Resultados de búsqueda: Travel - North America from Horizon Books

Chicago, np, 1904, . . original gilt decorated pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, old bookseller's stamp on title margin, endpaper inscription, else a fine and clean copy. . large 12mo [19 x 14 cm]; vi, 7-351 pp, frontis (port), hundreds of illustrations from photos, maps, including large folding map at end, one side in color of Mexico and the other side including street map of Mexico city, chronology, index. . A guide book with considerable detail on geography, history, amusements, cities and towns, railways, practical matters, customs, sights, etc, valuable especially for the many illustrations showing the country as it was, the people, buildings, views, ruins, activities, artifacts, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Montreal, , 1882, enlarged edition, originally published in Washington in 1881. . rebound in blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, few leaves with crease, tp slightly worn, very good. . 8vo; 353, [xxii, ads] pp, well-illustrated including scenes, people. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.

, Rand McNally, [1992], . . original pictorial printed heavy paper wraps with title historic map showing trading posts, etc on cover, name on margin, near fine and clean with the postcards intact. . folio [39 x 28 cm]; unpaginated, national map, maps of each province, inset maps of main cities, all maps in color, mileage chart, legend, index of towns and cities. . This copy has the 4 page insert of ads from The Bay that was included with the atlas. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, May 1931, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light wear of cover, interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xvi, [ii], 335-406, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, colored plate, map. . The main article is on Toronto by William Arthur Deacon, 41 pages, with a colored plate from painting by Gordon Gillespie of Toronto sky-line from harbour, and dozens of photos of buildings, street scenes, two full-page aerial views, etc. Other articles include Brittany by Esther Brann and Sailing Labrador Seas by Bonnycastle Dale. Of interest are many full-page ads including the V-12 Cadillac with color painting, General Electric, Old Faithful Geyser, Jasper National Park, cigarette ads, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1936, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover (crease & light mark), interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, 56, viii pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Mapping Canada by F. H. Peters with photos of instruments, aeroplane with camera; Ethiopia by Samuel A. B. Mercer with photo of supposed lost Ark of the Covenant, now hidden in Aksusm (Axum); Land of the Southern Slavs by Madge Macbeth; Objibway of the Lake of the Wood by Jocelyn Baker, etc. Interesting ads with illustrations including by Shelton Hotel in New York at $3 a day; Gold Flake cigarettes, 'The Smoke of the British Empire', etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1930, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light cover mark, clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; viii, 363-464, ix-x pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, colored plates, maps including colored map of Canada forestry. . Well-illustrated articles including Unto the Hills by R. Brian Meredith, on the Canadian Rockies with colored paintings by Charles W. Simpson; Green Gold by D. Roy Cameron, on logging and forestry in Canada; Colonization in Quebec by E. M. Kindle; Roof of the World by B. G. Radley, on Himalayas; Where BC ends and Alaska Begins, by Reece Hague, etc. Interesting ads with illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1951, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, lightly rubbed, very good complete copy. . 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; v, [228] - 274, vi-xvii pp, numerous illustrations in color and black and white from photos, fascinating advertisements. . The premier geographical journal in Canada, very well illustrated. Articles include: The Royal Visit 1951 (Princess Elizabeth, etc, The First Canadian Christmas Carol by Mabel W. Godwin, Canadian Geography and National Culture by Wilfrid Eggleston, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1936, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover (light mark), clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, [57]-110, x pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Vagabonding in the Arctic by Thomas H. Inkster; Charting the Great Lakes by Roy F. Fleming; Village Life in Japan by E. H. Cassidy; Old Fort St. John by Philip H. Godsell; A Canadian in Carthage by Gordon Fournier, etc. With interesting ads with illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, July 1930, first edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover, interior is clean and near fine, unmarked. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; viii, [ii], 191-276, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, colored plate, map. . The main articles include Adventuring in Baffin Island by J. Dewey Soper; Memories of the Mountains by Henrietta Wilson (includes Banff, Prince Albert National Park, Jaspar, Glacier National Park, Kootenay, climbing mountains, etc); Grand Manan-an Island Gem of the Maritimes by Mariann Grey Otty; Motor-vagabonding on Vancouver Island by Helen V. Kerr; The Great West Festival at Calgary by Clara Holmes. All superbly illustrated with related photos. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1938, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, lightly rubbed, very good complete copy. . 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; v, 273 - 319, v-xv pp, numerous illustrations in color and black and white from photos, fascinating advertisements. . The premier geographical journal in Canada, very well illustrated. Articles include: The Story of Canadian Art by Donald Buchanan, Canadian Universities, Norway by C. Rasmussen and Gilbert Hale, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1939, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, lightly rubbed, very good complete copy. . 