Lot 190

STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas ... including the Geological Map of England and Wales, by Sir I. Murchison, London, 1865, folio, 80 hand-coloured engraved maps, half morocco (worn). With a folding map of London (c.1854). (2).

Estimate: £70 - £100
Hammer price: £320
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas Containing Eighty maps, Constructed by Eminent Geographers, and Engraved on Steel, under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, including the Geological Map of England and Wales, by Sir I. Murchison, F.R.S., the Star Maps by Sir John Lubbock, Bart. and the Plans of London and Paris, with the New Discoveries and Other Improvements to the Latest Date. London: Edward Stanford, 1865. Square folio (454 x 385mm). 80 hand-coloured engraved maps including 6 star charts and plans of London and Paris (one map and one star chart torn without loss, some light spotting and staining). Contemporary black half morocco (worn and stained). Provenance: From the Collection of the late Seymour Stein (1942-2023); J. M Gillespie (old signature on title). With Davies' Map of the British Metropolis with Extension to the Crystal Palace [title from wallet] (London, Edward Stanford, [1854 or later], large hand-coloured engraved map in sections mounted on linen, folding into original cloth wallet). (2)

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