Charles anderson christopher (4 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. The Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (2006) is a finely produced modern edition of one of the most important cartographic works ever devoted to Scotland, originally compiled in the mid-17th century by the Dutch mapmaker Joan Blaeu. Based on the celebrated Atlas Novus and drawing heavily on the pioneering surveys of Timothy Pont, the atlas presents Scotland in extraordinary detail, combining geographical accuracy with rich decorative engraving. Issued in a strictly limited edition of 600 copies, this volume reflects the enduring significance of Blaeu's work as both a landmark of early modern cartography and a visual record of Scotland's landscape, settlements, and regional identities at a formative moment in its history. The Blaeu Atlas of Scotland; Scotland from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus Pars Quinta, Published by Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654. Published by Birlinn in association with National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2006. Hand numbered limited edition 62/600. Includes a full translation of the original Latin text into English by Ian Cunningham. Other contributors include T.C. Smout, Michael Anderson, Charles W.J. Withers, and Christopher Fleet. First edition, thus. A fine hardback with green cloth spine and printed laminated paper over boards. All bright, clean and soundly bound. Housed in a very good slipcase - fully intact with light shelf wear and rubbing. The maps are beautifully presented in this impressive work. Text in English. 240pp. Dimensions: Large folio approximately 475mm high x 302mm wide x 40mm deep (in slipcase). Weight: Approximately 3.6kg. A heavy book, but no extra postage payable, other than that indicated. Joan Blaeu (illustrator).…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 12mo bifolium, with the two-page letter on both sides the first leaf, and the list of plays on recto of second leaf. In fair condition, aged and worn, with closed tear. Folded three times. Addressed: 'To/ | Chas. Perkins Esqr. | 2 North Place | Hampstead.' The letter begins: 'My dear Perkins, | I have not been able to reply to your last earlier - having been confined to my bed-room ever since the 31st. of July by a most severe attack of inflammation.' He has been obliged to postpone his 'Cork engagement on account of this unseen misfortune'. He informs him that 'Miss H. Faucit is in London with her friends', adding 'I did hope to have been with mine for a few days but for this illness'. He is sending 'a list of plays to select from', explaining that he has 'no particular arrangement to offer save that I should like the Patrician's Daughter acted as soon as possible'. The list is of twelve plays, half of them by Shakespeare: 'Romeo and Juliet | Macbeth | Othello | Cymbeline | Patrician's Daughter | Much Ado About Nothing | The Wonder | The Lady of Lyons | The Gamester | Venice Preserved | Hamlet | The Stranger'.…