L'univers Magique de Lyonel Laurenceau.
Quebec: 1986. Many color illustrations. 4to, black boards. (Quebec: Laurenceau, 1986). Near Fine. Scarce. More about L'univers Magique de Lyonel Laurenceau
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Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory
Seattle: 1902. Many photo illustrations by E. A. Hegg. 126pp. Oblong 4to, original tan cloth, spine rebacked in new black cloth, covers soiled, front flyleaf and some margins of plates lightly soiled, upper right corners of plates creased, inner hinge strengthened. Seattle, (1902). First Edition. Entire text is published photo illustrations of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. There is one folding panorama of Dawson, Yukon Territory. The images are bright. More about Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory
The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Major Robert Stobo.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Illus. 423pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. chipped and dampstained. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1965). More about The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Major Robert Stobo
Nineteenth Century Canadian Stories
Toronto: Macmillan, 1976. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. (Toronto): Macmillan, (1976). More about Nineteenth Century Canadian Stories
Toronto; No Mean City.
394 text illus. sq. 4to, cloth, d.w. Univ. of Toronto Pr., (1964). More about Toronto; No Mean City
The Journals of Susanna Moody: Poems
Toronto: Oxford U. Press, 1970. 64p, pictorial wrappers. Toronto: Oxford Univ. Press, 1970. First Edition. Second impression. Autographed by Atwood on the half-title. More about The Journals of Susanna Moody: Poems
Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835.
London: John Murray, 1836. Illustrated with a large folding map, 16 engraved plates, some text illustrations. x, [2], 663pp., thick 8vo, 3/4 brown calf; (rubbed, corners bumped, light foxing on some pages and plate margins, full page inscription by previous owner on flyleaf). London: John Murray, 1836. Very good. A fine source for both the early exploration of the far North as well as ethnology, includes details about Back's commerce with the Cree, Chippewa, and Coppermine Indians, and information relating... More about Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the...
The Dominion of Canada; with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska.
13 maps and 12 plans, in color, some folding. 18mo, cloth; (text dampstained, maps and plans not stained; cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Leipzig: Baedeker, 1907. More about The Dominion of Canada; with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska
The Dominion of Canada; with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska.
Leipzig: Baedeker, 1922. 14 maps and 12 plans, in color, some folding. 18mo, red cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922. More about The Dominion of Canada; with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska
History of the Huguenot Emigration to America
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1885. 20 maps and plates, some of the maps are folding. 2 Vols. 8vo, original green cloth, ex-lib, cloth lightly soiled on both volumes, corners lightly bumped on both volumes, foxing to Frontis. and title-page margin in both volumes, inner hinges strengthened in volume II. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1885). First Edition. "A pioneer work of highest grade...The author analyzes the episode of the Revocation, the flight from various parts of France, the refuge... More about History of the Huguenot Emigration to America
Jongleur Songs of Old Quebec
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1962. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, corners bumped on covers. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1962). Some songs with printed English translation. More about Jongleur Songs of Old Quebec
Voices of Fire; Art, Rage, Power, and the State
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. Illus. Small 4to, pr. wrs. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1996). Fine Presentation copy from one of the editors, John O'Brian, to Nan (Rosenthal). From the library of Nan Rosenthal, who was a curator of modern art at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art and National Gallery of Art, with her ownership signature. More about Voices of Fire; Art, Rage, Power, and the State
The War Pictorial: The Leading Pictorial Souvenir of the Great War; Depicting Especially the Part Played by Canada and Candians
Montreal: Dodd-Simpson, 1915. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions. 3 volumes. Short slim 4tos, original beige cloth with decorative pictorial covers; one volume stained on cover and all are well-worn at corners with spines darkened and a bit rippled. Montreal: Dodd-Simpson, 1915. Overall a very good(-) set. A Complete History of the opening period of the Great European Conflagration from the Servian incident to the turning back of the German invaders from the Gates of paris. More about The War Pictorial: The Leading Pictorial Souvenir of the Great War; Depicting Especially the Part...
Richard Barrett's Journal, New York and Canada, 1816; Critique of the Young Nation by an Englisman Abroad
Winfield: Wedgestone Press, 1983. Ed. by Thomas Brott and Phillip Kelley. Illus. 128pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Winfield): Wedgestone Press, (1983). Fine. More about Richard Barrett's Journal, New York and Canada, 1816; Critique of the Young Nation by an...
Least Known America
New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1925. Illus. 8vo, half tan cloth, spine lightly soiled, edges of corners lightly worn. New York: Fleming H. Revell, (1925). Presentation copy. Narrative of the author's travels. Pages 1-152 are on New Mexico. Pages 153-196 are on Newfoundland. Pages 226-282 are on Guyana. More about Least Known America
The French in North America; A Bibliographical Guide to French Archives, Reproductions, and Research Missions
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1957. 413pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1957). More about The French in North America; A Bibliographical Guide to French Archives, Reproductions, and...
Painters in a New Land.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1973. Color frontispiece, 118 color and 103 black and white illustrations. 224pp., thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w.; (slightly chipped). Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, (1973). Very Good (+). More about Painters in a New Land
To Every Thing There is a Season: Roloff Beny in Canada.
New York: Viking, 1967. Essays, poems and journals edited by Milton Wilson. 56 pages in full color, 144 pages in black and white photogravure, 10 maps and line drawings. 324 pages. Folio, gilt-lettered black cloth. New York: Viking Press, (1967). First edition. Small gift inscription on title page and cloth is a bit dusty, else a very good(+) copy. More about To Every Thing There is a Season: Roloff Beny in Canada
Trois Cent Cinquante Ans de Theatre au Canada Francais.
1958. Illus. 319pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth; (some puncture holes on cover). (Ottawa): Le Cercle du Livre de France, (1958). L'Encyclopedie du Canada Francais. More about Trois Cent Cinquante Ans de Theatre au Canada Francais
The Dionne Years; A Thirties Melodrama
New York: Norton, 1978. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1978). Very good The birth and early years of the Dionne quintuplets. More about The Dionne Years; A Thirties Melodrama
Hollywood's Canada; The Americanization of Our National Image
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1975. 109 Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (Toronto): McClelland and Stewart, (1975). More about Hollywood's Canada; The Americanization of Our National Image
Drifting Home.
color & b/w illus. small 8vo, cloth, d.w. (Toronto): McClelland, (1973). Trip down the Yukon River. vg. More about Drifting Home
The Impossible Railway; The Building of the Canadian Pacific.
New York: Knopf, 1972. illus. 683pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. soiled on spine, d.w. with a few small tears. N.Y.: Knopf, 1972. vg. More about The Impossible Railway; The Building of the Canadian Pacific
The Invasion of Canada; Volume One: 1812-1813.
Boston: Little Brown, 1980. Maps. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Boston: Little, Brown, (1980). More about The Invasion of Canada; Volume One: 1812-1813
The Klondike Fever; The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush.
maps. 477pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1958. vg. More about The Klondike Fever; The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush