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London: Methuen, 1895. Tall 12mo, original green cloth. London: Methuen, 1895. vg A novel. Being a continuation of the personal histories of "Pierre and His People" More
London: Methuen, 1895. Tall 12mo, original green cloth. London: Methuen, 1895. vg A novel. Being a continuation of the personal histories of "Pierre and His People" More
New York: Appleton, 1896. and Afterwards of Amherst's Regiment. Illus. 12mo, red cloth, small tear to head of spine, cloth lightly soiled. New York: D. Appleton, 1896. A novel. More
New York: Stone & Kimball, 1896. Tales of The Far North. 8vo, green cloth. New York: Stone & Kimball, 1896. More
Ed. by Wilbur R. Jacobs. illus. 8vo, cloth, boxed. Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., (1960). vg. More
Illustrated. 8vo, brown cloth-backed baords (head of spine chewed), worn d.w. New York: Sloane, 1961. A very good(-) copy. Life on a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. More
New York: Quadrangle, 1972. Illustrations. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (New York: Quadrangle, 1972). A very good(+) copy. More
1862. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11.5" x 11.5". Page measures 15'' x 14''. Detailed topographical map of the the Islands of Miquelon. Includes drawings of the elevations of the landscape as well as names of the islands, bays and mountains. The Miquelon Islands are a self governing French territory located off the southeastern coast of Canada. They are all that remains of the French North American Empire. Aristide-Michel Perrot, was a French cartographer and engineer who lived between 1793-1879..... More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1957). vg. More
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. Three folding plates. 232 pages, 8vo, 3/4 leather over marbled boards; some toning and foxing throughout, covers are rubbed, worn with joints cracked and the front cover crudely re-attached. London: Richard Phillips, 1807. An analysis of George Heriot's Travels through the Canadas. More
New York: Abrams, 1996. 215 photographic illustrations by Morton Beebe, 200 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (New York): Abrams, (1996). Very good(+). More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894. 70pp. 8vo, later red cloth, original wrappers bound in, cloth lightly soiled, pencil marks in margin of a few pages. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894. More
Scotch Plains: Morning Sun Books, 2003. Many color Illus. 4to, green boards, d.w., corners of boards bumped, some pages near front are very lightly creased in upper right corners. Scotch Plains: Morning Sun Books, (2003). More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1872. Frontis., other b/w illustrations throughout. 347 pages. Short, thick 8vo, attractively rebound in black leather-backed marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettering, t.e.g. Title page printed in red and black with illus. vignette. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1872. Fine. More
Paris: W. Coquebert, 1843. 2 volumes in one. Thick 8vo, 1/2 contemporary black morocco, many page with light foxing, mostly to margins, edges of board corners lightly worn, light dampstain to top of many page margins. Paris: W. Coquebert, 1843. Second edition, published without the map which was in the first edition. Author, emigrated from France and served in the United States Army as assistant topographical engineer from 1817 to 1829, when he was promoted to topographical engineer. He resigned..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Illus. 484pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (Cambridge): Cambridge University Press, (2004). Fine. More
New York: Walker, 1972. Illustrated. 285 pages, 8vo, green cloth, price-clipped d.w. (laminate crinkled). New York: Walker and Company, (1972). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
65 illus., Frontis. in color. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Stokes, 1925. vg. More
London: Daldy, Isbister, 1877. viii, 316pp. 8vo, original blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. pages partially unopened. London: Daldy, Isbister, 1877. First Edition Author was a correspondent in the United States and Canada for the British newspaper, the Daily News. This work is his observations of major North American Cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., Boston, and Toronto. He writes the most chapters on Philadelphia, including on the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. More
Rand McNally & Co. Roller map. Includes hanging bracket. Measures 46.25" x 56.5". This charmingly odd map of North America celebrates the entrance of Hawaii and Alaska into the Union by accurately capturing the entire geographical spread of the United States. While the decision to show the continent skewed toward the right results in a large expanse of the Pacific Ocean being rendered, the map capitalizes on this effect by including the paths of many historical voyages, such as those..... More
Parksville: Arrowmaker Graphics, 1987. Many Illus. by the author. 116pp. 4to, pr. wrs., some pages creased on upper right corner margins. (Parksville: Arrowmaker Graphics, 1987). Signed by the author. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Monthly Review, (1972). vg. More
New York: Knopf, 1984. 289 pages, 8vo, black cloth backed beige boards, beige pictorial d.w. New York: Knopf, 1984. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper with a sunned spine. More
New York: Knopf, 1984. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, New York: Knopf, 1984. Book Club Edition. More
Paris: 1785. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Sheet measures 12 1/4" x 18". This unusual map by Robert de Vaugondy depicts Canada, the United States, and Louisiana Territory. Showing the northeastern region of North America in 1753, the map reflects a period of conflicting colonial claims, with the French and the British vying over land on the present-day border of the United States and Canada. To the extent that de Vaugondy generated..... More
Containing a Variety of Facts, Observations, and Discoveries, tending to shew, I. The vast Importance of the Countries about Hudson's-Bay to Great Britain, on Account of the extensive Improvements that many be made there in many beneficial Articles of Commerce, particularly in the Furs and in the Whale and Seal Fisheries. And, II. The interested Views of the Hudson's bay Company; and the absolute Necessity of laying open the Trade, and making it the Object of National Encouragement, as the..... More
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