Rev Ezekiel Blomfield (5 results)

Hard Back. Condition: Fair. 695 pages + blank + 28 page index + 10 maps + 27 plates/illustrations. Hard Cover. Condition Hard Back binding, fair/good with wear, front cover detached. Contents Fair, some foxing, about 20 pages quiet heavy foxing, but all readable. Some corner folding, a few minor tears. No title page, plates/maps different dates, latest noticed is 1807. Contains 10 maps of The World, Netherlands, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, South America, North America. Foldout map Muscovy of Russia with tears & Foldout map of the West Indies. Also 27 illustrations. a few maps/plates with foxing. Not sure if it contains all maps/plates as list at rear is confusing as not in order and list ones in both volumes. Due to size & weight will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Size: 21 x 27.5cm. Approx.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to, With12 handcoloured maps, original boards , rebacked, scarce.

A very good two volume set in original matching flame calf bindings. Illustrated with 39 full-page engravings; one table, and 19 maps. 4to. 10.75" x 8.25" x 3.0". Each front board with red leather name label: "J. Hunby St. Osyth. 1807." Hinges carefully strengthened. Each volume with a flat spine, gilt volume number and original red leather title label: "Blomfield's Geography". Printed title with engraved vignette and light offsetting from the frontis. Clear English text throughout. Some intermittent foxing, but overall a clean set. Vol. I. : Title page dated 1807. pp.5/pp.3-254/pp.571/[1pp. - blank], 5 full-page engravings (including frontis), 1 folding table, 1 folding-maps and 5 full-page maps. Vol. II. : Title page dated 1805. [2pp.]/pp.573-827/pp.695/[29pp. - Index], 33 full-page engravings (including frontis), 2 folding-maps and 11 full-page maps ** " Ezekiel Blomfield (17781818) was a Congregational minister, author and compiler of religious works and works on natural history. His parents were Stephen Blomfield (born c.1740, died 27 November 1809) and Elizabeth Blomfield (née Luiss (Lewis), born c.1750, died 17 March 1799). Ezekiel was the youngest of four children. He was born on 28 October 1778 at North Walsham, Norfolk then moved with his parents to Norwich. He died on 14 July 1818 at Great Glemham, Suffolk and was buried on 21 July 1818 in the grounds of the Meeting House at Wortwell, Norfolk." - See Wikipedia.

Leather. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A beautifully illustrated work regarding the natural history, complete with twelve hand coloured maps. Scarce. Collated complete with twelve full page hand coloured maps. The first edition of the work. Ezekiel Blomfield was a congregational minister, author and compiler of religious works and works on natural history. Blomfield was extremely interested in the phenomena of nature, first influenced by reading Evening At Home, a popular series of educational children's books by John Aikin. This final work by Blomfield contains a series of six lectures all relating to topics of 'the 'philosophy of history' which Blomfield describes in this work as relating to the development of humanity and their relationship with the world. In this sense, the work acts as an early work of sociological thought, but with a heavy influence from Blomfield's own religious belief. The work was published posthumously, a year after the death of Blomfield. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally a trifle rubbed with loss to the leather at the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the spine. Marks to the board. Slight loss to the rear board. Hinges strained and may detach with further handling. Ink inscriptions and ink stamp to front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and the odd spot. Offsetting from plates. Evidence of previous repair to title page. Good. book.

Modern Cloth-Backed Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Twelve hand-colored maps. Untrimmed copy in a moderrn binding , with leather label.