Recent Arrivals from Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB

Copper engraved map with hand colouring. 22-1/2" x 19-1/2"-57.1 x 48.2 cm. Light staining to lower left corner otherwise very good cf Danckerts Atlas Imago Mundi Vol 59, 2007 pp. 43-77. Koeman Dan I no. 6 pp. 88-91. A detailed map of Portugal and parts of Spain by Dutch cartographer Theodorus Danckerts (1663-1727) including Gallacia in the North and Andalusia in the… Read more about this item

4to. Remnants of sticker on ffep, otherwise very good. Cloth and dustjacket. Inscribed on the title page.

Cloth, lacking dust jacket, else very good. Inscribed and dated 1969 on the ffep.

Cloth and dustjacket. Fine. Inscribed on the title page.

First edition. Wraps. Slight edge wear and darkening to wraps, but on the whole very good. Inscribed and dated July 1978 on the ffep, signed on the title page.

2 vols. Second issue of Volume 1, first issue of Vol. 2. Complete. Illustrated with portrait, two engraved half title vignettes, 18 engraved and aquatint plates (1 double folding of Montreal), 10 engraved maps and plans (1 folding), 3 tables on 4 sheets. Xvii, [2], 498 pp., xi, 296 pp. Folio, original green cloth with paper spine labels, soiling and… Read more about this item

17-3/4" x 22-3/4"- 45 x 57.7 cm. Copperplate engraved map with hand colouring. Minor crease and chip to upper margin at centrefold else fine. A highly detailed map of the region of Lombardy, Italy and Piemonte showing towns, cities, topographical features and battle sites during the War of Succession. Milan, Mantua, Trento, Genoa and Torino are shown. As a concession for… Read more about this item

12" x 14.5"-30.48 x 36.8. Steel engraved map with hand colouring. Margins creased with short tears else very good A detailed map of Oporto and the Douro River, streets, parks and an engraved panorama of the harbour to lower margin. Inset map of the Environs of Oporto upper left.

5.75" x 4.25"-14.6 x 10.7 cm. Copperplate engraving. Fine. A charming early view of Amsterdam, Netherlands with ships in the foreground and the town in the background. Economic prosperity abounded during the 17th century coining it the "Golden Age" for Dutch culture. Much of this wealth stemmed from sea trade both within Europe and overseas in Africa, Asia and… Read more about this item

Illustrated with tipped-in photo frontis, and black and white plates. 4to, original pochoir wraps, chips and loss to lower spine and a larger loss to glassine wrap lower left, first signature detached otherwise very good. Limited to 1500 numbered copies. Inscribed to the publisher E. Engelberts on the frontis photograph. Exhibition catalogue of Braque's work.

Illustrated with engraved frontis and 64 engraved plates. [7]-128 pp. 4to, original publisher's binding of embossed leather with gilt vignette by William Wilson of carpenters and an architect in the foreground and buildings in the background, gilt decorated spine, spine rubbed, owner's stamp to ffep, some browning to frontis piece, spotting to tissue guards and to some plates but mostly… Read more about this item

18-3/4 x 24"-47.6 x 60.9 cm. Hand coloured copper engraved map. Small split to lower centrefold otherwise fine. A very detailed map of Ukraine, Russia, Crimea and countries surrounding the Black Sea during the Russian-Turkish war 1736-39. Historical notes indicating where archaeological remains relating to Alexander the Great are indicated as well as topographical and cultural observations.

Illustrated with 10 colour plates including frontispieces by A. Wallis Martin in each volume. General Introduction by R. Brimley Johnson to Volume I and notes to vols. 3,5,6,7 &9. xix, [3], 253, [1]; [6], 250; vi, [2], 236;[6],245, [1]; vi, [4], 308; vi, [2], 327, [1]; vii, [3],318; [6], 311, [1]; vi, [2], 306; [6], 312. 10 vols. … Read more about this item

Hand coloured copper engravings including: "Choetophora endivioefolia"; "Diatoma marinum"; "Diatoma striatulum"; "Diatoma flocculosum"; "Rivularia altra" and "Calothrix distorta" plate size 6" x 3" -15.2 x 7.6 cm. paper size 9" x 5-1/2" -22.86 x 5.97 cm. Minor losses to one edge where previously bound but decent margins for matting/framing, a couple of light spots to margins generally in very good condition. James… Read more about this item

Various Reproduction Iconic Canadian Travel Posters 25" x 16"Including: "Travel the Canadian The Scenic Dome Route Across Canada Canadian Pacific" "Canadian National Railways Across Canada" Sercombe & Hayes "Canadian Pacific Empress Steamers Fast Luxurious Service to Canada" " Holland America Line Southampton to New York" "It's Mine. The Right Land for the Right Man. Canadian National Railways the Right Way" "White Star Line Canada's… Read more about this item

Two original chromoxylographs by Benjamin Fawcett after drawings by Alexander Francis Lyndon published in the Rev. William Houghton's "British Fresh -Water Fishes". London: William MacKenzie, [c.1879]."Pollan/Powan" 10-1/5" x 15" and"Gudgeon/Barbel" 10-1/5" x 15" Lyndon was a British illustrator and watercolour artist who collaborated with Fawcett on several projects. To ensure that the depictions of fish were as realistic as… Read more about this item

Original lithograph. S.N.C.F. No. 040-02-1946 R.C. Seine No. 276-448-B Printed lower left. 39" x 24". Pin holes to corners, repaired tears to left of main image, laminated, in fair condition only. Iconic image published after the Second World War promoting peace with doves flying along the French monuments of Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de… Read more about this item

Original lithograph. S.N.C.F. No. 88 R.C. Seine 55 B 4944 Printed lower left. 39" x 24". Pin holes to corners, laminated. A highly colourful poster promoting beach fun on the Côte D'Azur by French graphic artist Jacques Dubois (1912-1994). Dubois designed several tourist and travel posters for the French Government during the 1950's.

Lithographer: Donaldson Brothers for the Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Co.c. 1889 3" x 5" Chromolithograph. Minor closed tear to left margin, else v. good. A colourful card showing the map of "Indian Territory" (Oklahoma) with vignette of natives hunting buffalo and a decorative arrow case. Area indicates different tribes such as the Choctaws, Chicasaws, Wachitas, Seminoles and Cherokees. The Arbuckle… Read more about this item

Illustrated. 543 pp. 4to, green cloth, fine. Separately printed errata and addenda included Indispensable reference for the serious collector of American and Canadian angling books. [sold with] Gilbert, John and Legge, Raymond. [eds] The Complete Aquarist's Guide to Freshwater Tropical Fishes. [N.P.]: A & W Visual Library, 1976. Illustrated with colour plates. 249 pp. 4to, laminated wraps, corners creased on upper wrap else… Read more about this item