18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Cooke (George Alexander)
Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography ...., printed for C. Cooke, no date (frontis dated 1801 or 1807), two volumes, frontis to each, twenty-four engraved maps as called for, 74 (of 76) engraved plates (lacking plates 41 and 59), tape repairs to rear of folding Pacific map, frontis stained, foxing of plates, contemporary leather bindings (well worn, detached boards, tape to spine (2)
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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