The U. S.-Canadian Northwest; A Demonstration Area for International Postwar Planning and Development.
folding maps. 71pp. 8vo, bds. Princeton UP, 1943. vg. More
folding maps. 71pp. 8vo, bds. Princeton UP, 1943. vg. More
many color illus. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Time-Life, (1972). American Wilderness Series. vg. More
Wanderings Round Lake Superior. text illus. xii, 428pp. 8vo, crudely rebound in modern library binding; (ex-lib, corners and edges of covers worn, inner hinges crudely reinforced, t.p. chipped in margin, lacks 32pp. of pubisher's ads at end, text of work is complete). London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. First Edition in English. The author, who was from Germany, lived among the Ojibwa Indians in 1855. This work is "...one of the most exhaustive and valuable treatises on Indian life ever written."..... More
605pp. 8vo, cloth; (ex-lib). (Paris): Fayard, (1966). More
Toronto: Mcclellan, 1984. 90 color plates, 224pp., 4to, white cloth, d.w.; (artist daughter's inscription on title page). Toronto: Mcclelland, (1984). Very good (+). More
Montreal: Thye Lawrence Lande Foundation, 1985. Collected, Arranged and Annotated by Lawrence Lande. Introduction by Edgar Andrew Collard. Illustrated. xxxv + 301pp., folio, handsomely bound in 1/4 pigskin over cloth boards, board slicpcase. Montreal: The Lawrence Lande Foundation, 1985. A near fine copy, a broken but mended slipcase. One of 950 numbered copies, signed by Lande. Printed on handmade paper. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis: Bobbs- Merrill, (1944). vg American Lakes Series. More
Vancouver: Mitchell. Illustrated, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (rubbed and spine faded). Vancouver: Mitchell, (1968). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Yankee Peddler, (1971). Presentation copy. A novel set in Quebec. vg. More
Montreal: Privately Printed, 1961. Illustrated. Small 4to. 257 pages, blue cloth backed stamped blue cloth boards. Montreal: Privately printed [House of Seagrams], 1961. Presentation copy. Inscribed on half title page: "To [...], with affectionate regard. Sincerely, Sam Bronfman" More
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1963. Ed. by John Culliton. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1963). More
Montreal: Privately Printed, 1941. Illustrated by Canadian artists, some in color. Small 4to, two-toned blue cloth. Montreal: Privately Printed, 1941. A very good(+) copy with small label affixed to endpaper "compliments of Seagrams Ltd" More
illus. 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Praeger, (1952). More
Montreal: Lovell, 1878xx. 2 steel engraved portraits. 901 pages. Very thick 8vo, decorative green cloth. Montreal: Lovell, 1878. First edition. Near fine. More
New York: Norton, 2014. Illustrated in black and white. 281 pages. 8vo, grey boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2014). First Edition. Near fine in a fine dust wrapper. More
Philadelphia: H. S. Tanner, 1817. Map. Colored engraving. Image measures 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. This rare map depicts Canada as it was in 1817, as Upper and Lower Canada. Denotes part of the Great Lakes, forests and indigenous hunting grounds. Relief is depicted by hachure. Toronto is still known as York. Part of New England is included as well. Scuffs and toning and chips to margins but otherwise in good condition. Drawn by Samuel Lewis and engraved by..... More
Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1945. Illus. 100pp. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and rubbed on spine portion. Toronto: Ryerson Press, (1945). Author's memoirs of summers spent at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. More
London: London Magazine. Map. Engraving. 8" x 4.75". In very good condition. Nice early plan published in the London Magazine showing Bedford Bay, Chibucto Harbor, Halifax, Dartmouth, the Sandwich River, and Cornwallis Island. The London Magazine was founded in 1732 and is still published today. More
New York: Nelson & Sons, 1885. Numerous woodcut illustrations from objects and photographs, very large folding map, fine but a few wrinkles. 224 pages + 8 pages of pictorial ads for other travel books. Scattered foxing, small slim 4to, pictorial green cloth on front cover and blind stamping on rear cover, small ownership name on title page. New York & London: Nelson & Sons & Religious Tract Society, ca. 1885. Very good(+). More
T. C. Lotter, 1750. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 21" x 26". Augsburg: 1750. Classic map of the eastern and southern portions of the United States, as well as the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Shows North America from California to the Azores. Shows as far north as Sinus Baffinius and as far south as Panama and what is today the northern portions of Colombia and Venezuela. Great detail throughout, especially in the Caribbean. Lines drawn in the Pacific..... More
New York: Americas Society Art Gallery, 1995. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Slim 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Americas Society Art Gallery, 1995. First Edition. Fine. More
London: Blackie & Son, 1860. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.75" x 19.75". Concise map of Canada when it was a British Colony. Many indigenous names are carefully noted. Slight discoloration along centerfold and small chip to margins. Originally published in the Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography by W. G. Blackie, this map has beautifully hand colored region borders. More
Baltimore: Lucas, Fielding, 1824. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 9 x 11 inches Beautiful early map of Canada from Lake of the Woods in Manitoba to Labrador. Centered on the Great Lakes which are shown it their entirety. Includes part of Newfoundland and New England. Many tribal territories are noted. Scale in British miles. In good condition small chips to margin but not affecting image. Fielding Lucas Jr. was an artist, publisher and cartographer active in the..... More
Frontis. 16mo, cloth. Chicago: Lakeside Classics, 1967. vg The Lakeside Classics. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971. 12 color plates, 9 facsimiles, many b/w illus. 512pp. 4to, red cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1971). Very good. More
The book has arrived and I am absolutely delighted with it - the condition is superb. Will you let me know if you get any other beautiful bindings like this one in this condition. Best wishes,
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