by John G. Edgar ; with eight illustrations by Julian Portch. Main Heritage Shelves General D157 .E34 1860 Book Item-ID: i10195427 BIB-ID: 1021179 Show moreby John G. Edgar ; with eight illustrations by Julian Portch. Main Heritage Shelves General D157 .E34 1860 Book Item-ID: i10195427 BIB-ID: 1021179 Show less
by J. Griffiths. Main Heritage Shelves General DR425 .G75 1805 Book Item-ID: i22780749 BIB-ID: 1951279 Show moreby J. Griffiths. Main Heritage Shelves General DR425 .G75 1805 Book Item-ID: i22780749 BIB-ID: 1951279 Show less
V. the first (1773)- Imprint varies; later issues give: Alex. Grant as the printer, while from 1777-1800 the printer's name is H. Reynell. Title... Show moreV. the first (1773)- Imprint varies; later issues give: Alex. Grant as the printer, while from 1777-1800 the printer's name is H. Reynell. Title varies slightly: 1810-, The racing calendar: for the year ... . By James Weatherby; issues for 1794-1830 by E. and J. Weatherby; for 1831-1835 by E. and C. Weatherby; for 1836-1839 by E.C. and J. Weatherby; for 1840-1858 by C. and J. Weatherby; for 1859-1867 by C., J., and E. Weatherby; for 1868 by C., J., E., and J.P. Weatherby. "Weatherby's Racing book for 1773, was published on the 3d of February last [i.e. 1774], and may be had at Mr. Tattersall's, Hyde-Park Corner; Mr. Grant's, no. 5, Bridges-street, Covent-Garden, London; the coffee-house in Newmarket; and at the printing-office [of Anne Ward], Coney-street, York." Original issues for 1777 also give names of booksellers and distributors for annual volumes, including: Benj. Lund at Mrs. Ward's, printer in York; Mr. Harrop, printer in Manchester; Mr. Monk, printer in Chester; and Mrs. Bassnet, stationer in Bath. Includes lists of future races at all English courses, race results for courses in Great Britain and Ireland, news of horse sales, blood stock, stallions at stud, prizes awarded; with advertisements for horse medicines, farriers, saddles and other equipment. Near-complete run of the “Racing Calendar”, the official public organ of the Jockey Club (today the British Horseracing Authority) for more than two centuries. The present set begins with the year 1775, volume 3 of the series edited by James Weatherby, and ends more than 200 volumes later in 1978. To this day, the Calendar is edited by the Weatherbys concern and remains a gentlemans guide to “betting with greater advantage, by the provision of knowledge of form [...] and breeding” (DNB). James Weatherby was appointed to serve the Jockey Club as its Secretary in 1770. From 1994 onwards, he was assisted by his nephew Edward, whose work on racehorse pedigrees dovetailed neatly with Jamess racing work. Some slight binding defects to earliest volumes; one later volume with severe spine defects wanting restoring, but generally an impressive and admirably preserved, near-uniformly bound set of “the racing fraternitys bible” (DNB). From the library of the editor, Edward Weatherby, with his armorial bookplate on front pastedown of several volumes; later in the library of Sir Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (18501926), a relative of the famous Irish horseman and notorious reprobate Henry de La Poer Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford (181159). Many volumes also bear the stamp of the country squire and racing stable owner Philip Cosens of Warren Lodge, Newmarket, associating this copy directly with one of the most famous of British thoroughbred racetracks. Main Heritage Majlis Director SF325 .R3 Vol.52;1824. Journal Vol.52;1824. Item-ID: i27005914 BIB-ID: 1525355 Since 1846, there have been 2 v. per year, both bearing the same serial number, and comprising respectively races past and races to come.--cf. BM Cat. "Annual" refers to the year's racing season, which generally runs from early Apr. to Nov., depending on the weather. Individual issues renumbered from "1" at the start of each racing season. <1902-> published for the Jockey Club. Show less
East India Company., Commercial products, Commercial products--Asia, Commerce--History, HF3756 .M55 1813
Main Heritage Shelves General HF3756 .M55 1813 vol.2 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241641 BIB-ID: 1017305 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General HF3756 .M55 1813 vol.2 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241641 BIB-ID: 1017305 Show less
Jacques-Raymond Grenier (1736-1803) was a French hydrographer known primarily for his charts of the Indian Ocean. Grenier spent the years of 1768... Show moreJacques-Raymond Grenier (1736-1803) was a French hydrographer known primarily for his charts of the Indian Ocean. Grenier spent the years of 1768 and 1769 exploring and charting the various islands in the Indian Ocean, particularly where the French had colonial possessions and interests. He wrote of his discoveries in his "Mémoires de la campagne de découvertes dans les mers des Indes" published in 1772. On the basis of Greniers discoveries of the currents and winds prevailing during the southwest and northeast monsoons in the Indian Ocean he discovered more direct and hence faster routes to and from French colonial possessions in India, including the Coromandel Coast of India and to the straits of Malacca, decreasing the length of such voyages by over 3,000 kilometers. This map depicts those currents and winds and shows the new shorter courses discovered by Grenier. This chart was published for the English market by Robert Sayer and Jonathan Bennett in 1778. by msr. le vicomte Grenier 1776. Map showing the currents in the Indian Ocean during the NE monsoon. Prime meridian: London. Includes the ancient course of the route to India. Plate 6 from: The Oriental pilot, or, A select collection of charts and plans ... for the navigation of the country trade in the seas beyond the Cape of Good Hope. London : Printed and sold by R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1778. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00236 Print Map Item-ID: i11400523 BIB-ID: 1172395 Show less
Emin Pasha , 1840-1892, TravelStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton) , 1841-1904, Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889), Description and travel, DT351 .S792 1890
by Henry M. Stanley ; with one hundred and sixty-five woodcut illustrations and maps. Issued in 22 parts comprising six divisions, and sold by... Show moreby Henry M. Stanley ; with one hundred and sixty-five woodcut illustrations and maps. Issued in 22 parts comprising six divisions, and sold by subscription only. Main Heritage Shelves General DT351 .S792 1890 v. 4 Book v. 4 Item-ID: i2023840x BIB-ID: 1012280 Includes bibliographical footnotes and indexes. Show less
by George Brackenbury ... illustrated by forty plates, from drawings taken on the spot by William Simpson. Show moreby George Brackenbury ... illustrated by forty plates, from drawings taken on the spot by William Simpson. Show less
United States Naval Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea, 1847-1848., Discoveries in geography, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, DS107 .L98 1850
by W. F. Lynch, U. S. N., commander of the expedition, with a map from accurate surveys. Main Heritage Compact General DS107 .L98 1850 Book Item-ID:... Show moreby W. F. Lynch, U. S. N., commander of the expedition, with a map from accurate surveys. Main Heritage Compact General DS107 .L98 1850 Book Item-ID: i15799463 BIB-ID: 1016772 Show less
By the Rev. L.A. Pooler. On verso of half-title: Containing the substance of the Donnellan lectures preached before the University of Dublin, 1902-3. Show moreBy the Rev. L.A. Pooler. On verso of half-title: Containing the substance of the Donnellan lectures preached before the University of Dublin, 1902-3. Show less
