Search Results: Authors starting with P from Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

Toronto: The Map Company, c.1913. Very Good; Laid on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation.. Notes: Map of Toronto and its suburbs, it extends to Lawrence to the North.The map includes boundary and ward lines, streets and waterways, as well as detailed community based sites such as parks, cemeteries and colleges. There is an inset at the lower left corner showing Island Park beside a rose compass., Size : 565x820 (mm), 22.25x32.30 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario South York Toronto;

London: A.J.Isaacs, 1863. Very Good, a short tear on upper margin. Image Size : 565x790 (mm), 22.24x31.10 (Inches), Platemark Size : 610x800 (mm), 24.02x31.50 (Inches), Paper Size : 620x815 (mm), 24.41x32.09 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Mezzotint, Categories: Religious Christianity;

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Covers are slightly worn, otherwise in very good condition, maps are well-preserved.. Edition: First American edition, Binding: Contemporary full green cloth boards with gilt lettering on upper board and flat spine. , Notes: Ex-libris of Marcus Baker.On paste-down front end paper there is a letter addressed to Mr. Marcus Baker, Secretary on the Board on Geographic Names, Geological Survey, sent by the Superintendent of the Treasury Department of the Office of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, O.H. Tittmann, dated March 23, 1901. , Size: Folio, Illustration: Complete with 30 colour maps of the Philippine islands., Pages: P. title, title, introduction, 6-24, 30 maps., Category: Book Atlas & Cartography; Book Asia Far East

Ottawa.: Department of The Interior Canada, c. 1915. Very Good. Notes: Map shows details by contours and spots of roads, trails, railways and glaciers. It depicts the course of the river through Brule Lake and Jasper Lake flowing south to Jasper and beyond. , Size : 673x413 (mm), 26.50x16.25 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, with some hand coloring, Category: Maps Canada West Alberta;

St. Petersburg and Moscow: M.O. Volf and Co, 1895. An excellent copy.. Binding: contemporary full decorative red cloth, upper board with gilt image of a bird holding a standard, bering the title of the book all within an embossed fillet boarder, lower board with a series of geometrical designs. Flat spine with title and elaborate blind tooled designs. All edges marbled, ornamental paste down and free end papers, small ex-libris on free end paper., Notes: Text in RussianThis is a history of the region and people of eastern Russia, from Kamchatka, the Sea of Japan and Sakhalin Island by P.P. Semenov who was the vice-president of the Russian Geographical Society. P.P.Semenov – geographer and geologist, botanic and entomologist, economist, traveler, organizer and historian. In summer 1856 he accompanied by a small team of Cossacks, started from the town of Verniy (Almaty) for expedition to the Central Tian-Shan, as a little-known member of Russian Geographical Society, but in 1857 he returned as a… Read More

Amsterdam, 1715. Very Good, tear extending from the lower margin along the central fold has been professionally repaired.. Size : 470x575 (mm), 18.5x22.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Outline Coloring, Category: ; Maps Europe Portugal; Maps Europe Spain

London: E. Gambart, 1863. Excellent. Image Size : 515x1115 (mm), 20.25x43.875 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : , Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Steel Engraving, Categories: Sports

c.1910. Very Good. Notes: An etching of two peacocks sitting in a tree from the early 20th century. , Image Size : 249x200 (mm), 9.80x7.87 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 315x240 (mm), 12.40x9.45 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Etching with Aquatint, Categories: Etchings & Woodcuts Others; Natural History Zoology;

Canada: Canadian Pacific, c. 1928. The book is in very good condition. . Binding: Contemporary sturdy textured paper wrappings. Image of Empress of Japan on top cover with text above and below. Canadian Pacific brand logo on bottom cover. , Notes: This book is a detailed photographic travel guide showing prospective clients what it would be like to stay in a first class or ‘tourist’ berth on one of the four flagships of the White Empress line of ships: The Empress of Japan, The Empress of Canada, The Empress of Asia, and the Empress of Russia. , Size: 4to (277x204mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with numerous photographs of the inside of the White Empress ships and of travel destinations. , Category: Book Ephemera; Book Transportation Marine;

