Search Results: Authors starting with D from The Antique Map & Bookshop

The Royal Society 1960 (1st.).. Tall 8vo. Red cloth gt. Small number on inside front cover. Very Good, in slightly rubbed / sl. marked dustwrappers. 14 photo. plates. 28 pp.

Dorchester. 1886 1st edition. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to front. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges. Front endpaper has a few old neatly removed bookplates. Slight tanning to pages. Else a clean and tight copy. 76 pp. The entries give the Latin name and where the specimen was seen or ‘taken’.

Longmans, Green & Co. 1912 reissue.. 5.0 x 7.5 inches. In brown/grey speckled pictorial cloth covers with red lettering to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and bumped at top end. Mild foxing to edges and slight browning to endpapers. Neat inscription on front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 238pp. Vignette to title-page & 8 b/w plates by A.THORNBURN, and G,.D.Giles. Fur, Feather & Fin Series. Chapters on: natural history of the fox, preservation, home and haunts, hunting, outlaw, fable, fur.

London, A. Strahan, T.N. Longman, O. Rees, 1803 1st. Two Volumes. Hardback, Size approx 8.5 x 5 inches. Halfbound calf leather and marbled paper to boards. Raised banding and full gilt decoration to spines, twin leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good conditions. Rubbing to edges and corners of boards, corners and spine ends bumped/chipped. Frontis plates moderately foxed, some darkening to main title pages. Maps with some minor darkening/foxing, crease and small tears to leading edge of map “Seat of War” (p.xv). Moderate foxing to pages throughout. Bindings tight and sound. Else a very good clean and tight copies. 2 vols: cxiv + 359pp & xi + 514pp. Illustrated with 2 folding B&W engraved maps (xv & p1.), and 2 B&W engraved frontis plates.

Bristol. 1834 1st edition. 10.0 x 6.0 inches. In grey hard card covers with black lettering to beige cloth spine. Marbled edges. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped. Mild foxing to early pages and endpapers. Occasional light pencil marks to margins. Else a clean and tight copy. 212 pp. With b/w frontis and other b/w illustrations. Descriptions of antiquities of Bristol, topography, and a life of William Canynges,who was an English merchant and shipper from Bristol, one of the wealthiest private citizens of his day and an occasional royal financier. He served as Mayor of Bristol five times and as MP for Bristol thrice. Much of the text is in Latin.

Dorchester Upper Court Press 2005 1st edition. Glossy paperback. Approx 10 x 7.5 ins. Illustrated covers. In very good near fine condition. Inside clean & tight. 627 to 1026pp. (pagination continues from vol.2.) B&W photo illustrations throughout.

Dorchester Upper Court Press 2001. Glossy paperback. Approx 10 x 7.5 ins. Illustrated covers. In very good near fine condition. Inside clean & tight. 317-626pp. (pagination continues from vol.1.) B&W photo illustrations throughout.

Amsterdam 1696. Decorative double sheet Copperplate engraved map Uncoloured, The map shows all of Denmark, and the southern parts of Sweden and Norway. The land is fully engraved with mountains, forests and cities. The title cartouche is quite elaborate with a host of livestock, and two wild men with clubs standing guard over the coat of arms in the centre. In very good condition. Strong impression. Held in ivory mount with hard back. Hand coloured. Engraved Size 23 x 20 inches Mount Size 28 x 25 inches

London, I. White / Thomas Davidson, 1805 (+ 1813 Supplement.). 3 volumes. Hardbacks, Tall 8vo. 13 x 10 inches. (Supplement Volume 11 x 8.5 inches.) Brown full calf bindings with decorative blind embossed and gilt panelled boards, re-backed with well matching brown leather spines with raised and gilt banding, gilt lettering and embossed decorations. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good conditions. All volumes have professionally repaired spines, with later leather to spines. Edges of boards darkened and rubbed, bumps and chips to corners of boards. Some light rubbing marks to boards. While repaired; cloth reinforcements have later been added to volumes 3 & Supplement. Rear hinge of vol.3 and front hinge of supplement are partially cracked halfway, and later glued. Previous owners bookplates to endpapers “W.J. Turrell” & others in subsequent volumes, “Robert Stuart” (vols 2,3,&4) and “M.J. Elison” to v.4. Engraved title pages are quite heavily… Read More

William Daniell 1823. Size 41.0 x 34.0 cm. With wide ivory card mount in gilt frame with glass with hardboard back. In very good condition. Printed area 25cm x 18.0cm Framed lithograph representing a Weymouth harbourscape. Clipper departure with bourgeois public.

