Description of the Canary Islands, including the modern history of the inhabitants, and an account of their manners, customs, trade, &c. and Historia de la conquista de las siete islas de Gran Canaria. English
Description:
Imperfect: all but title page, pages 1-2, and leaves of plates wanting. Stamps on title page: American Geographical and Statistical Socy.; duplicate copy sold.
Publisher:
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall, and T. Durham in the Strand,
Subject (Geographic):
Canary Islands--Description and travel--Early works to 1800 and Canary Islands--History--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
American Geographical and Statistical Society Stamp, Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, Durham, Thomas (Bookseller), and Glas, Ge
Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844-1925
Published / Created:
1908
Call Number:
WIPA +11
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
From the Peter E. Palmquist Women in Photography International Archive. and Includes 16 leaves of mounted facsim. of members of the English and Danish royal families; each leaf accompanied by guard sheet with captions.
Publisher:
"The Daily Telegraph",
Subject (Name):
Palmquist, Peter E.--Ownership, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, House of--Pictorial works, and Windsor, House of--Pictorial works
Allen, Richard, Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford
Published / Created:
1648
Call Number:
Mhc9 AL532 A7
Image Count:
85
Description:
Signatures: A-K8.
Publisher:
Printed by J. Macock, to be sold by Nathaniel Brooks,
Subject (Topic):
Anabaptists --Early works to 1800, Arminianism --Early works to 1800, Catholics --England --Early works to 1800, Christian sects --England --Early works to 1800, and Protestants --England --Early works to 1800
Folded leaf, Discovering the causes, signs and cures of all diseases incident to horses, boind in between p. 208-209., Publisher's advertisement: p. [360-366]., and Signatures: A-Aa8(A1 and Aa8 blank).
Publisher:
Printed for Simon Miller, and are to be sold at the sign of the Star at the West-end of St. Paul's,
Media, the middle things., Prima, media, and ultima., Prima, the first things, in reference to the middle and last things., The doctrine and directions, but more especially, the practice and behviour of a man in the act of the new birth., The doctrine of regeneration., and Ultima, the last things.
Description:
BEIN Mhc9 Am23 P6 1654: Imperfect: t.p. for v. [1, pt. 1] wanting., Each part has individual t.p. and separate paging., First published in 1650. - Brit. Mus. catalogue., v. [1, pt. 1]. Prima, or, The first things ... -- v. [1, pt. 2]. The doctrine and directions ... of the new birth ... -- v. [2]. Media : the middle things ... -- v. [3]. Utlima. The last things ... or, Certain meditations ..., Vol. [1, pts. 1-2] and v. [3] have imprint: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for I.A. and are to be sold by Nathanael Webb and William Grantham. Vol. [2] has imprint: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1657., and Vol. [2]: "Third ed., rev. and inlarged."
Publisher:
Printed by T.R. and E.M. for Nath. Webb and Will. Grantham,
Subject (Topic):
Christian life, Future life, and Regeneration (Theology)
Beinecke copy imperfect: letter-press t.p. wanting; each vol. has engraved t.p. only., Errata on versos of index leaves of v. 1-6; on rectos of index leaves of v. 8-9., Includes index., and Vol. 1 has added engraved t.p.; v. 2-10 have engraved title-pages only.
Publisher:
Printed by T. Bensley, and published by the author ... To be had of J. White ...
Subject (Name):
Drayton, H. C.--Bookplate. and Jersey, Victor Albert George Child-Villiers,--earl of,--1845-1915--Bookplate.
André, R. (Richard), 1834-1907. Food for powder Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 Hamilton, C. J. (Catherine Jane), b. 1841. Four-leaved shamrock Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binder
Published / Created:
[1887]
Call Number:
2002 302
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Beeton's Christmas annual ; 28th season
Description:
"Words for the wise": p. 141-144., Advertising matter on p. 139-140., Imperfect: wrappers, t.p. and advertisements at end (p. 145-166) wanting. Binder's stamp: Sangorski & Sutcliffe., and Includes: Food for powder / by R. Andre -- The four-leaved shamrock / by C
"Certaine preambles here followe, gathered by R. Eden heretofore, for the better vnderstanding of the whole worke": leaves 1-7., First complete English translation of the eight Decades. The four translated by Eden had appeared as early as 1555, and again in 1577 with an abridgment of Decades 5-8., First preliminary leaf blank; has signature A., Imperfect: 1st, 3rd and 4th p.l., and leaves 158, 287, 288, 293, 294 (signatures A1,3,4, X8, Pp1,2,7,8) wanting: title-page and many leaves bled., and Signatures: A4B-Z8Aa-Ss8.
