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JOWETT'S NATIONALISED RAILWAY ATLAS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
Written by Alan Jowett.
Stock no. 1828890
Published by Atlantic Publishers. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

With the privatised situation as at the 31st December 1993. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour maps. ISBN: 0906899990. Lower corner crease to rear endpaper else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge. A very nice copy.

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A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Craig L. Symonds.
Stock no. 1828386
Published by Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company Of America. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A visual and narrative overview of the principal military engagements of the American war for independence. Light tan cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0933852533. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small stain to spine and is a little scuffed/grubby.

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THE CASSELL ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY VOLUME TWO: THE MEDIEVAL & EARLY MODERN WORLDS
Written by John Haywood; et al.
Stock no. 1828254
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

A guide to the medieval and early modern worlds that combines the functions of an atlas with those of a historical encyclopedia. Full-colour maps trace the history of all parts of the world between AD600 and 1783. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour maps. ISBN: 030435516X. A lovely copy.

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THE CASSELL ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY VOLUME ONE: THE ANCIENT & CLASSICAL WORLDS
Written by John Haywood; Charles Freeman; et al.
Stock no. 1828252
Published by Cassell. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

A guide to the ancient and classical worlds that combines the functions of an atlas with those of a historical encyclopedia. Full-colour maps trace the history of all parts of the world between 4,000,000 BC and AD 600. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour maps. ISBN: 0304355151. Remains of label just visible to lower edge of front cover. Grubby marks to title page. Contents otherwise clean.

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AN ATLAS OF RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ENGLAND
Written by Brian K. Roberts; Stuart Wrathmell.
Stock no. 1828172
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

This Atlas is the culmination of a decade's research work for the Monuments Protection Programme and defines and plots the varied regional character of England's rural settlement. A companion volume to Region and Place: A Study of English Rural Settlement. Very large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps. ISBN: 1850747709. A few minor scuffs and marks to covers. Name & date in ink to top corner of half-title page. Grubby mark to inside front cover and half-title. Else contents are clean.

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ATLAS MAIOR ANGLIA, SCOTIA & HIBERNIA (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Joan Blaeu; Peter Van Der Krogt.
Stock no. 1327827
Published by Taschen. 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The ATLAS MAIOR, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque, was brought out in 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland's leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole of the world as known to early modern Europe. It was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the seventeenth century. For more than 100 years it remained the definitive atlas of the world, and today is one of the most sought-after and valuable antiquarian rarities. TASCHEN's bibliophile reprint of this costly atlas is based on the hand-colored copy with gilt highlights now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Alongside original quotes from Joan Blaeu relating to the individual maps, the new text by Peter van der Krogt explains the historical and cultural associations and introduces the reader to the fascinating world of early modern cartography. Veryl large, heavy format. Two volumes. Colour maps, 58 of England, 55 of Scotland and Ireland. The text is in English, French and German. Contained in pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9783822851043. Spines are bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrappers are very slightly edge rubbed with a tiny nick to centre of spine of volume 1.

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ATLAS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN BALTIC AMBER
Written by Wolfgang Weitschat; Wilfried Wichard.
Stock no. 1827802
Published by Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

This atlas opens a window onto the world of Baltic amber and the Eocene amber forests. About 650 typical plants and animals are systematically represented in 92 full-page colour plates. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 3931516946. A few minor knocks to boards edges. Boards scuffed. Small patch of surface paper loss to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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THE TIMES COMPREHENSIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325738
Published by Times Books. 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Very large format. Tenth Edition reprinted with changes. Black cloth boards, silver titles. Superb colour maps. Blue ribbon page marker. ISBN: 0723007926. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Some light scuffing to dustwrapper. Contained in slipcase which is lightly scuffed and and rubbed at edges.

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BIRMINGHAM & WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY ATLAS
Written by Joe Brown.
Stock no. 1825663
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

A new and masterly cartographic portrayal of the railways of the West Midlands by mapping expert Joe Brown. Intricate and finely drawn mapping shows individula track and platforms for all lines whether open and closed, as well as stations, changes of station name and opening closing dattes, and much, much more. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour track plans. ISBN: 9780711038400. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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ATLAS OF COLUMBUS AND THE GREAT DISCOVERIES
Written by Kenneth Nebenzahl.
Stock no. 2138642
Published by Rand McNally & Company. Circa 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Very large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour and b/w maps and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 052883407X. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little browning.

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ATLAS MAIOR ANGLIA, SCOTIA & HIBERNIA (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Joan Blaeu; Peter Van Der Krogt.
Stock no. 1821734
Published by Taschen. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The ATLAS MAIOR, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque, was brought out in 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland's leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole of the world as known to early modern Europe. It was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the seventeenth century. For more than 100 years it remained the definitive atlas of the world, and today is one of the most sought-after and valuable antiquarian rarities. TASCHEN's bibliophile reprint of this costly atlas is based on the hand-colored copy with gilt highlights now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Alongside original quotes from Joan Blaeu relating to the individual maps, the new text by Peter van der Krogt explains the historical and cultural associations and introduces the reader to the fascinating world of early modern cartography. Veryl large, heavy format. Two volumes. Colour maps, 58 of England, 55 of Scotland and Ireland. The text is in English, French and German. Contained in pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9783822851043. Light bumping to top & tail of spines and light scuffing to boards. Dustwrappers have minor rubbing to corners. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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ATLAS OF THE WORLD'S RAILWAYS
Written by Brian Hollingsworth.
Stock no. 1820279
Published by Bison Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0861240235. Minor pen mark to lower edge of text block. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Faint marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top edge with a small closed tear, light score marks.

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