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SCARBOROUGH 3½"x4½" Town plan by Walker 1835 It runs from just N of High Peas Holme to White Nab in the South, over to beyond the Mere by Rudds Garden and Falsgrave. £16.50
SCOTLAND Karte von SCOTLAND 20"x22"Verfasst von Herrn J.Dorret Neu Herausgegeben von Herrn F.A. Schraembl WIEN 1787
A fine map with very good margins, tiny split on centre crease c. 5cms. Contemporary colouring, the mainland coloured in dark brown around the coastline up to the Murray Firth around the Southern Coast along to Beaulie and then virtually due West to Arigouan; the Northern part up to the Pentland Firth is Orangie Yellow and the Islands are Olive Green. The Cartouche is in a lovely bright style in red, blue and russet The Orkneys and Shetland are in a box at the top right hand corner. In the bottom left is a title cartouche with German, English and Scottish mileage bars above. A very nice map in excellent condition with very big margins. £285.00
[SCOTT (Sir Walter)] Tales of a Grandfather; being Stories Taken from Scottish History. Humbly Inscribed to Hugh Littlejohn Third Series 1st ed. 3 vols 12mo EDINBURGH 1830
Contemporary quarter maroon calf, advert leaf, portrait and engraved tp. to vol.1; advert leaf and engraved tp to Vol 2; Engraved tp to Vol 3. Half titles behind contents to each vol. 6 pages of adverts to rear vol 3. A little rubbedbut other wise an attractive set in a contemporary binding. £95.00
[SCOTT (Sir Walter)] Tales of a Grandfather; being Stories Taken from Scottish History. Humbly Inscribed to John Littlejohn 6th edition 3 vols. 12mo. EDINBURGH 1829
Contemporary quarter calf, Fontis and additional engraved tp to each vol. Half tps. Behind contents to each vol. Slight chipping top and toe 1st vol. ow a nice set. £45.00
SETON (Ernest Thompson) Wild Animals I Have Known and 200 Drawings 8vo LONDON 1926
Original pictorial green cloth spine faded, 358pps. Internally a good clean copy. £18.00
SHEFFIELD J & C Walker Town Plan [1835] Measuring 7"x4½" It is over 10 miles wide and shaped a bit like a flat chipped flint it goes from Upper Hallam in the West, Attereliff in the East, Abbey house in the South and Raisin Hall in the North. £21.00
SHROPSHIRE Moule Map of the County of Shropshire 8¼"x10½" At the foot are three Vignettes, Ludlow Castle, Bridgenorth & Grammar School Shrewsbury. Highly decorated columns on either side with County Title within a decorated boarder to the top. Reference to The Hundreds to the top. [LONDON c1838] £65.00
SINCLAIR (Sir John) The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn up From the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes. 21 vols., 8vo. Creech EDINBURGH 1791-99
Contemporary half red roan, black labels titled in gilt, numbered in gilt to spine. Over thirteen thousand pages, seventeen plans, plates and folding tables, odd board detached. One of our earliest Statisticians, he rebuilt Thurso and founded Herring fishing at Wick. Though he often fell out of favour with Pitt, he persuaded him to accede to his request for a board of Agriculture. A genuine philanthropic with a sincere desire for rural and financial reform. £2,950.00
SMITH (Sir James Edward) The English Flora. Four vols. 1-3 2nd ed., 4th 1st ed.. LONDON 1828-28-29-28
Contemporary half calf, showing signs of wear to spine, though contents generally clean and fresh. xlv, 371; viii, 470; viii, 512; vi, 373 pps. Smith is best known for buying the entire Natural History collection of Linnaeus from his widow. He was the one of the founders and first president of the Linnaean Society. £125.00
SMITH (Sir William) A Smaller History of Rome From the Earliest Times to the Death of Trajan. New imp. LONDON 1901
Contemporary dark maroon calf, titled in gilt to spine, xxx, [ii], 371 pps, 8 maps, some coloured, pencil notes in text, odd page grubby. £16.00
SOMERSETSHIRE Moule map of the County of Somerset, 10¾"x8½“ has two coats of Arms one beside the List of Hundreds & Liberties in the top right hand corner, in the bottom right hand corner is the other. A vignette is in the bottom left hand corner of Glastonbury Cross. Decorated border. [LONDON c1848] £55.00
SOMERSETSHIRE: The Inn at Glastonbury 3¼"x2½" A pretty View £10.00
SOUTH WALES A map by Robert Morden of South Wales 17"x14" [LONDON 1695]
A hand coloured map attractively displayed and showing the border running just south of Romney, on the border of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Up beside Abergevenny, Hay (on Wye) (which is shown in Wales), Presteign and up to the Tame. Decorative title cartouche in top left hand corner, mileage bars at foot. £115.00
SOUTHWARK: Eight plates of St Mary’s church. St. Mary Overies Church, W. End of St. Mary, Virgins Chapel, St. Margarets Chapel, Part of Priory, Gowers Monument, Effigy of a Knight & Monumental stone. 3½"x2¼" £20.00
SPECTATOR The Spectator. A New edition with Biographical Notices of the Contributors. Complete in One Volume no portraits. Tall 8vo LONDON 1850
Disbound xxxii, 722 pps. £8.00
SPEED: Miniature Speed of England Scotland and Ireland. 6"x5". c1640
A lovely little map shaved tight on right side, small piece missing from top right. Title cartouche in top right hand corner, English and German mileage bars in bottom left. £75.00
Sr. SANSON (d’Abb) Ancien Royau me de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort ou Font les Comte de Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland, Lancaster, et Yorck. Par le Sr. Sanson d’Abb Georgr ord de Roy Avecq Privilege pour Vingt Ans Chez l’Auteur PARIS 1658
An attractive map of the North of England, 20"x15" with fine colouring, slight damaged to the very top left hand margin. It begins at the mouth of the River Witham in Lincolnshire and Bangor in the West and up to the Scottish Borders and along the Dumfries and Galloway Coastline to Wigtown and including the Isle of Man. £215.00
STOWE (Harriet Beecher) A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon Which the Story is Founded Tall 8vo BOSTON 1853
Contemporary brown buckram, titled in gilt to spine, blocked to both boards. iv, 262 pps with advert leaf to rear, front free ep gone. Text printed in double column, cloth a little dull. £115.00
SUFFOLK: 2 plates, Leiston Abbey, North Door Wissett Church 3½x2¼ 1815 £10.00
SUFFOLK: Orford Castle two views, Two lovely views of Orford Town, Orford Church, Part of Orford Chapel, Parts of the Chapel and a Font in Orford Chapel Eight attractive engs. 3½"x2¼" 1815-16 £36.00
SURREY: Ancient Gateway Bermondsey Abbey, Remains of Winchester Palace, Remains of the Hall Winchester Palace. 3 plates, 3½"x2¼". 1815-16. £15.00
SUSSEX: Bramber Castle, Herstmonceaux Castle, Langley Chapel nr. Eastbourne, and Mayfield Abbey 4 plates 3½x2¼ 1815 £20
SUTCLIFFE (Halliwell) The Striding Dales with Coloured Frontis and Seventy Four Line ills. by Reginald Smith. Sm 8vo LONDON c1970
Bright dark cream cloth, titled in maroon to upper board and spine. xiv, 238 pps. £12.00
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