Publisher:
Printed for Thomas Adams,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, America--Early accounts to 1600, and West Indies--History
"With charts of the southern part of South America, of part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the track of the Centurion round the world"--T.p., Apparently compiled by Richard Walter and revised by Benjamin Robins (cf. Dictionary of National Biography, v. 48, p. 435)., BEIN 2000 876: Autograph: W. Smith., and Page 541 numbered 441.
Publisher:
Printed for John and Paul Knapton ...,
Subject (Name):
Anson, George Anson,--Baron,--1697-1762, Centurion (Ship), Robins, Benjamin, 1707-1751, Smith, W.--Autograph, and Walter, Richard, 1716?-1785
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 Chapman, Thomas, fl. 1790-1803 Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, engraver Pauw, Cornelius, 1739-1799. Philosophical dissertations on the Egyptians and Chinese
Published / Created:
Jany. 1st, 1795.
Call Number:
1977 Folio 177
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
"Neele, sculpt.", Ms. note at head of title: De Pauw. Sheet measures 50.7 x 63.8 cm. No. 15 of 34 maps bound together., Prime meridians: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., and Watermark.
Both sheets backed with paper., Includes text and historical notes., Inset: Chart of Falkland Islands named by the French Malouine Islands and discovered by Hawkins in the year 1593., Outline color., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief sh, and Watermarks on both sheets.
Publisher:
Sayer and Bennett,
Subject (Geographic):
Falkland Islands--Maps--Early works to 1800 and South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Joined into two sheets measuring 53.8 x 121.6 cm. and 53.8 x 121.2 cm. Stamped number on top sheet: 60. Stamped number on top sheet: 61. Cross Collection no. 139., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Copy 2: Joined into two sheets measuring 53.7 x 125.6 cm. and 53.7 x 125.6 cm. Stamped number on sheets: 34. Franklin Collection no. 131 1794 11-12., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Copy 3: Joined into two sheets measuring 54.7 x 123.5 cm. and 54.6 x 123.4 cm. Stamped number on top sheet: 32. Stamped number on top sheet: 33. Franklin Collection no. 131 1794 13-14., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
"9"--Manuscript note in upper right corner of sheet. Accompanied by: Title page: A complete body of ancient geography by Mons. D'Anville ... London : James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie, 1818 (1 sheet)., Includes index., Includes six bar scales., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown by hachures., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Administrative and political divisions--Maps. and Egypt--Maps.
Publication (London Topographical Society) ; no. 128., Publication ; no. 128, and Suruey of Hatton-Garden belonging to ye Right Hon'b. Christopher, Lord Viscount Hatton of Gretton, Barron Hatton of Kirby.
Description:
Accompanied by text: The survey of Hatton Garden in 1694 by Abraham Arlidge / PS Hunting ([1] leaf ; 27 x 21 cm.)., Facsim. of ms. cadastral map showing buildings, lot numbers, and householders' names., and Includes indexes of householders' names and coat of arms.
Publisher:
London Topographical Society,
Subject (Geographic):
Hatton Garden (London, England)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Early maps--Facsimiles and Real property--England--Hatton Garden (London)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Bookplate of Leonard and Lisa Baskin. Autograph: Fred. C. Nasser. Inscribed: Compliments of G.P.P. Putnam's Sons [?]. Advertising matter on [6] p. at end not noted in pagination. and Publisher's binding, signed MA, designed by Margaret Armstrong.
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Subject (Name):
G.P. Putnam & Sons--Presentation inscription and Nasser, Fred. C.--Autograph
In lower margin: London: Published 1 Jan. 1795 by A. Arrowsmith, No. 10 Soho Square ... additions to 1802., Includes notes., and Relief shown by hachures.
Date inferred from Stevens and Tree's Comparative cartography, which lists two issues, date, Date on map: 4th September 1804., Includes ornate title cartouche with American plants and animals, engraved by W. & G. Cooke., and Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Publisher:
A. Arrowsmith, No. 10 Soho Square,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps
Subject (Name):
W. & G. Cooke, West, W., engraver, and Wilson, H., engraver
Inset: [Map of Eastern Hemisphere]., Relief shown by hachures. Counties shown with description of topography and some explorations., and Sheet measures 69 x 54 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. ... by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square,
Subject (Geographic):
Western Australia--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, Western Australia--Discovery and exploration--Maps, and Western Australia--Maps
In lower right margin: 40., Relief shown by hachures., and Yale's copy with advertisement for "Stanford's series of new library maps" pasted on backing.
