Old World Map, First Edition (5 results)

Condition: see description. first edition, large paperback (250x190mm), xiv,290pp, mat-art paper throughout, 28 photographs in colour, numerous black and white photographs together with sketches, maps and plans, colour-illustrated card covers, almost as new.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Handcolored Map (illustrator). 1st. This beautiful antique map comes from Mitchell's Ancient Atlas, which includes classical and sacred maps. illustrates the geographical and political divisions, as well as remarkable events and significant landmarks. This map of the world as known to the Ancients includes insets of a Comparative Map of the World, and the World according to Ptolemy. .3 maps on the page as shown.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Delightful account of an old English Farmhouse and Gardens. Very well illustrated. includes the Flower Gardens, Birds, Laborers and Visitors. Green cloth cover with Gilt Floral Design and Lettering on front. Gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges Gilt. Marbled endpapers. Colour Frontis "Flowers on Old Barn Wall" protected by tissue guard. XVI/16 Preliminary pages, Main text 279 p. pages. 8 1/2" Tall. Small peice of cloth missing from top left corner of spine and 2 small closed tears on left side of spine. A little fraying at bottom of spine. Spine tanned. Cloth worn at bottom fore corner of front board. Hinges sound & text block firm. Gift inscription on flyleaf. No other inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1. "The Old Men at the Zoo" by Angus Wilson. Secker & Warburg, London. 1961 first UK edition first printing. Very good copy, with owner's name to front endpaper, in very good first issue dust jacket with minor wear. 2. "Setting the World on Fire" by Angus Wilson - Secker & Warburg, London. 1980 first UK edition first printing. Very good copy in first issue dust jacket 3. "As if by magic" by Angus Wilson - Secker & Warburg, London - 1973 first UK edition first printing. Book in very good condition in very good first issue dust jacket, with minor scuffing to cover and spine. 4. "A Bit off the Map" by Angus Wilson. Secker & Warburg, London - 1957 first UK edition first printing. Book in good condition, with inscription to front endpaper, in good original first issue dust jacket, with wear to edges, and tear along spine 5. "The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot" by Angus Wilson. Secker & Warburg, London - 1958 first UK edition first printing. Book in very good condition, with very good first issue dust jacket 6. "Ango-Saxon Attitudes" by Angus Wilson. The book society in conj. with Secker & Warburg, London - 1956 first thus UK edition first printing - condition: very good, with good dust jacket with minor wear to edges.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An uncommonly nice and beautiful example of this scarce 18th-century map of the 'Old World' showing the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa divided among the sons of Noah. The continental outlines are shown according to 18th century knowledge, with interiors reflecting Ptolemaic models. The map includes a key in a drape-style cartouche and the title cartouche incorporates a large landscape showing the migrations setting out from the Tower of Babel and a large tree representing Noah's descendants. Engraved by Jan van Jagen and published in a Statenbijbel by Nicolaas Goetzee. Mild age toning around the edges with a few minor nicks along edges as well. This map measures 21 5/8" X 17" and is perfect for framing and display!