Maps and Atlases

Tallis, John: South Australia. London. [ca.1851]. From the Montgomery Martin Illustrated Atlas. Map engraved by Rapkin. Size approx 360 x 260mm. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring and decorative border. 5 vignettes include Australian Dog, Natives on a Catamaran and Adelaide. Single page unfolded map in excellent, clean condition. Associated text page of the Montgomery Martin Atlas included. A good Tallis Map.

Tallis, John: Isthmus of Panama. London. [ca.1851]. From the Montgomery Martin Illustrated Atlas. Map engraved by Rapkin. Size approx 360 x 260mm. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. 2 vignettes include Gold seekers on their way over the Cordilleras and The Fort at Chagres. It also shows in red lines the proposed Canal and Rail communications routes. Decorative Border. Single page unfolded map in excellent, clean condition. Associated text page of the Montgomery Martin Atlas included.

Hardcover. Very Good. Revised Edition of 1913 on Title Page. Maroon cloth just slightly faded, tight, small shelf wear. Former owners stamp mark, Moskoff famous Greek Jewish tobacco dealer in Thessaloniki.

Athens: Olkos, 1985. First English language edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. As new hardcover with DJ. 1st english ed. 263pages, 29X21,8cm.Translated by G. Cox, J. Solman. The charting of the Aegean Sea, or the Greek Archipelago, from the 15th up to the 19th century. Map Index; General Index. 166 color and black & white maps.

Part of a Two volumes set. See Volume Two. Numerous B/W pictures, drawings, maps in separate folders. Introduction by Robin Bidwell.

Giza: The Survey of Egypt, 1927. Good condition; Three of the strips are torn and repaired with archival tape.. Appears to be second printing of the 1912 survey; 31 pages with a frontis fold-out Key Map of the Strips and five folding folding strips which make up the Guide Plan stapled into paper covers; Each strip folds out to 39 1/2" long.

Voyageurs, Robes Noires, et Coureurs de Bois. By C.U. Clark. 1934 1st Edition Columbia University Institute of French Studies, Inc. FRENCH LANGUAGE. Stories from the French Exploration of North America, selected and edited by the venerable and renowned Charles Upson Clark, Ph.D: English title is: Travellers, Black Robes, and Wood-runners. Scarce. HARDCOVER. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Navy blue cloth boards with large gilt titling. No titling remains on spine. 5 ¾ X 8. 374 pages, indexed. Time period covered is 17th and 18th Centuries. JESUITS. ANTHROPOLOGY. SOCIAL SCIENCES. HISTORY OF FRANCE. HISTORY OF CANADA. CANADIANA. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Dr. Clark was the first archaeologist in the world to translate The Badianus Manuscript, aka The Codex Barberini, an Aztec compendium on traditional herbal medicine dating from the Fourteenth Century. Will ship from Oregon.

Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwaite & Co., 1848. This map is from the 1848 edition of A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE VARIOUS EMPIRES. The atlas was based primarily on the H. S. Tanner UNIVERSAL ATLAS, the rights to which were purchased by Mitchell from Carey & Hart. The early Mitchell maps are distinguished by their vivid hand-coloring and attractive decorated borders. They are among the most sought-after ante-bellum maps published in the United States. This map is guaranteed to be authentic and more than 170 years old. It is in very good condition: clean and bright, with some toning. There is one tiny chip out of one corner of the sheet--far away from the image.. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Map.

University of Colorado, 1927. VG+ in Fair brown paper wrapper. Book is As New except for all four corners being slightly bumped and rubbed. DJ is really just a light paper wrapper with the University logo on the front. This is acidic, brittle, torn, creased, and soiled. It has done its job protecting the book within. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Atlante di Roma: La forma del centro storico in scala 1:1000 nel fotopiano e nella carta numericaby Paolo Marconi, Eugenio Baldari, Bruno cussino, Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi, Gabriella Maltese, Daniele Tinacci, Licinio FerrettiMarsilio, Venice, 1996. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Square (11 1/2" x 11 1/2"). 621pp. Black Cloth. An aerial view of the historic areas of Rome in 276 square color plates. Each plate is accompanied by schematic of the section photographed. There are 45 black and white illustrations which are comprised of ancient maps of Rome as well as Technological renderings of the architecture. Accompanied by essays (i.e. A New Tool for an Improved City) bilingual- in Italian in front and English in the back. Condition: The book is lacking the jacket and embossed white titles on the spine are mostly gone - but otherwise the book and slipcase are as new. A heavy oversize volume (9 pds.) which may require additional shipping cost.

Haggard, H. Rider. SHE. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression, 1921 on the title page. Dedicated to fellow author Andrew Lang. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Mallard Green boards with bright gilt titling on front board and spine. 310 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Summary: "A dying colleague gives Mr. Horace Holly at Cambridge University a locked box, the contents of which lead Mr. Holly to travel to Eastern Africa where he hopes to solve an ancient mystery, only to be captured by the savage Amhagger people who are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshipped as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed".

This large atlas is Volume 1 of the eventual 13 volume set printed by the University of Nebraska Press. It includes all the maps from the Lewis & Clark expedition from St. Louis, Missouri to the mouth of the Coumbia River on the Pacific Coast and many of the return journey, including many others by earlier explorers that the expedition relied upon. Includes a preface and introduction that provides the historical context of the expedition and the short biographies of the main players along with a detailed explanation of how the maps were discovered, organized and included in the book. Due to the size of the atlas, extra shipping charges will apply, not to exceed $24. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING ON THIS LARGE BOOK.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States.

Clune, Frank. Saga of Sydney. Sydney Halstead Press, 1961 Subscribers Edition with 118 illustrations and 17 maps. 508 pages. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4. Printed in Australia by Halstead Press, Sydney. Presented to beloved 20th Century American actor Edward Everett Horton at the Australia Hotel, Sydney (1891-1971) by his Australian friend Alexander Rentoul at the hotel March, 1962. Full page hand-written statement on the front end-paper. says: Mr. Horton is best-known for his unforgettable portrayal of Mr. Alexander P. Lovett "Lovey" in the timeless 1937 motion picture "Lost Horizon" directed by Frank Capra. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED.

Orthogonal Town Planning In Antiquity. By Ferdinando Castagnoli.1971 The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. First English Edition. ILLUSTRATED. Originally published in Rome by De Luca Editore Under the auspices of the Institute of ancient topography of the University of Rome. English translation copyright, 1971. ISBN 026203042X. 138 pages. 7 ¼ X 10 ¼. EXLIB Textbook. VG/ NO DJ is included.

Circa 1970 boxed collection of reprints of old German and Prussian maps. This is a very handsome set containing 52 large format pieces, 10 regional maps and 42 city plans, taken from originals dated from the late 1500s to early 1700s. Maps are printed on high quality paper, some in monochrome and others in full color. Larger maps are folded. All are in good condition and suitable for framing. The collection is housed in an attractive hinged box covered in black faux leather with gold stamping and a pictorial paste on at fore. Included are some promotional materials from the publisher and an a 24 page stapled booklet with a history and description of each map. All text is in German. See photos for a list of map locations. Price includes extra shipping charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s Ftop