A Representation of the Solar System with the Comparative Sizes of the Planets by Salmon, Thomas - 1772

Albrizzi, 1743, Venice. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Full margins, uncolored, slight tearing to edges, folded with some repair to two folds. Very good. *

London: E.and F.N. Spon, 1874. First Edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 2339 Folio. With charts and tables, all as called for. In original black cloth-covered boards, blind stamped, gilt titles. An account of the surveying of three of the largest rivers in the world, undertaken under considerable pressure of time, to enable proposed engineering works. The work included development of an improved current meter, based on one that was just being offered to market as the expedition was being planned. Of the device offered to him, which had been simplified from a sound design in order to make it "easier" to use, the author wrote "all these attempts at making things very easy is a mistake, for they tend to make things very useless" - a sentiment which is likely to ring true for many of us today. Condition notes: Boards bumped and rubbed, title page just starting to pull away from its binding, and some foxing to the prelims. Apart from the early foxing, the pages are clean and… Read More

Franklin Design Bureau, 2011. Paperback. Used- Fine condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Light bumping on the top and bottom of the spine. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books."It is one of the few works that attempts fully to explain Colorado's water history. It is unusually well-written, with vivid descriptions of people, processes, events, and landscape features." Mark Fiege

Paris: Librairie Classique et D'Éducation. Editorial / Hard Cover. Bom / Good / Bon. In-fólio (435x286). 1 Vol. de 21 fls. Contém 15 cartas coloridas de dupla página em muito bom estado e com cartonagem editorial.

London: J. Murray / The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 1866. SCARCE pp. 128-156 (33 pages) with fold-out map - "The City of Peking from a Survey by Capt. Bouvier , of the French Engineers 1862" , . The map is Near Fine, 1" tear at right edge. In original dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering at spine, Very Good, the boards stained and soiled, toning at end papers, German bookseller's small ticket and prior owner name front paste down. . First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pitt, Moses and Swart, Stephaman. Duynckercke, [Dunkirk]. Ca 1683. Hand coloured, copper engraved sea-chart. Chart size 440 x 505 mm, sheet size 580mm x 690mm. Two charts on one sheet showing the Dunkirk approaches. The larger chart from that of Blaeu's Pourtraict de la fameuse ville et havre de Duynckercke. With Rhumb lines, compass rose and scales. Townships and sandbanks indicated. Decorated with fleets of galleons off shore. With an inset panorama of Duynckercke [Dunkirk] after Jan Van Loon and a smaller coastal profile of Cales. The smaller chart showing the coast of Flanders, from Walchren [ Walcheren ] to Boloigne. Early hand coloured charts with later red ruled border on wide blank margins. Small tear without loss to lower blank margin, otherwise in bright and clean condition. Rare and attractive Sea Charts.

Gall & Inglis', 1870's-1880's. Paperback. Very good. VGC.Gall & Inglis'.No date given but probably 1870's to 1880's prior to London Tower Bridge build, which is not included on the map.Green hardback(small dents,nicks and light shelf wear on the cover) with folded map in VGC.The map is in VGC but with small stain marks and foxing marks on the edges,small tear on the edge of the map.The map is hand coloured and includes:Railways,Railway Stations,Steamer Routes,Omnibus and Tramway Routes,Parks.The size of the map is: 30x20 inch.The scale of the map is: 3 3/4 to 1 mile.The map covers: From Hyde Park(including parts of Kensington Palace) to Blackwall and from Mildmay Park to South Lambeth.The map is in VGC for its age. A collectable and scarce map.

Bern [Switzerland]: Hans Körber [Koerber] (Huber & Comp.), 1861. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Karten etwas fleckig (maps somewhat spotted). This is Blatt VIII, Aarau - Luzern Zug - Zürich [Zurich]. The map is dated 1861 and has 21 sections. It is printed on paper, then mounted on cloth (i.e. backed with linen). When folded the map measures 19 cm tall x 11 cm wide. When unfolded, 57 cm tall x 79 cm wide. SEE PHOTOS. Linen-backed, steel-engraved folding map in 21 segments. Scale 1:100,000.. 1861 edition. Hardcover. Very Good (somewhat spotted).

1 of only 250 copies. Recent green faux morocco with original wrappers bound in. Particulars in gilt to spine. Fold out map of Newfoundland. A very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii; 492 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Ahmad ibn Majid al-Sadi, G.R. Tibbetts - Arab Navigation in the Indian Ocean before the coming of the Portuguese - London, The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Luzac and Company Ltd, 1971 - First Edition - Hardcover - 614pp + 4 maps (out of 7)- 22x14 cmCondition Very Good: Cover some light shelf wear, inside as new. Four out of seven maps present: Chart of the Arabian Sea, India and the Bay of Bengal, Red Sea and Gulf of Eden, East African CoastIf you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.