Pocket Atlas. Speed (John), A Prospect of the Most Famous Pa...

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£1,500 - £1,800

Pocket Atlas. Speed (John), A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, [issued with] England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland Described, two parts in one, first edition thus, third edition overall of the second part, London: M.F. for William Humble, 1646, lacking titles, 1st part: lacking A, B1-2 defective, B3-B8, C-M⁸, N⁷, O⁷, i.e. 186, 189-206pp only, inclusive of 18 full-page maps only, engraved by Pieter van den Keere, lacking the world map and the map of China, but including America, Asia, Africa, Persia, Turkish/Ottoman Empire, & Tartaria; 2nd part: A[2]-8, B-Z⁸, pi³, i.e. [370]pp, inclusive of 60 engraved maps only, first couple and final couple of leaves chipped and with slightly tatty edges, somewhat toned in places, disbound, fragment of detached board and calf present, oblong 8vo 

Provenance: James Taylor His Book Jany: 1:st 1770 / Bought at the City of Bath on the 14th February 1769 [...] / James Taylor His Book February 1784 ; ink manuscript ownership inscriptions to page 140.