv, 80pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library, 1972. 1972 First Edition. BRAND NEW in PERFECT condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright and clean. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. This is a subject index to 860 maps in Colton Storm's 1968 catalogue of THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA. Bound in the original dark orange wraps, stamped in black. 7" wide by 10" tall.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). New. 17pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1984. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. In a pocket at the rear are huge foldout reproductions of early 19th century Admiralty charts of the Indian Ocean (1817) and Pacific Ocean (1859), where most of the islands mentioned in the text are located. The charts measure 46" wide by 26" tall when unfolded. The text is illustrated with 11 portraits and old prints plus 23 additional maps (4 double-page). Bound in the original light gray cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Published price was $45. From the Dust Jacket: "[During the 19th century and well into the 20th], nautical charts… Read More

New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc., Publisher, 1969. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($7.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, clean, square. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1969. First U. S. Edition. A useful guide to collecting maps that can be found on the market today (rather than museum pieces or extreme rarities). Covers map-makers, engravers, publishers, values, etc. Over 100 illustrations, many in full color. Bound in the original gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First U. S. Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 160pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Arbor Libri Press, 1995. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1995 reprint of the 1896 Smithsonian Institution original. New foreword by F. J. Manasek. This carto-bibliography describes over 200 Virginia maps, 1585-1893, many with lengthy historical background and commentary. Index. Bound in the original biege cloth, stamped in black. The author, Philip Lee Phillips, is justly famous for his classic catalogue, LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL ATLASES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS in four volumes, 1909-1920 (supplemented by Clara Egli LeGear in five additional volumes).. 1995 reprint of the 1896 original. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. (viii), 85pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1960. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with maps, line drawings and photos. Bound in the original full-color pictorial boards. From the rear cover: "The first 'how to do it' manual about the use of all maps and globes for the classroom teacher." . Third Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vi, 390pp.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1965. Fine condition in a Fine clear plastic dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. Previous owner's bookplate on pastedown endpaper. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh and crisp. A publication from the James Ford Bell Collection in the University of Minnesota Library. Limited to 750 numbered copies; this being #283. Translated from the Spanish, with background essay and commentary, by Charles E. Nowell. From the front matter: "Early in 1503, one Juan de Ayala, recently of Hispaniola (Haiti) but then in Spain, addressed a letter to his sovereigns, Ferdinand and Isabella. Written in the rather difficult script of the early sixteenth century, it consists of four pages of text, to which are appended three more pages containing a price list of everyday goods imported from Spain as they then sold in Hispaniola. The main body of the letter contains a brief… Read More

Munich: Vollmer Verlag GmbH, 1973. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. NO date (but 1973?). Hardcover. Text in German. 18 black and white illustrations. Tipped-in are 36 beautiful, full color photos of antique globes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown boards. Complete with dust jacket. 20.5 cm wide by 24.5 cm tall.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 184pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Maplewood, New Jersey: Hammond, Inc , 1978. 10.5" wide by 14.25" tall. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. With over 600 full-color maps and illustrations. Chronology. Glossary. Index. Original olive cloth, gilt. First Printing of the First US Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket. 360pp.

Athens: Olkos Ltd., 1985. Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust jacket (lightly rubbed at the corners). NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and unmarked. 1985 First Edition. Beautifully illustrated with 166 maps, nearly half in full color, and many double page spreads. Spanning the period from the early 15th century to recent times, this excellent history of the cartography of the Greek Archipelago contains a wealth of detail, especially on the lives and works of the early cartographers. Translated from the Greek by G. Cox & J. Solman. Bound in the original gilt-stamped reddish-brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11.5" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine… Read More

Alan Godfrey, Gateshead, 1991. A very good copy of this reprint of the second edition 1896 map of Colchester, Essex at a scale of 1:4340. Sheet Essex XXVII 12. 42 x 59 cms.. re-issue. Paper Wrappers. Fine. 8vo.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1963. Fine condition in a Fine clear plastic dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. Previous owner's bookplate on pastedown endpaper. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh and crisp. A publication from the James Ford Bell Collection in the University of Minnesota Library. Limited to 750 numbered copies; this being # 609. Complete with folding map in rear pocket. Title page portrait of Lorenz Fries. Bound in the original dark gray decorated boards, with a yellow paper label on the spine. Complete with clear plastic dust jacket.. First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (ix), 161pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1969. Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Preface by Helen Wallis. Illustrated throughout with old maps embellished with images of various animals. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped maroon cloth.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No Jacket. 8vo. 235pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1978. NOT a library discard. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp - probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Contains a preface and 6 cartographical essays -- by Helen M. Wallis; Thomas R. Smith; Jeannette D. Black; Coolie Verner; David A. Woodward; and Norman J. W. Thrower. Illustrated. Index. Bound in the original gold cloth, stamped in blue.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 8vo. xvii, 241pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.