-
G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals Situated in the Counties of Lancaster, York...
BRADSHAW, [George].Manchester: G. Bradshaw, 1830. Two large decorative folding maps of the northern and midland counties of England, both with bright original full hand colouring. I. Map dimensions 98.5 x 126.5 cm, showing the extents from Lancaster down to Nantwich and Tadcaster across to the Irish Sea; II. Map dimensions 131.....
More info about G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals Situated in the Counties of Lancaster, York, Derby &...
-
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria.
CHURCHILL, Sir Winston.London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 498, (2), 32 catalogue pp. Publisher's beige pictorial cloth with detailing in gilt, black and red, an early ownership inscription to the front flyleaf. 4 maps, of which 3 are folding, plus 4 plans in the text. Darkening to the.....
-
The Canterbury Tales of... Together with a version in modern English verse...
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. Limited edition, no. 278 of 924 copies from a total edition of 999, signed by Kent, two volumes, folio. 24 plates plus illustrations in the text. Original gilt titled cloth, some minor marks, slight browning to spines.
-
Gli Costumi, le Leggi, et l'Usanze di Tutte le Genti, raccolte qui...
BOEMUS, Johann.[Vicenza: Michele Tramezino], 1543. 8vo, (ix), 180, (3) leaves. Woodcut to the title page and final page, early manuscript name inked out to the title page, some minor marginal soiling and marks, small piece torn from the lower corner of leaf A4, 19th century armorial bookplate to the rear paste.....
-
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. With... Illustrations by John...
CARROLL, Lewis.London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. Twenty-ninth thousand. 8vo. (xii), 224, (4) pp. Contemporary half tree calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, early ownership inscription to the half title. Frontispiece and 49 illustrations. Covers worn, repairs to the joints, browning.....
-
A Catalogue of Works by Sir John Betjeman, from the Collection of.....
(BETJEMAN). CARTER, Ray.London: Warren Editions, 1983. Limited edition, no. 56 of 80 signed copies from a total edition of 380 copies, signed by Betjeman, Harte, Piper and Gili, 8vo, (28) pp. Cloth backed boards, d.w., a fine copy.
-
The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California. Das Neue Industriegelände in der...
BALTZ, Lewis.(New York: Leo Castelli / Castelli Graphics, 1974). First edition, 4to, (106) pp. 51 full page black and white illustrations, contemporary signature and an old inked price to the fly leaf. Cloth, with mild spotting, d.w. with light soiling and slight loss to the spine ends.
-
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. With... Illustrations by John...
CARROLL, Lewis.London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. Twelfth thousand. 8vo. (xii), 224, (4) pp. Later red full calf, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered labels, gilt to the other compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary ownership signature to the half title. Frontispiece and 49 illustrations. Occasional mild spotting, very good.....
-
Tales of the Classics: A New Delineation of the Most Popular Fables...
[CLASSICS].London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Sole edition. Three volumes. 8vo. 19th century dark blue buckram, gilt lettered olive spine labels. A little light scuffing to the covers, very good.
-
Prolusions; or, select Pieces of antient Poetry, compil'd with great Care from...
[CAPELL, Edward].London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1760. Sole edition, 8vo, (iv), xi, (i), 23, (1), 23, (1), 13, (3), 93, (15), 81, (3) pp. Some occasional foxing, marbled endpapers. Later gilt decorated black morocco, a.e.g., some faint rubbing, a very good copy. Including "The Wife" by John Overbury and.....
-
Black's General Atlas of the World. New Edition Containing the Latest Discoveries...
(ATLAS).Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1865. Folio. 32, 70 pp. Publisher's brown half morocco over cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, cursive gilt lettering to the upper cover, early owner's inscription to the front pastedown. Frontispiece of "The Flags of All Nations" plus 57.....
-
Cary's New Map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. On...
CARY, John (Publisher).London: Published by J. Cary, (1804). First edition, later impression, 4to, 81 leaves printed on one side only, followed by 14 "General Directions" and 88 "List of Places" pp. Five leaves (title, dedication, general map, explanation and scale) bound in at the front as called for. Hand coloured outlining and.....
Welcome
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week.All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association