London, Printed for S. Hooper, 1786. Hardback Tall 8vo. approx 13 x 9.5 inches. Halfbound calf leather and marbled paper to boards. Gilt banding and lettering to spine. In very good condition. Some minor fading to spine. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplate and inscription to front endpaper “Augustus Arthur Van Sittart.” “Ann Plymouth” (later) and “W.B. Redfern” (smaller label above). Mild foxing to frontis plate and title page. Some foxing and offsetting to folding plan. Some minor mild spots to inside pages and plates else clean and tight. (Plates bound after text.) Else a very good clean and tight copy. 68pp. Illustrated with 11 B&W engravings, including fold-out plan, and 2 vignettes (including title page). Loose in front is an original pencil sketch/drawing of Dover Castle dated 1842. (unsigned.) "The Manuscript from which this Work is Printed, was transcribed from the Original, in the library of the College of Arms, under the inspection of the late… Read More

London, Nisbet & Co. Ltd. 1922 2nd ed. Hardback. Tall 8vo. 9 x 5.5 ins. In blue full calf leather binding, gilt lettering and raised banding to spine. Gilt line edging to boards. All page edges gilt. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Corners and spine slightly rubbed at ends. Spine faded. A couple of light scratch marks to boards. “Bumpus Ltd. Oxford St.” binders stamp to edge of front board. A couple of very light spots to endpapers. Slightly darkened on corner of front tissue guard. Else a very clean and tight copy. - Each chapter describes "a string of places, within the compass of a reasonable day’s walk, in which some remains of the epoch dealt with are still patent. ". A look at Dorset. The author describes an aspect of Dorset history and gives a suggested walk. 352pp. Illustrated with 8 b&w full page plates.

Nisbet & Co. Ltd. London. 1923 3rd imp.. Tall 8vo. 9x6 ins. In olive green cloth covers with gilt to spine and blind embossed lettering to front. Pages rough cut. In very good condition. Spine slightly rubbed at ends. Old crease to front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to endpapers with original bookseller label to front corner. Authors inscription to front endpaper and 3 loose signed-letters. Else a very clean and tight copy. 352pp. With b/w plate illustrations. Each chapter describes "a string of places, within the compass of a reasonable day's walk, in which some remains of the epoch dealt with are still patent. ". A look at Dorset. The author describes an aspect of Dorset history and gives a suggested walk.

Newnes 1936 (1st.ed.). 9 x 5.5 ins. Blue cloth hardback with gilt to spine. With original illustrated dustwrapper. Top edges darkened. In good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; darkened, edges and corners rubbed, with some minor tears, small marks). Not price clipped. Spine a little dulled. Corners slightly bumped. Some very light foxing and marks to outer page edges, inscription on first blank page, else a clean and tight copy throughout. 252pp. 9 b/w Photo.plts. 4 maps. (+Maps on endpapers.) Reconstruction of an alibi defence (Canning case 1753-4). Darton tracks the alibi of a family of gypsies from Somerset through Dorset, Wilts, and Hants to London. Mary Squires was accused of abducting Elizabeth Canning in Enfield.

London, Published November 13th 1811, by William Darton Junr., 58 Holborn Hill 1811. Hand Coloured double page engraved map. Size 16 x 13 inches. In good condition. Some light tanning and off setting. Three small pin holes top margin. Centre fold slight crease lower end. A little creased on edges, & a few small nicks lower margin.

John Murray , London. 1905 Popular edition. 2 volumes. Light green original cloth. Approx 7.75 x 5.5 inches. With darker green bordering front and rear and gilt decoration and lettering to spines. In very good condition. Lovely bright set. Minor rubbing to edges & corners. Inside some foxing and handling marks inside. Three private bookplates on both front endpapers. Else generally clean & tight. 566pp. & 605pp. +adverts. With illustrations.

The Folio Society. 2006 Approx. Hardback. Size 10 x 7 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt to illustrated spine and front. Maps to endpapers. Hard card slip case. STILL SEALED In NEW condition. inside very clean and bright else a very clean and tight copy. xxxi + 415 pp. With colour and b&w plates. Reprint of the 1860 text with minor emendations.

London, John Murray, 1885 6th edition, 28th thou.. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. In green blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, blind paneled boards. Brown endpapers. In good condition. Some minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. A few small marks to front board. Faint name inscription on front endpaper dated 1885 (Henry W. Carr). Inside some light foxing, else generally clean & tight. xxi + 458pp. 32pp catalogue. Folding plate. Darwin’s critical work on the theory of evolution.

London, John Murray 1888 2nd edition. Hardback, 8vo. 7.5 x 5 ins. In dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. Blind embossed panelled boards. Dark brown endpapers. In very good condition. Cloth rubbed at corners and edges and a little on faces of boards, a couple of marks to spine and front. Inscription on half title page. Endpapers lightly marked, inside hinges very slightly cracked between endpapers, A couple of marks, pages a little tanned. Else a clean and tight copy. 482pp. With explanatory tables.

London, John Murray, 1902 New Impression. STUNNING BINDING. Hardback, approx. 8 inches x 5.5 inches. Bound in full hand-dyed period goatskin, and finished luxuriously in 23.5 carat gold. The binding features a full gilt spine with raised bands, twin gilt lines to the boards with floral stops to corners, patterned gilt roll to turn-ins, and gilt detailing to board edges and headcaps. The binder's stamp in gilt appears on the front turn-in. Patterned Victorian style endpapers, hand-sewn silk endbands. Text block edges cleaned and decorated with a fine complementary green sprinkle. Protected in a bespoke parchment-lined slipcase. In fine condition. Interior pages in very good clean condition with just the occasional spot here and there. The folding diagram does have some trivial spotting to its folds but is otherwise in excellent condition. 703pp. No rear catalogue. Illustrated with a photogravure portrait and one diagram folding-plate at p140. A turn-of-the-century New Impression of Darwin’s… Read More