London : Johnson, Riddle & Co Ltd. [c. 1909]. Cr. 8vo [4], 54 pps, 2-page key map with lines printed in their corresponding colours, sectional maps in black-and-white with lines in blue, publisher’s decorated paper covers in red and black, small cut(?) extending from front cover through the gutter of the first 10 leaves, not affecting text, staples rusty otherwise good. [London : Earls Court Exhibition] 1907. 330 x 400 mm, map folded in 12 panels, the map printed in red and black on a grey grounde, the verso printed in red and blue, faint discolouring at folds otherwise in very good condition for such a fragile item. [London : Farrow’s Bank Ltd 1, Cheapside, E.C. [c.1910]. 87 x 140 mm, printed postcard showing underground lines in colour and names in white against a black ground, reverse with a printed advert for Farrow’s Bank, sent to H.J. Butler, Bush Hill Park,Enfield, postmarked Jan. 1910. London : Published by Cobden-Sanderson Ltd., One Montague Street [1935]. First Trade Edition London : Dalton Watson Ltd [1969]. 4to, 265 pages of illustrations, publisher’s cloth, no dust jacket, fine. Hythe : Harry Margary, Lympne Castle, Hythe, Kent. n.d. [1990]. Oblong folio, title + 2pp text + (eng.) title + 9 (eng.) plates, glazed printed paper wrappers, new. London: Printed and Published by Motoring Illustrated, 9, Arundel Street, Strand. [1903]. First Edition Royal 8vo, x, 350 pp, publisher’s orange and fawn cloth with title and adverts printed in black, a.e.g., a little dust staining and slight rubbing, small library stamp on title, recto and verso, and a “Withdrawn” stamp on front endpaper, a good copy.
Underground London. Street & Railway Map in Sections Together With An Alphabetical & Classified Index of Places Streets & Stations. Price 2d
Leboff & Demuth: No Need to Ask. page 52
All Lines Lead To Balkan States Exhibition. Over 2000 Trains Daily.
Underground and Tube railways are shown in red, other railways in black.
London Underground post card
This map uses the UndergrounD logo with enlarged ‘U’ and ‘D’ for the first time.
Farrow’s Bank Ltd was set up by Thomas Farrow in 1904; it was declared insolvent in 1921, Farrow was convicted of fraud [creative accountancy!] and sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Leboff & Demuth: No Need to Ask. page 49
1 page, typed letter signed in blue ink “John Kennedy” on United States Senate headed note paper addressed to Mr. Getty, President of the Oil Refining Company, Gaeta, Latina, Italy and dated August 25 1960 recommending Mr. Gino Palladino of Gaeta Latina for a position of mechanic with the company,
Fairy Tales and Legends... Illustrated by Rex Whistler
8vo, viii, 470pp, illustrated throughout, publisher’s pink and white decorated cloth, gilt title to front cover, spine darkened, otherwise a good copy.
The Grand Prx Car 1906 - 1939 Illustrated by L.C. Cresswell
Bentley, Fifty Years of the Marque
A comprehensive record of the coachwork of all known Bentleys from 1919 to 1969.
Life on the Moon in 1768. Ten Fantasy Engravings of the 18th Century by Filippo Morghen. Introduction by Brian Aldiss.
A full size facsimile reprint of Filippo Morghen’s magnificent series of engravings “Raccolta delle cose pui notabili vedute da Giovanni Wilkins...nel suo famoso viaggio dalla Terra alla Luna...”
First edition of Brian Aldiss’s introductory essay on the history and background of these fascinating prints.
The Motoring Annual and Motorist’s Year Book (Illustrated) For 1903. (First Edition). Including: World’s Motor Records, Who’s Who in the Motoring World, Motoring Directory, Dealers in Motor-car Supplies, Laws on Motoring, Etc., Etc.
A comprehensive survey of all aspects of the motorist’s world in 1903. At pages 212-3 there is a list of ninety-six “Electric Charging Stations... where Electric Motor Cars and Bicycles can be charged by day and night”.
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