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Catalogue 25: The Stuff of Nightmares

For our return to the ABA Chelsea Book Fair we have compiled a short catalogue beginning with a section celebrating Halloween, continuing with ten diverse interpretations of the world and finally some new acquisitions.
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Come va il mondo? Calendario per l'anno 1879. by MANFREDI, Manfredo., 1879.

A calendar with a satire of the state of the world

 MANFREDI, Manfredo. Date: 1879 Stock #: 25859 £3,750.00
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Alerte! Les Chiens Aboient! Traduit de l'Anglais de Walter Emanuel. by JOHNSON, RIDDLE & CO., 1914.

The First World War depicted as a dog fight

 JOHNSON, RIDDLE & CO. Date: 1914 Stock #: 25820 £2,800.00
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Platte Grondt der Verbrande Stadt London. by DOORNICK, Marcus Willemsz., 1666.

A contemporary map of the Great Fire of London of 1666

 DOORNICK, Marcus Willemsz. Date: 1666 Stock #: 25791 £11,000.00
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[Glamorgan; Monmouthshyre; Parte of Breknok Shere.] by DRAYTON, Michael., 1612.

The most decorative map from Drayton's fantastical 'Poly-Olbion'

 DRAYTON, Michael. Date: 1612 Stock #: 25842 £550.00
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The Aerostatick Stage Balloon. Setts out from Swan with two by NIXON, John?, 1783.

An 18th century political satire with a hot air balloon

 NIXON, John? Date: 1783 Stock #: 25840 £1,600.00
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[Death and the Devil Surprise Two Women.] by HOPFER, Daniel., 1700.

An unusual memento mori etched on iron

 HOPFER, Daniel. Date: 1700 Stock #: 26032 £1,100.00
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Geographical Fun: Being Humerous Outlines of Various Countries. With Introduction by ALEPH [HARVEY, William]., 1869.

A complete set of caricature maps of European countries

 ALEPH [HARVEY, William]. Date: 1869 Stock #: 25971 £2,800.00
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The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World, Geographical, by MARTIN, Montgormery., 1851.

A mid-19th century atlas with Tallis maps

 MARTIN, Montgormery. Date: 1851 Stock #: 25896 £6,750.00
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Typus Orbis Terrarum. by ORTELIUS, Abraham., 1592.

Ortelius's world map from the third plate

 ORTELIUS, Abraham. Date: 1592 Stock #: 25771 £6,500.00
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Allegoria sull'Impero Inglese. Ombre. Progresso e cilvilita rigirano il mondo. by GROSSI, Augusto., 1878.

An Italian map satirising the British Empire as a serpent

 GROSSI, Augusto. Date: 1878 Stock #: 25632 £3,250.00
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Mail Steamship Routes. by GILL, Leslie MacDonald., 1937.

A vivid poster map of the GPO's mail routes

 GILL, Leslie MacDonald. Date: 1937 Stock #: 25969 £6,750.00
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The New World Order. by HORSEY, David., 1991.

A very rare serio-comic map satirising the World of George H.W. Bush

 HORSEY, David. Date: 1991 Stock #: 25924 £2,800.00
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A world map with portraits of the Twelve Caesars in fine colours - Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica by VISSCHER, Claes Janszoon., 1652 – Altea Gallery

A world map with portraits of the Twelve Caesars in fine colours

 VISSCHER, Claes Janszoon. Date: 1652 Stock #: 17720 £15,000.00
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A New Globe of the Earth by Dudley Adams. by ADAMS, Dudley, 1795.

A late 18th century pocket globe

 ADAMS, Dudley Date: 1795 Stock #: 24635 £17,500.00
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[The opening of the fifth and sixth seals.] by GREFF, Hieronymus., 1502.

Albrecht Dürer's vision of the Apocalypse.

 GREFF, Hieronymus. Date: 1502 Stock #: 25410 £1,400.00
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Universi Orbis seu Terreni Globi in Plano Effigies. Cum privegio. by DE JODE, Gerard., 1578.

De Jode's rare cordiform world map in fine original colour

 DE JODE, Gerard. Date: 1578 Stock #: 25173 £90,000.00
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Nieuw Aerdsch Pleyn. by ROBYN, Jacob., 1700.

A superb map of the world in a single sphere

 ROBYN, Jacob. Date: 1700 Stock #: 24874 £9,000.00
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Napoleon. The First, and Last, by the Wrath of Heaven by VOLTZ, Johann Michael., 1814.

The famous 'Hieroglyphic' portrait of Napoleon

 VOLTZ, Johann Michael. Date: 1814 Stock #: 25109 £980.00
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Die eigentliche und warhafftige gestalt der Erden und des Meers. by BÜNTING, Heinrich., 1581.

A 16th century woodblock map of the Old World

 BÜNTING, Heinrich. Date: 1581 Stock #: 24728 £1,800.00
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Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique by MORTIER, Pierre., 1700.

A two-sheet, double-hemisphere world map full of unusual features

 MORTIER, Pierre. Date: 1700 Stock #: 24058 £15,000.00
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[Cyrillic title - 'Nowhere to Hide! The fanatic will get by DENISOV, Viktor Nikolaevich., 1945.

A Russian propaganda poster demonising Hitler

 DENISOV, Viktor Nikolaevich. Date: 1945 Stock #: 23437 £2,500.00
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L'Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Volo d'Oca. by MANFREDI, Manfredo., 1871.

A rare Italian serio-comic map of Europe in 1871

 MANFREDI, Manfredo. Date: 1871 Stock #: 23283 £16,000.00