Letts Son (58 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Lett's Popular County Atlas. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Map. Condition: As New. Facsimile folded map, mounted on cloth, originally published 1884, in slipcase, all much as new. Patrick Benson (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Published in 1884, this is the fourth edition of Lett's Cycling map showing routes for a fifty mile radius round London, bound in green cloth with a penny farthing bicycle embossed in gilt to the upper cover, the folding coloured map is mounted on linen, fully opened the map measures 30 inches by 23 inches approx., and folds down into cloth covers measuring 6 inches by 4 inches approx. CONDITION The cloth covers have general rubbing wear and lightened spotting to the cloth, the map has a few small marks and light foxing, mild curling of the paper to a few panel edges. The rear linen is noticeably browned and foxed else in good general condition as seen in the photos. This is a lighter item, overseas shipping costs will be reduced at checkout where possible.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition, coloured map from Letts's Popular Atlas, (4 3/4 inches = 1 mile), overall dimensions 14 inches 17 1/4 inches. [QP]. Letts & Son (illustrator).

Original colour printed map of the Pacific Ocean. With an inset map of the British Isles for scale. Map dimensions 31 x 39 cm, overall sheet dimensions 38 x 44 cm. Excellent condition. Showing the equatorial currents, periodical currents, counter currents, and polar currents, along with the depth of the ocean in fathoms.…

Original colour printed map of Belgium and the Netherlands. Map dimensions 39.5 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good conditon.

First Edition. Worn folding map in the original stiff-card wrappers, edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 1 folding map. Subjects; Wiltshire. Map of Wiltshire. English Maps. 19th century maps. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Worn folding map in the original stiff-card wrappers, edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 1 folding map. Subjects; Wiltshire. Map of Wiltshire. English Maps. 19th century maps. 1 Kg.…

Printed colour lithograph. Fine condition. 39.5 x 31 cm.

Map dimensions 32 x 40 cm, overall 34 x 44 cm. Folding colour map of the county with additional data overprinted in red with accompanying key to the lower edge, dissected into 15 sections and mounted on linen, folds between blindstamped cloth covers, publisher's oval gilt device to the upper board with a small printed paper title label mounted within, their advertisement to the inner cover and the folded end section. Covers faded and a little worn, occasional light browning to the map, else very good. Kingsley, 108 I.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Colour paper map 56x73cm with a remarkable amount of interesting printed detail relating to Hajj, exploration etc, folding into green cloth case 10x20cm with printed title label to front and publisher's adverts inside. Map good only, tanned with some spotting, short tears, and some white paper repairs to fold ends. The colours however remain bright. Case very good with some marks to the label. Rare, with Worldcat and Library Hub locating 5 institutions holding two editions (BL, BnF, Cambridge, West Virginia, Stanford). Undated c1883 based on the adverts previewing Letts' 12 part Popular County Atlas of England ("Part 1 ready 25th January, 1884"), which places it shortly after the British conquest of Egypt in Sept 1882. Scale 68.8 English Miles to 1 Degree of Latitude. The area is roughly bounded by Jerusalem (N), locations east of Riyadh (Riad) (E), Harar (S), and Libyan Desert oases (W). Territorial boundaries are marked in colour (in Arabia named El Hejaz, El Yemen, El Hasse). Hajj details include routes with stopping points (notably from Nejd "Pilgrims' Route with wells & villages", Iraq, Yemen, Damascus, Cairo with its "20th station" at El Houra), and the Caravan to Mecca from Keneh on the Nile to Kosseir (pop. 900) on the Red Sea coast, involving a boat crossing, Arafat, Muna etc. Also labelled or described are tribes; explorers' routes (Burton to Harar in 1854, Speke, Lefebvre, Ruppell, Palgrave, Pelly, Sadleir, Burckhardt, Wallin, Linant, Ibrahim Pasha, Capt Haines, et al), caravan routes (eg Harar to Zeila 14 days; Darfour caravan); modern sites (eg Basrah - ships of 500 tons come to the town; Hillah - Bridge of Boats) and ancient (eg Meroe (80 brick pyramids), Mareb (walled 300 houses, but a prodigious reservoir of water, now ruined) etc; population (Medina 500 houses; Wah-el-Kharjeh or Great Oasis 13 villages, etc); geographical speculation (eg. Browne vs Cailliaud on the Oasis of Selimah), colonial possessions; geographic features associated with exploration (eg, Nubia - Moving sands, Simoum, Mirage, No water. El Morrat - the only well on this road); speculative mineral wealth ("gold washing" at Tira Mandi); and much else.…

