The Canoe; A History of the Craft from Panama to the Arctic de ROBERTS, Kenneth G. and Philip Shackleton;

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.