Volume two only of one of John Gould's greatest works. This volume concentrates on Flycatchers. This was Gould's last full-scale work. Anker no. 181; Nissen IVB 373; Sitwell p. 102.

A fascinating treatise proposing the advantages of freight railways to Great Britain. With a dedication at the beginning to Thomas Telford. It was an attempt to dispel local prejudices and opposition to the early railways. Much of the work is devoted to examining the economics and finances of the Stockton, Darlington and Liverpool and Manchester railways. Provenance: presentation copy to Henry B. H. Beaufoy F.R.S. with his bookplate pasted inside front cover; with bookplate of R.P.L. Booker pasted inside back cover.

A fine road book featuring a complete set of English county maps by Charles Cooke (1750-1816). The plates are similar to those in Wallis's 'New Pocket Edition' of c.1812. He was a bookseller who succeeded his father in Paternoster Row around 1789. The maps were originally published in 'Cooke's Modern British Traveller' of 1802-10 with text written by George Alexander Cooke. They were not related. It was issued in 25 volumes. Following Charles Cooke's death in 1816 the plates were published by Sherwood, Neely and Jones in 'Topography of Great Britain or British Traveller's Directory' in 1817. The text was updated and published 'by Assignment from the Executors of the late C Cooke'. George Carrington Gray's 'Book of Roads' was available according to the initial title page 'Price Seven Shillings Bound; or, With a Series of Maps, Forming a Complete County Atlas, Twelve Shillings Bound'. This also includes a nice little vignette scene of a rider paying at a toll-gate. With extensive details of the roads followed by the county atlas and an Index. The maps are unaltered from earlier issues beyond the addition of a plate number. About the compiler Gray, little is known. The Preface states that he is aware of the 'two books of established reputation on the subject, those of Paterson and Carey'. He goes on to state that 'a third book ... may also possess advantages, exclusively its own'. There follows an extensive description of these beginning 'we are enabled to concentrate and bring under the immediate notice of the traveller, at one reference from the General Index, the various lines of route leading to any required point of distance ...' Provenance: private English collection. Carroll (1996) no. 63; Chubb (1927) 392; Fordham (1924) p. 58; Tooley's Dictionary (1999-2004).

This is one of the most important maps of Sussex and one of the rarest, here offered in the preferred sheet format rather than folding. It is the first map of the county to be based on a trigonometrical survey. Although the title credits William Gardner (1739-1800) and Thomas Yeakell (fl.1758-1787) as the mapmakers the influence of the Board of Ordnance was significant. The Master of the Board was the Duke of Richmond under whom the Ordnance Survey became fully operational in 1790. Both Yeakell and Gardner worked for it. Under the patronage of the Duke a map of Sussex by Yeakell and Gardner was announced in 1791. Unsurprisingly the map was a forerunner of the early Ordnance Survey maps. Published by William Faden this map won a Society of Arts Gold Medal in 1796. The 'Proposals' claim that 'every farm-house, barn and garden will have its place. Every enclosure with the nature of its fence whether bank, ditch, pale or wall, will be delineated.' This detail was the work of Thomas Gream (fl.1782-1809). This is an example of the third state of four dated 1795 according to Kingsley, the first being a proof example. On paper watermarked 'Pard 1794'. Baynton-Williams, Roger (1995) '200th birthday of Sussex map', in 'The Map Collector' no. 71 pp. 39-41; Kingsley 57.iii; Rodger 459.

This charming little map is from an extremely rare atlas by William Green entitled the 'Picture of England' and printed in 1804. It was first issued by Robert Butters as 'An Atlas of England' the previous year. Of that work only two known examples survive. Butters (fl. 1785-1808) was a printer in London who took over and completed the 'Political Magazine' series of county maps by John Lodge. In the same year it was published as 'The Picture of England' by John Hatchard (1769-1849), the only known example of which was broken up. Hatchard was the founder of the bookshop which still bears his name on Piccadilly, London. This edition published the following year also by Hatchard is the first to recognise William Green (1760-1823) on the title page and alludes to him being the author. Green was born in Deansgate, Manchester, and trained as a surveyor. He produced the fine large scale map of Lancashire by William Yates in 1786. Although an 'artist, draughtsman, surveyor, etcher and engraver' it is not clear if he was responsible for these plates. The map is derived from that of John Cary issued in the 'Travellers Companion' but is notable for its curious orientation. North is to the left although the compass indicator is pointing south. Green died at Ambleside in the Lake District, his epitaph was written by William Wordsworth.Hatchard after completing his apprenticeship to a printer and bookseller went to work for the leading bookseller Thomas Payne in 1789. Leaving his employ in 1797 he opened his first shop at 173 Piccadilly and struggled. But not without considerable industry he made it work and moved again in 1801 to 190 Piccadilly. His son joined him in 1808 and in 1823 they made their final move to 187 Piccadilly where they remain to this day. Hatchard borrowed from Payne who was the first to combine a coffee house and booksellers and offered the same convivial surroundings. Carroll (1996) 58; Chubb (1927) 318; ODNB; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

'SCOTLAND'S EARLIEST ROAD MAP' (Fleet, Wilkes and Withers). The first state bore the imprint of both Robert Greene and William Berry. The map was first advertised in the Term Catalogue in 1679. This is the second state bearing that of Greene only. According to Moir it was issued sometime before 1689 when it was advertised by his eldest sister Elizabeth. This is the EARLIEST MAP OF SCOTLAND AS A WHOLE TO SHOW THE ROADS. It was engraved by Francis Lamb. Greene was a map seller, as opposed to a maker such as Berry, and could also supply a printing press to the relationship. The cartouche describes Greene's shop as a place "Where you may have all sorts of Mapps." This second state dates from before his death which was recorded 12 February 1688. As he was a widower the business was left to his son Nathan. Being underage the business was left in the care of his eldest sister Elizabeth. Provenance: from a William Berry atlas; private English collection since c.1975. Fleet, Wilkes and Withers p. 204; Moir, D.G. Vol. 1, p.173; Term Catalogues Vol. I p. 359 & Vol. II p. 281; Tyacke p. 117.