Being the forty-eighth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Accession June 20, 1837).London : Letts, Son & Co. Limited, [1884]. "Pocket series, no. 25". Narrow octavo (180 x 90 mm), original green pebbled cloth with wallet-style flap, publisher's gilt-stamped crest to front; title page with original owner's name D. S. McKelne, Perth House; pp. 12, [60], 26, with advertisements at front and rear; extensively annotated with the names of New Zealand towns and amounts of money, suggesting McKelne was a travelling salesman who worked throughout the North and South Island. Letts's Australasian pocket diarywas a popular and long-running almanac that was still published in the first quarter of the twentieth century.…

Original colour printed map of Russia in Europe. Map dimensions 39 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good condition with just one small nick to lower margin not affecting map. With an inset diagram showing the peaks of the Alps and Caucasus.

Original colour printed map of Egypt with two inset maps detailing the Suez Canal and the Nile. Map dimensions 39 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good condition. The portion of the map coloured yellow signifies desert; white, watered or cultivated districts.

Original colour printed map of Scandinavia. Map dimensions 39 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good condition. Shaded areas show forests and woodlands, glaciers, and important lights and lighthouses.

Condition: Good. 14 x 17 inches. Good. Four small tears in right margin, and quarter inch loss in bottom right corner. Minor wrinkling. 19th Century map, printed in color. From Letts's Popular Atlas. Scarce.Letts's Popular Atlas, being a series of maps delineating the whole surface of the globe, with many special and original features; and a copious index of 23,000 names. Complete edition. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, 33, King William Street, London Bridge, E.C. Factory and works at New Cross, S.E. 1883. …

Condition: Good. 14 x 17 inches. Very Good+. 19th Century map, printed in color. Two one inch tears in top margin. From Letts's Popular Atlas. Scarce.Letts's Popular Atlas, being a series of maps delineating the whole surface of the globe, with many special and original features; and a copious index of 23,000 names. Complete edition. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, 33, King William Street, London Bridge, E.C. Factory and works at New Cross, S.E. 1883.…

Condition: Good. 14 x 17 inches. Very Good. Quarter inch tear in top margin, else fine. 19th Century map, printed in color. From Letts's Popular Atlas. Scarce.Letts's Popular Atlas, being a series of maps delineating the whole surface of the globe, with many special and original features; and a copious index of 23,000 names. Complete edition. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, 33, King William Street, London Bridge, E.C. Factory and works at New Cross, S.E. 1883.…

Condition: Good. 14 x 17 inches. Very Good+. 19th Century map, printed in color. From Letts's Popular Atlas. Scarce.Letts's Popular Atlas, being a series of maps delineating the whole surface of the globe, with many special and original features; and a copious index of 23,000 names. Complete edition. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, 33, King William Street, London Bridge, E.C. Factory and works at New Cross, S.E. 1883.…

Condition: Fine. 30x38cm. Printed in colours. Excellent condition.

Condition: Very Good. 30x38cm. Printed in colours. Excellent condition.

Condition: Very Good. 30x38cm. Printed in colours. Excellent condition.

Condition: Very Good. 30x38cm. Printed in colours. Excellent condition.

Original colour printed map of the Eastern United states and parts of Canada, including the Maritime provinces along with parts of Ontario and Quebec. Map dimensions 39 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good condition. With a statistical breakdown of each of the states showing area, population (foreign and native born), electoral representatives and miles of railway. …

Original colour printed map of France. Map dimensions 32.5 x 24.5 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. Very good condition. The portion of the map tinted green indicates the wine growing districts of the country; the places underlined blue being centres of the white wine, red the red wine and green the liqueur trade.…

Original colour printed map of North America. Map dimensions 39.5 x 32 cm, overall sheet dimensions 44 x 38 cm. With an inset map of the British Isles for scale. Very good condition. The coloured etching on the rivers and great lakes indicates the distance to which there is steam navigation.

Original colour printed map of Spain, Portugal, and the Balearic Islands. Map dimensions 29 x 38 cm, overall sheet dimensions 38 x 44 cm. Very good condition. The portion of the map tinted green indicates the wine growing districts of the country; the places underlined yellow being centres of the white wine, red the red wine, and orange the liqueur trade.…