rare book

+ Show Sold Items

rare book

+ Show Sold Items

rare book

PRY, Paul [pseud. of Thomas BURKE] with illustrations by Philip GOUGH For Your Convenience

A verbal and visual map of London’s “cottages”

£7,500

By PRY, Paul [pseud. of Thomas BURKE] with illustrations by Philip GOUGH, 1937.

COLOM, Arnold Lighting Colom of the Midland-Sea,

Rare English edition of Colom’s Mediterranean Sea pilot

£44,000

By COLOM, Arnold, 1660

MERCATOR, Gerard; Jodocus HONDIUS Atlas.

The first ‘atlas’

£100,000

By MERCATOR, Gerard; Jodocus HONDIUS, 1613.

ARKELL, George E. Jewish East London.

Jewish East London

£7,500

By ARKELL, George E., 1899

PICCOLOMINI, Alessandro De la Sfera del Mondo. [and] De Le Stelle Fisse.

The first printed star atlas

£12,000

By PICCOLOMINI, Alessandro, 1540.

ALCEDO, Antonio de, and G.A. THOMPSON Atlas to Thompson's Alcedo; or Dictionary of America & West Indies;

The Earl of Lonsdale’s copy of Thompson’s Alcedo

£65,000

By ALCEDO, Antonio de, and G.A. THOMPSON, 1816; [text] James Carpenter, [1812-1815].

SENEX, John A treatise of the description and use of both globes.

“a true and exact representation of the Earth and Heavens”

£1,200

By SENEX, John, 1718

BASSANTIN, Jacques Astronomique discourse

“A Scottish astronomer of considerable reputation”

£120,000

By BASSANTIN, Jacques, 1557.