Montreal: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1874. Very Good; laid down on acid-free tissue paper for long-term preservation.. Notes: A very important and early working map of Alberta and British Columbia depicting existing and suggested railways.There is a note written in period ink in the lower margin, in reference to a contemporary marking of newly suggested routes in black ink:"Note -- The Surveys made since the publication of the Report & Maps of 1874 shew the routes colored [full black line] and thus [broken black line] to be the best lines for railway construction that have been found to this date (Oct 1875). Mr. Smith"."Mr. Smith" is believed to be Donald A. Smith, a major partner in the yet-to-be incorporated Canadian Pacific Railway Company in 1881. The routes marked out in red (as printed) depict potential lines crossing the Rockies to the west of Edmonton at Yellowhead Pass. Almost none of the suggested routes depicted on this map were eventually used--CPR dismissed the use of Yellowhead Pass… Read More

Montreal: The Desbarats Litho & Publish Co.,, c.1874. Very Good;. Notes: The map is based on Capt. Vancouver's survey 100 years earlier and improved with the latest survey by Canadian Pacific Railway., Size : 489x624 (mm), 19.25x24.57 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Category: Maps Canada West British Columbia;

Toronto: George N. Tackabury, 1877. Very Good. Size : 435x340 (mm), 17.125x13.375 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario South;

Canada, 1874. Very Good. Size : 226x337 (mm), 8.875x13.25 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario North;

London: Stannard & Dixon, c.1855. Very good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation, one or two marginal tears repaired professionally hardly noticeable. . Image Size : 428x677 (mm), 16.85x26.65 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 535x742 (mm), 21.06x29.21 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views Europe Russia; Views Europe Ukraine;

Augsburg: J. Stocklein, 1726. Very Good. Notes: Early map of the Palau Islands and the Caroline Islands. The map depicts the course made by Spanish explorer and cartographer Francisco Padilla. In 1710 Padilla left Manila in search of the Palau Islands, which were known to be especially difficult to locate because of their small size. This map was originally drawn out by the Jesuit Fr. Paul Klein based on the oral descriptions of local natives. , Size : 228x362 (mm), 8.98x14.25 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Asia South East Philippines;

London: William Tegg, 1871. Three owner’s bookplates, some browning throughout. Otherwise in good condition, bound in attractive period binding.. Binding: Contemporary brown calf boards with blind rule double borders, gilt acorn corner-pieces, gilt text in centre of upper board, spine in five compartments of blind tooled raised bands, gilt acorn motifs and brown morocco label in 2. Edges tinted red, endpapers marbled. , Size: 8vo, Illustration: Profusely illustrated with full-page plates, diagrams, and maps., Pages: P. (4), half-title, (2), frontis, title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, dedication, blank, vii-xliii, blank, 1-332, (2)., Category: Book History

London: MacMillan and co. , c.1908. Gilt edges, Pages are clean. A fine copy in full derocative calf. . Edition: Revised and Enlarged , Binding: Original full crimson calf with tooled gilt seal on front and back covers. 5 Raised bands in 6 compartments, tooled gilt lettering on 2. Marbled free end papers.Inner gilt dentelles. , Notes: Ex Libris Abel E. Berland, , Size: 12mo (100mm x 152mm), , Volume: 4 Books in one., Pages: P. Blank, Half Title, blank, Title, Edition info (1), Dedication(2), Preface (4), Contents (1), Advertisement (1), 1-346, Notes 357-369, Blank, Index 371-387, printer’s imprint. , Category: Book Literature

London: Appleton & Co., 1880. Excellent. Image Size : 215x270 (mm), 8.5x10.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 297x390 (mm), 11.625x15.375 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Photogravure, Categories: Performing Arts

India, 1870. Excellent. Notes: A skillful and informative 19th century manuscript map of India done by a British Colonel., Size : 142x169 (mm), 5.625x6.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Asia Central India

London: R. and E. Atkyns, c. 1678. Some surface dirt, especially on edges, otherwise good. . Edition: First Edition, Binding: ) Recent quarter brown calf binding with matching cloth boards. Spine in six compartments of five raised bands. Gilt date on 6. Red Morocco label and gilt text and bands on 2. , Notes: Text is in French. Small sticker on inside of top cover from Wildy and Sons. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL (1598 – 5 May 1670) was an English lawyer and politician. Born in East Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623. He married Margaret Moore, daughter of Francis Moore, a serjeant-at-law of Berkshire., Size: Small folio (314x195mm) , Category: Book Legal; Book Social Sciences; Book Europe France;