Apercu des Chemins de fer Russes depuis L'Origine Jusqu'en 1892 de Gortschakov, Andre de. Vladimir Herzenstein et Louis Weissenbruch (Rédacteurs) - 1897: Élaboré à l'occasion de la IVe session (Saint-Pétersbourg) du Congrès International des chemins de fer et sous les auspices de la Commission Russe de cette session, par la VIIIe section (Chemins de fer) de la Societé Impériale Technique de Russie

Stuttgart Schweizerbart, 1850. 3rd. Hardcover. Good. 3rd edition. Folio. Internally very good, with clean, unmarked and unfoxed pages. Lovely plates throughout. 123 plates. Marbled boards. Original spine material is missing and spine is covered with binding tape. Ships daily. Please note our pictures.

Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey?, 1912. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. This is a beautiful and very scarce color map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. When unfolded it measures 18" tall by 38" wide. Some folds have been neatly reinforced on the blank side with archival-quality document repair tape. Buildings are represented by red squares, water in green. Some of the properties and locations depicted are: Port Morris, Landing, Roxbury Township, Borough of Mount Arlington, Byram Township, Nolans Point, Atlas Powder Co., Brookland, Borough of Hopatcong, Byram Cove, Henderson Bay, Byram Bay, Maxim Park, Jefferson Township, Woodport, Hurdtown, Hurd Mining Co., W. M. Force Estate, John P. Lawless, Mary Ingram estate, Aaron Peck estate, Raccoon Island, Halsey Island, Bertrand Island, Theodore King, Gertrude Otten, Violet Littell, Robert Dunlap estate, etc. Full title: "Property Map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, Prepared by Hudson Maxim for the Morris Canal Investigation Commission,… Leer más

London: John Martyn & James Allestry, 1670 Sylva or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominions, as It was delivered to the Royal Society the XVth of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain queries propounded to that illustrious assembly by the honourable the principal officers, and commisioners of the navy to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit trees in relation to cider; the making and severall wayes of ordering it; published by expresse order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarum Hortense; or the Gardners' Almanak; directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year. All which several treatises are in this second edition much enlarged and improved. [4]. 247, [4], 67,33, plus errata.Five copper plate engravings plus engraved title page. Bound in period leather with five raised bands, later black spine label with gilt titles and borders. Front hinge with old repair, half title with old repair of a closed tear, intermittent… Leer más

Paris, Furne et Cie, 1843.
4º. 2vols. (2), VIII, 576 pp.; (4), 584 pp + numerous plates and folded maps In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Back cover of vol 1 with a lot of wear. Extremities with wear. Title-pages with small library stamp. Light occassional brownspotting throughout.
Second edition of Dumont D'Urville's selection of important voyages of discovery from Magellan onwards.The six engraved maps are from Dumont D'Urville's famous voyage in the Astrolabe, 1826-1829, 1830-1834.

Cape Goliard Press. London. 1968. LIMITED EDITION. (12 x 10 inches). One of just 100 numbered and signed copies (this number 4) from a total edition of 500. Printed at the Trigram Press, London, in four colours. 8pp, plus colour printed laminated card covers, designed by Paul Vaughan, and frosted paper wraps with the title printed in blue to the front. The whole booklet is held together with the original white metal clasp spine. First page with a Buckminster Fuller design, printed in bright yellow and with red lettering, the other pages printed in blue and showing detailed diagrams of four of his invented construction ideas. A sharp and bright copy of this rare edition.

Stuttgart Schweizerbart, 1850. 3rd. Hardcover. Good. 3rd edition. Folio. Internally very good, with clean, unmarked and unfoxed pages. Lovely plates throughout. 123 plates. Marbled boards. Original spine material is missing and spine is covered with binding tape. Ships daily. Please note our pictures.

Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey?, 1912. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. This is a beautiful and very scarce color map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. When unfolded it measures 18" tall by 38" wide. Some folds have been neatly reinforced on the blank side with archival-quality document repair tape. Buildings are represented by red squares, water in green. Some of the properties and locations depicted are: Port Morris, Landing, Roxbury Township, Borough of Mount Arlington, Byram Township, Nolans Point, Atlas Powder Co., Brookland, Borough of Hopatcong, Byram Cove, Henderson Bay, Byram Bay, Maxim Park, Jefferson Township, Woodport, Hurdtown, Hurd Mining Co., W. M. Force Estate, John P. Lawless, Mary Ingram estate, Aaron Peck estate, Raccoon Island, Halsey Island, Bertrand Island, Theodore King, Gertrude Otten, Violet Littell, Robert Dunlap estate, etc. Full title: "Property Map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, Prepared by Hudson Maxim for the Morris Canal Investigation Commission,… Leer más

London: John Martyn & James Allestry, 1670 Sylva or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominions, as It was delivered to the Royal Society the XVth of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain queries propounded to that illustrious assembly by the honourable the principal officers, and commisioners of the navy to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit trees in relation to cider; the making and severall wayes of ordering it; published by expresse order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarum Hortense; or the Gardners' Almanak; directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year. All which several treatises are in this second edition much enlarged and improved. [4]. 247, [4], 67,33, plus errata.Five copper plate engravings plus engraved title page. Bound in period leather with five raised bands, later black spine label with gilt titles and borders. Front hinge with old repair, half title with old repair of a closed tear, intermittent… Leer más

Paris, Furne et Cie, 1843.
4º. 2vols. (2), VIII, 576 pp.; (4), 584 pp + numerous plates and folded maps In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Back cover of vol 1 with a lot of wear. Extremities with wear. Title-pages with small library stamp. Light occassional brownspotting throughout.
Second edition of Dumont D'Urville's selection of important voyages of discovery from Magellan onwards.The six engraved maps are from Dumont D'Urville's famous voyage in the Astrolabe, 1826-1829, 1830-1834.

Cape Goliard Press. London. 1968. LIMITED EDITION. (12 x 10 inches). One of just 100 numbered and signed copies (this number 4) from a total edition of 500. Printed at the Trigram Press, London, in four colours. 8pp, plus colour printed laminated card covers, designed by Paul Vaughan, and frosted paper wraps with the title printed in blue to the front. The whole booklet is held together with the original white metal clasp spine. First page with a Buckminster Fuller design, printed in bright yellow and with red lettering, the other pages printed in blue and showing detailed diagrams of four of his invented construction ideas. A sharp and bright copy of this rare edition.