Rare books from J Maxwell

Title:
Colton's Atlas of the World 2 Volumes 1859
George W. Colton
Publisher:
J H Colton and Company. New York
Condition:
Spines are worn. Covers show age wear as expected from 163 years of use. Except for as noted for volume 1 all pages are present. i.e. one missing and one duplicate. The maps show little signs of use.
Volume 1.
Front Cover detached. Rear cover hinge very delicate but just holding. The ffep, blank, and vignette are detached but present. The 1st blank has name and date (1908) in an old hand. Vignette is the same as Colton's American Atlas. Plate 5 is missing (Lower Canada and New Brunswick). Plate 6 (Upper Canada) appears twice, once with the plate number and once without. This is as it was bound as there is no evidence of any replacement. There is noticeable "Browning" to some of the pages. This seems to stem from the paper's manufacture or processing rather than the environment as "browned" pages are next to much whiter pages. There is very little foxing. There are some age marks… Read More

Title:
Finden's Views of the Ports and Harbours, Watering Places, Fishing Villages, and other Picturesque Objects on the English Coast.
Engraved By:
William and Edward Finden, continued by W H Bartlett.
No date for book but the vignette is dated 1839 ( London: Published for the proprietors by Geo. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane 1839)

Publisher:
Charles Tilt, Fleet Street , London.

Description:
Size: 28 x 22.5 x 3.1 cm Weight 1285 grams:
One volume only.
A collectable topographical book, with 50 fine engravings throughout (including title) from paintings by J. D. Harding : G. Balmer : E. W. Cooke : T. Creswick : and other eminent artists. Contains 162 numbered pages of text describing each locality the prints are from. Covers gilt and blind embossed and spine decorated with gilt designs and text. The book block has all edges gilt. The Plates start at Berwick, Berwickshire and finish at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. See the 2 pictures of List of Plates for all Plate locations.
Condition:
Both Covers are… Read More