THE THIRD EDITION OF GREENOUGH'S GEOLOGICAL MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE WILLIAM SMITH, WITH THE RARELY FOUND 'MEMOIR'.One of the most significant geological maps of England and Wales ever published. George Greenough (1778-1855) was accused of plagiarism at the time of this map’s first publication in 1820, just five years after the landmark work of William Smith published in 1815. Greenough was one of the founding members of the Geological Society of London and was its first president to 1811. 'In 1808 he first sketched the boundary-lines of the various strata in England and Wales, and in 1810 he travelled over a great part of the country for the purpose of mapping it. At the request of the Geological Society he then, with the help of Conybeare, Buckland, and Henry Warburton, coloured a large scale-map drawn by Webster, and in 1820 published it in six sheets' (DNB).It began a bitter feud, Greenough published a ‘Memoir of a Geological Map of England’ in which he defended his work. He claimed ‘Mr Smith’s map was not seen by me till after its publication, and the use I have since made of it has been very limited. The two maps agree in many respects, not because the one has been copied from the other, but because both are correct …’ (Memoir). ‘Much has been written on to what extent Smith’s Map influenced Greenough and exactly when the latter actually saw a version of the work, but certainly both the Society and Greenough were amongst the list of subscribers to the publication and each received a copy of the first imprint. Tellingly, the sheets of Greenough’s copy are marked with notes recording that he did indeed consult it, with comments such as 'This sheet can be of no further use to the Geol Map, Nov 1818' (Geological Society website).Smith, whose social status did not amount to much, suffered and eventually found himself in debtors’ prison. Recognition of Smith’s contribution to geology took years, in 1831 he was finally awarded the Woolaston medal by the Geological Society. Greenough’s map is now recognised as a separate work of scholarship which drew on other surveyors which he then collated. ‘There are a number of key visual differences between the two men’s maps, most notably the scale – Smith’s at 5 miles to the inch and Greenough’s at 6 miles to the inch. Another distinction is that whilst Smith’s base map has virtually all the topography removed, hills and mountains are included in Greenough’s version. Smith's Map used his distinctive fading watercolour technique, whilst Greenough's employed flat colour washes and patterning to depict his stratigraphy’ (The Geological Society). This third edition was published a decade after Greenough’s death at the behest of a committee which included John Phillips, Professor of Geology at Oxford, and a nephew of William Smith’s. This edition is the first to acknowledge its connection to William Smith. An extremely rare example accompanied as it is by Greenough’s ‘Memoir’, 1840. Bassett p. 18; Challinor 91; Henry (2014) n. 39; Ward & Carozzi 952.

A CLEAN SIDE BOUND ISSUE WITHOUT FOLDS. Christopher Greenwood (1786-1855) and his brother John Greenwood (1791-1867) were both surveyors. Christopher Greenwood was from Yorkshire, he settled in Wakefield by about 1815 before moving to London in 1818. His first large-scale survey was of Yorkshire published in 1817. His brother John joined forces in 1821. Along with the distribution capabilities of George Pringle and Son, they made an immediate impact with their series of large scale surveys of many English counties.Following the extensive work carried out by on these, a reduced sized atlas was planned. It was advertised in 1828 to appear in four parts at three guineas per part and began as early as 1829, the date recorded on 11 of the plates. There were to be 46 plates, all at the scale of one-third of an inch to a mile. They ran into financial difficulties towards the end and had to take in partners to finish in 1834. Indeed, Christopher was imprisoned for debt in the same year.'For detail, general accuracy and balance allied to high quality engraving and colouring these sheets are probably the finest ever single sheet maps of the counties’ (Carroll). The maps are reductions of Greenwood's large scale maps of the counties as stated except for those of Bucks, Cambridge, Hereford, Hertford, Norfolk and Oxford which they did not survey. Studies of individual counties show many were improved with new detail on a regular basis. Provenance: with private English collection. Carroll (1996) 102; Chubb (1927) 458b; Tooley (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

Following the extensive work carried out by the Greenwood's on the series of large scale county surveys a reduced sized atlas was planned. It began as early as 1829, the date recorded on 11 of the plates. It was advertised in 1828 to appear in four parts at three guineas per part. There were to be 46 plates all at one-third of an inch to a mile. Running into financial difficulties towards the end they had to take in partners to finally finish in 1834. 'For detail, general accuracy and balance allied to high quality engraving and colouring these sheets are probably the finest ever single sheet maps of the counties' (Carroll). This map of Northampton contains a fine vignette view of Peterborough Cathedral. Tooley's 'Dictionary of Mapmakers', Chubb 458B.

Following the extensive work carried out by the Greenwood's on the series of large scale county surveys a reduced sized atlas was planned. It began as early as 1829, the date recorded on 11 of the plates. It was advertised in 1828 to appear in four parts at three guineas per part. There were to be 46 plates all at one-third of an inch to a mile. Running into financial difficulties towards the end they had to take in partners to finally finish in 1834. 'For detail, general accuracy and balance allied to high quality engraving and colouring these sheets are probably the finest ever single sheet maps of the counties' (Carroll). This map of Suffolk contains a fine vignette view of the Abbey Gare at Bury St. Edmonds. Tooley's 'Dictionary of Mapmakers', Chubb 458B.