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; viii, 1 - 100, ix-x11 pp, numerous illustrations in color and black and white from photos, fascinating advertisements. . The premier geographical journal in Canada, very well illustrated. Articles include: The King and Queen Visit their Kingdom of Canada by Gustave Lanctot, Canada's Participation in the World's Fair by J. G. Parmelee, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1941, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, lightly rubbed, very good complete copy. . 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; vi, 163 - 220, vii-xiv pp, numerous illustrations in color and black and white from photos, fascinating advertisements. . The premier geographical journal in Canada, very well illustrated. Articles include: Development of Radio Communication in Canada by Arthur L. Neal; Trees of our Western Forestes by Laing; Luxembourg, the City and the Country by Fanon, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1933, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light cover mark, clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, [101]-159, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, one in color, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Solitudes of the Arctic by J. Dewey Soper; A Visit to Satan by Theophile James Meek, about devil-worshippers in Mesopotamia; The Prairie Orchestra by H. H. Pittman, on insects; Winnipeg by Thomas B. Roberton; The Handicraft of Renaissance in Quebec by Oscar A. Beriau, with much on rugs, weaving, etc. Interesting ads with illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada, [1983], First Edition. . original simulated leather cloth, gilt vignette and lettering, dj, a fine copy in fine dj, signed in ink by both authors on the half-title page. . oblong 4to [26 x 31 cm]; viii, 279 pp, numerous illustrations and plates in color and bw, bibliog, index, map endpapers showing aboriginal peoples in North and Central America. . An important study including rafts and floats, the dugout, the skin boat, the bark canoe, the modern canoe and all their variations over time and from different aboriginal peoples. Many of the illustrations are from early sources including the making and use of the canoe. A major, if not the best modern work on the subject. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Facts on File, [1987], First edition in English, translated from the Italian edition of 1987. . original cloth, dj, fine in fine dj. . royal 4to [33 x 25 cm]; 320 pp, 121 plates, nearly all in color and including many double-page, mostly reproducing old maps, many other illus, biographical notes, index. . A quality production with numerous excellent illustrations, and with useful text on the history of cartography, the history of New World exploration and mapmaking techniques. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Chicago, The Newberry Library, University of Chicago Press, 1968, First editions. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, lightly foxed at outer edge of text block, near fine, clean and unmarked. . large 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; xxv, 854 pp, frontis portrait of Graff, detailed index. . A detailed description of 4801 items including collations, commentary, historical significance, etc, for one of the most important libraries of western Americana ever assembled. The Index of Maps to the collection, is in original heavy paper wraps, published separately in 1972, as a supplement to the main work, but often not found with it. It has 4 small maps and detailed index and is in fine clean condition. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Published by the Author, 1848, First edition. . a mixed set, volume I in original pictorial cloth, faded, spine worn, volume II a little shorter in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, rubbed, interiors clean and solid, good reading set. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes, xvi, 296; xii, 336 pp, 16 (of 24) plates, lacking the title page of volume I. . The title summarizes the book's content. The author travelled extensively through the American West, with the army and with Indian agents, and these excursions formed the basis for his work. He began exhibiting his paintings in 1833, opened his Indian Gallery in New York in 1837 and travelled to England and Europe in 1839, where he exhibited until 1848. (see Hand page 130). Aside from the description of his experiences, the work includes a detailed catalogue of each painting with description of each. Smith C27. Field 256. Sabin 11533. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1966-1970, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spines and covers, lightly faded, many lots with light pencil price realized, else clean near fine and complete set. . 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; 8 volumes including the index, over 3,330 pages, numerous plates, frontis, reproductions of maps, title pages, etc, index. . The work, describing 4421 lots of fine American amassed by the premier collector of his time, has become an important reference and bibliography for Americana. The index volume includes the prices realized of each item. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Francisco, Sierra Club, [1968], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (tear, with old tape repair), fine clean copy in good dj. . folio [35 x 27 cm]; 151 pp, 93 color plates, pictorial endpapers. . Introduction by Marianne Moore, foreword by David Brower. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, nd [ca1967], Probable First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, previous owner's inkstamp on endpaper, near fine. . 4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; xvii, 226 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, map, index. . The history of Richmond Virginia with good illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.