"London, pubd. 15 Feby. 1840 by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.", "This map is by permission copied from the original ms. drawing in the Colonial Office, compiled by Mr. Hebert, Senr.", In lower right margin: 24., and Relief shown by hachures.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps and South Africa--Maps
Map of eastern Australia (east of 130 ̊long.), considerably more detailed than his 1842 version, particularly in the region of Central Australia and inland in Victoria and New South Wales. Nort and Sheet measures 68 x 54 cm. Verso: "R Ser" in ink ms.
Publisher:
Pubd. ... by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square,
Subject (Geographic):
Australia, Eastern--Administrative and political divisions--Maps and Australia, Eastern--Discovery and exploration--Maps
Map of the eastern provinces of Canada with relief shown by hachures. and Plate 42 from: The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the world, constructed from original materials. London;
Publisher:
Pubd. 15 Feby. 1838, by J. Arrowsmith, 35 Essex Street Strand,
Subject (Geographic):
Canada, Eastern--Maps
Subject (Name):
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873. The London atlas of universal geography
From the Streeter collection., Includes area map and ancillary map of "Plan of Galveston Bay from a ms.", Relief shown by hachures., and Shows 31 counties, notes from Le Grand's survey, various routes, "Fisher & Comp.y" northwest of Austin, "Al Bourgeois d'Orvanne's Grant" west of San Antonio, and names for projected land holdings, "Mr. Kennedy", "Mr. H. Castro", and "Mr. Pierson."
Publisher:
John Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Texas--Administrative and political divisions--Maps and Texas--Maps
Subject (Name):
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873. London atlas of universal geography
Appears in Arrowsmith's London atlas of universal geography., From the Streeter collection., Includes area map and ancillary map of "Plan of Galveston Bay from a ms.", Library's copy annotated in pencil., Relief shown by hachures., and Shows 31 counties, notes from Le Grand's survey, and various routes.
Publisher:
John Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Texas--Administrative and political divisions--Maps and Texas--Maps
Subject (Name):
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873. London atlas of universal geography
Dedicated to the governor, deputy governor, and court of directors of the British American Land Co., Includes inset of the city of Québec and distance tables., Relief shown by hachures., and Shows landholdings of the British American Land Co.
"44.", From the Streeter collection., Inset: Mexico, shewing its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico. Scale [ca. 1:3,325,000]., and Relief shown by hachures.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico--Maps and Southwestern States--Maps
Subject (Name):
Streeter, Thomas W.--(Thomas Winthrop),--1883-1965--Ownership
"44.", From the Streeter collection., Inset: Mexico, shewing its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico. Scale [ca. 1:3,325,000]., and Relief shown by hachures.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico--Maps and Southwestern States--Maps
Subject (Name):
Streeter, Thomas W.--(Thomas Winthrop),--1883-1965--Ownership
"44.", Appears in author's The London atlas of universal geography, 1840., From the Streeter collection., Inset: Mexico, shewing its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico. Scale [ca. 1:3,325,000]., Library's copy annotated in pencil on verso to highlight details of map and compare to Stephen Austin's map of 1830., and Relief shown by hachures.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico--Maps and Southwestern States--Maps
Subject (Name):
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873. London atlas of universal geography and Streeter, Thomas W.--(Thomas Winthrop),--1883-1965--Ownership
North Italy etc. and the passes of the Alps and Apennines
Description:
Inset: Sardinia. Scale [ca.1:230,000]., Map of north Italy with relief shown by hachures., Mutilated, with some loss of text. Sheet measures 55 x 63 cm. Verso: Stamped "Karpinski-von Wieser Map Collection.", Plate 17., Shows railroads., and Tab in right margin: N.
Inset: The Maltese Islands. Scale [ca. 1:400,000]., Map of Southern Italy with relief shown by hachures., Plate 18., Sheet measures 67 x 55 cm. Verso: Stamped "Karpinski-von Wieser Map Collection"., and Tab in bottom margin: S. Italy.
