Lot 40 , ISLE OF WIGHT: Brannon George - The Pleasure - Visitor's Companion in Surveying the Isle of Wight. Pointing out the best plan for seeing every remarkable object ... within the shortest time.
° ISLE OF WIGHT: Brannon George - The Pleasure - Visitor's Companion in Surveying the Isle of Wight. Pointing out the best plan for seeing every remarkable object ... within the shortest time. folded map and 3 plates; original pictorial printed wrappers, 12mo. Wootton (I.O.W.), 1833: Albin, John - A Companion to the Isle of Wight ... 9th edition, with considerable additions. large hand-coloured and folded map, engraved plate and folded table; original paper boards with printed labels, uncut, 12mo. Newport: printed for the Author ... 1823; Albin, John - (Isle of Wight Map). hand-coloured and folded on linen, engraved dedication, inset plan of Newport, 39 x 59cms. (approx), in original marbled slipcase. Newport, 1807 (3)
£60-80
Condition:
Brannon - wrapps. lt. creased and marked, overall good copy, contemp. ownership (Aug.1833) on upper wrapper.119pp. nb. pp.(1&2) an advert leaf; Albin - front inner hinge cracked, spine defective, map with clean tear at 1 fold (approx. 9cms up from lower margin), dated 1823 it is revised from the next item: Albin Map - attractive map at almost 1 inch to mile, reasonably clean, a few mid 19th century ms.notes in margins and 'sea', s/case with some wear. J. Phillips (del), S. Neale (sc).
Sold for £200