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Rare Books

HAKLUYT, Richard, and WRIGHT, Edward. The Principall Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation,

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“the great prose epic of the Elizabethan period” with both the Wright-Molyneux world map and the rare suppressed ‘Voyage to Cadiz’ from the library of the Earls of Macclesfield.

£500,000

By HAKLUYT, Richard, and WRIGHT, Edward., Anno 1599–1600.

TANNER, Robert A Mirror for Mathematiques:

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“Golden Gem for Geometricians: A sure safety for Saylers, and an auncient Antiquary for Astronomers and Astrologians”

£45,000

By TANNER, Robert, 1587

NAKANISHI, Takafusa Konten min'yo seiu Benran [trans.: Practical Introduction to Meteorology].

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One of the earliest Japanese books with volvelles

£3,325

By NAKANISHI, Takafusa, 1767

WAFER, Lionel A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America.

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Adviser to the Darien Scheme

£16,000

By WAFER, Lionel, 1699

IGUCHI, Johan. Tenmon Zukai. [trans.: Illustrated Explanation of Astronomy].

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“The First Astronomical Book Published in Japan”

£6,980

By IGUCHI, Johan., 1689

MARTIN, Robert Montgomery History of the British Colonies…

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The height of Empire

£4,000

By MARTIN, Robert Montgomery, 1834-1835.

RICHTHOFEN, Ferdinand Freiherrn von. China

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Richthofen’s major work on China

£49,400

By RICHTHOFEN, Ferdinand Freiherrn von., 1877-1911-[1912]

KOEMAN, Dr. Ir. C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Vols I-V

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A bibliography of atlases published in the Netherlands, up to 1880

£950

By KOEMAN, Dr. Ir. C., 1967-1971

BURDEN, Philip D. The Mapping of North America II

The book documents the cartographic record of the discovery of North America from 1671 to 1700

By BURDEN, Philip D., 2007

VANCOUVER, Captain George A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World;

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A fine set, complete with the half-titles, of “one of the most important [voyages] ever made”

£40,000

By VANCOUVER, Captain George, 1798

FORSSTRAND, Carl Bland Oleandrar och Liljor Minnen fran Sommar pa Bermuda eller Somers Oar…

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Forsstrand’s Bermuda

£300

By FORSSTRAND, Carl, 1895

HYDE, Ralph Printed Maps of Victorian London, 1851-1900

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Printed Maps of Victorian London

£50

By HYDE, Ralph, 1975