From John Lort Stokes's Discoveries in Australia (1846)., Includes index of counties and notes on explorers and discoveries., Map of Australia showing 19 counties in New South Wales, 26 counties in Western Australia, Eyre's various journeys from Sydney to the Swan River, routes of exploration proposed by Capt. Stokes and coasts examined by H.M.S. Beagle., Relief shown by hachures., and Some borders hand colored.
Publisher:
Pubd. ... by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square,
Subject (Geographic):
Australia--Discovery and exploration--Maps., Australia--Maps, New South Wales, and Western Australia
Subject (Name):
Beagle Expedition--(1831-1836)--Maps. and Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885. Discoveries in Australia.
Subject (Topic):
Counties--Australia--New South Wales--Maps., Counties--Australia--Western Australia--Maps., and Discoveries in geography
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated., Map of Champion Bay region (now Geraldton) in Western Australia, showing coastal soundings and topography of an area of approx. 250 square miles inland and south to Wizard Peak, centring on Mt. Fairfax. Shows Captain Grey's track and Captain Stokes' track. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths by soundings., and Originally published in: Discoveries in Australia : with an account of the coasts and rivers explored and surveyed during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle in the years 1837-43 ... Volume 2 / J. Lort Stokes.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Champion Bay (W.A.)--Maps., Geraldton Region (W.A.)--Discovery and exploration--Maps., and Western Australia--Geraldton Region
Subject (Name):
Beagle (Ship), Grey, George,--1812-1898, Grey, George,--1812-1898--Travel--Australia--Western Australia--Maps., Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885. Discoveries in Australia., and Stokes, John Lort,--1811-1885--Travel--Australia--Western Australia--Maps.
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Nautical charts--Australia--Champion Bay (W.A.), and Voyages and travels
"41" printed in upper right margin., Borders are hand-colored., Imperfect: chipped along edges and torn along fold, with no loss of text., Includes New York State and adjacent areas., and Relief shown by shading.
Publisher:
Pubd. ... by J. Arrowsmith, 33 East St. Red Lion Square,
"A very curious work, treating of day-fatality, omens, dreams, apparitions, etc."--Lowndes, Bibliographer's manual of Eng. lit., (from t.p.) I. Day-fatality. II. Local-fatality. III. Ostenta. IV. Omens. V. Dreams. VI. Apparitions. VII. Voices. VIII. Impulses. IX. Knockings. X. Blows invisible. XI. Prophesies. XII. Marvels. XIII. Magick. XIV. Transportation in the air. XV. Visions in a beril, or glass. XVI. Converse with angels and spirits. XVII. Corps-candles in Wales. XVIII. Oracles. XIX. Exstasie. XX. Glances of love, envy. XXI. Second-sighted persons., Includes ms. revisions, corrections, and supplementary remarks by John Aubrey. Bound to 20 cm., and Signatures: A⁴ B-M⁸ N² (A1 and N2 verso blank).
Publisher:
Printed for Edward Castle ...,
Subject (Name):
Alais, William John, Aubrey, John,--1626-1697--Ms. notes, and Bridges, Milton Arlanden, 1894-1939. fmo
Subject (Topic):
Occultism--Early works to 1800, Precognition--Early works to 1800, Spiritualism--Early works to 1800, and Superstition--Early works to 1800
Austen, Henry Thomas, 1771-1850 Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Published / Created:
1818
Call Number:
Tinker 207
Image Count:
5
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
Description:
"Biographical notice" by Henry Austen: v. 1, p. [iii]-xvi., Bookplate of Chauncey Brewster Tinker. Includes tipped-in advertising matter., and v. 1-2. Northanger Abbey.--v. 3-4. Persuasion.
Back, John, Blare, Joseph Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Deacon, John, fl. 1682-1701 Lortic, M. (Marcelin), 1852-1928 Millet, E
Published / Created:
1693
Call Number:
2004 354
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Account of the life and actions of Mr. John Bunyan and Pilgrim's progress.
Description:
"An account of the life and actions of Mr. John Bunyan" has separate pagination and title page., A spurious work, not by Bunyan., Imperfect: leaf L1 and advertisements at end wanting. Armorial bookplate: Cardiff Castle. Binder's stamp: Lortic Fils., Signature errors: H4 signed K4., Signatures: A⁶ B-I¹² K⁴., and With two final advertisement leaves.
Publisher:
Printed by E. Millet, for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Gilt-spur-street, without Newgate; J. Back, at the Black Boy, on London-bridge; and J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on London-bridge,
Subject (Name):
Bunyan, John,--1628-1688 and Cardiff Castle (Cardiff, Wales) Bookplate