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London: Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Paperback. Heriot, George. pp. 270; 271-600. 8vo. Black & white illustrations. Minor crease to spine of vol. 1; very good+.

Illustrated with a large colour folding map two-tone folding frontis and numerous two-tone illus. from drawings made at the several places by the author

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Coles Publishing Company Limited, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1971 Excerpt From Travels Through The Canadas, Containing A Description Of The Picturesque Scenery On Some Of The Rivers And Lakes: With An Account Of The Productions, Commerce And Inhabitants Of Those Provinces Amid The Multitude Of Tribes Scattered Throughout The Extensive Regions Of America, It-Appears. Singular That There Should Be Found In Use' A Distinct Language Peculiar To Each, And Frequently Customs Which Have But Little Affinity To. Those Of Neighbouring Associations Among Many, Ceremonies And Practices'are Found Resembling Those Of The Former Inhabitants Of Countries In The Ancient Hemi Sphere.' When There Appears Any Striking Similarity With Respect To Usages, Among People Far Remote From Each Other, It Is Remarked In The Follmg Pages.

Toronto: Coles Canadiana Collection 1971, reprint. (Mass market paperback) 270, 271-602pp. Fine. Boxed. Collection palte to inside cover of volume one. Else a perfect set. Facsimile reprint of 1807 volumes..

Edmonton: M.G. Hurtig, 1971. Hardcover. pp. 602. 4to. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains fold out map and numerous engravings, from drawings made at several places by the author. Light shelfwear and staining, rubber stamp to ffep. Dustjacket with some nicks and short tears to edges, now protected with plastic brodart sleeve; very good in very good dustjacket.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1971. 1st ed. thus. Folding maps, plates. pp. xxiv, 602.,heavy 4to,Sumptuously bound in red linen, near fine cond. in sl chipped dj,With an introduction to this new edition by James J. Talman. Includes 'a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America. One small nick to top right of front panel of dj, plus some light scuffing and very light soiling. Contents unmarked. A facsimile reproduction of the original edition published by Richard Phillips, London, 1807.

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. Facsimile. Hardcover. 0888300360 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Book spine has Dewey decimal marking in white ink remaining, glue remnant on the back free end paper, faint markings on page edges. The spine of the dustjacket has a crease up the middle ; A tight, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 602 pages; George Heriot was appointed Deputy Post Master General in 1799. I would imagine he was required to travel though the colonies. He used his talents as an artist to record his travels. This volume contains a number of foldout reproductions of his artwork including a map of the St. Lawrence River which here appears after the Preface instead at the back in the original publication circa 1808. A large section of the book is devoted to The Manners and Customs of the American Indians with an appendix of words from the Algonquin tongue with English meanings .

Rutland, Vt: Charles E Tuttle Co, 1971. title continues: and customs of several of the Indian Nations of North and South America.HEAVY. xxiv, 602pp, Algonquin vocabulary, folding plates, folding map. Red cloth in jacket. Generally light edge wear to jacket BUT there is a 14cm strip holed along the rear flap fold by silverfish with a couple of tiny depredations to the cloth, light even toning to page edges. A nice edition of this work describing the author's impressions of Canada from 1792-1816.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to.

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Travels through the Canadas: containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes : with an account of the productions, commerce and inhabitants of those provinces : to which is subjoined a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America. Facsimile edition. Full burgundy cloth. xiii, 602 pp. 25 B&W plates, 7 of which are fold-out. Chip to lower corner of first page, else fine.

Paperback / softback. New.

Edmonton: M.G. Hurtig Ltd. 1971, 1st thus. (4to, cloth) 602pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Frontispiece, illus., folding map..

Paperback / softback. New.

Edmonton: M. G. Hurtig Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. pp. xxiv, 602. Black & white illustrations. Fold out map and some fold out illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good clipped dustjacket all in good+ cardboard slipcase.

Edmonton. Hurtig. 1971. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. 26cm, (facsimile reprint of the first edition of London. 1807). xii,602,[ii]p., with 27 plates after Heriot (6 being double folding) and a folding map, red cloth, fine in fine jacket Heriot's book contains important material on Western Canada and is particularly detailed on the fur trade, voyages to the North, Eskimos and the cod fishery.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Edmonton: M.G. Hurtig, 1971. Published by Tuttle. Facsimilie reprint of the First editon, 1807.. Sm 4to. xxiv+602 pp. Frontis + 27 plates from maps, views and drawings; some fold-out. Red silk boards. About fine in like dustwrapper..

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1971 Facsimile reprint edition of the very rare original edition of 1807. Includes a new introduction for this edition. Quarto. xxiv, 602pp. Folding frontispiece, 26 plates (5 folding), colored folding map. Original gilt-lettered red cloth. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. Heriot was the deputy postmaster general of British North America, and in this capacity had the opportunity to travel throughout Canada and the northern United States. Heriot's book is one of the most important Canadian travel narratives, and contains an account of his various excursions between 1800 and 1806. The second part provides detailed descriptions of many of the North American Indian groups, including material taken from Lahontan, Mackenzie, Vancouver, and others, as well as the Jesuit manuscripts in Montreal..

Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle [1971]. (4to) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 602pp. Facsimile of the first edition of London. 1807. Red silk cloth. 27 plates (6 folding) and a folding map in color, algonquin vocabulary. Some chipping along fore-edges of dust jacket. (Canada, Algonkian Indians, Voyages and Travels).

1st printing this edition. As New hardcover in As New DJ in Very Good slipcase. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete but front flap has lower corner clipped. Slipcase is intact and solid; lightly scuffed. Large 4to, 602 pp; many illustrations. This is a new, unread book.