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BROCKMAN, Stuart (binder). The Times Atlas of the World.London : 1993
A superb binding executed by Stuart Brockman, for the celebrated Wardington collection of atlases, which contained many designer bindings commissioned by Lord Wardington.
Stuart Brockman (b.1972) is the son of the bookbinder James Brockman. Trained by his father and now working alongside him in Oxfordshire, Stuart was elected as a Fellow of Designer... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 142425
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MICHELOT, Henri. The Mediterranean Pilot:London : 1715
First English edition. Exceedingly uncommon, a single copy cited by Adams & Waters, at the Ministry of Defence, and only one other copy located in ESTC, Library Hub, and WorldCat, at Oxford. Not found in the National Maritime Museum's online catalogue.
This translation of Michelot's Le portulan de partie de la Mer Mediterranee (Marsailles, 1703)... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 125965
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MOLL, Herman. Atlas Geographus: or, a Compleat System of Geography, Ancient and Modern...London : 1712
First edition in book form, volume III of five, covering Asia, complete in itself and with all listed maps, charts, plates and tables, including maps of Arabia, Persia, India, China, East Indies, Japan, Tartary and Independent Tartary. The complete set of five volumes is notably scarce, and individual volumes highly uncommon. "In 1711, Moll founded... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 94077
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DELISLE, Guillaume; Philippe Buache; & Jean Claude Dezauche. Atlas geographique et universel.Paris : 1789
First edition thus and uncommon (just four listings on WorldCat, three of these for the BNF, and no complete copy at auction for 30 years). Jean-Claude Dezauche was one of the geographer-publishers most influential in the establishment of the French theoretical approach to cartography. This movement, which downplayed the decorative elements esteemed... Learn More£25,000.00Stock Code: 51612
