The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska de Baedeker, Karl - 1894

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 1- 354 pages. Vol. 2- 374 pages. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Three illustrations in each, illustration on frontis with tissue. Each volume with green cloth spine binding with green paper boards, gilt lettering on spine and cover decoration, top edge of text block gilt. Condition of each volume is VERY GOOD: Spines lightly worn, covers more worn and lightly soiled, corners lightly bent. Foxing on outer edge of text block and on edges of text, binding fine. Small bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover. " Of this limited letterpress edition seven hundred and fifty copies have been printed and the type has been distributed." Vol. 1: spine faded, lower edge of front cover dented. Vol. 2: Spine lightly faded, heavy soiling on front cover.

From the stacks (non-circulating) of a library, published as a soft cover and later rebound in this hard cover by the library because of its historical importance toi British Columbia. The sub-title is "The Story of Walter Moberly and his share in the making of Vancouver," and the authors are stated to be Noel Robinson and "THE OLD MAN HIMSELF." Walter Moberly (1832–1915) was a civil engineer and surveyor who played a large role in the early exploration and development of British Columbia, including discovering Eagle Pass, now used by the CPR and the trans-Canada highway. His laid out the streets for the community of New Westminster and helped construct the Dewdney Trail across the coast range from Hope to the Okanagan and a section of the Cariboo Road to provide access to the gold fieldsIn 1865, he was appointed Assistant Surveyor General of British Columbia.The book was published in 1915 by the News-Advertiser in Vancouver. It has 118 pages and includes 43 in-text photographs of peoples and… Leer más

London: Wrighton and Webb. Very Good+. 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. Quarter green leather over green cloth. Raised bands and gilt decorated panels. Pictorial frontispiece and half title page. #1 North Wales: Illustrated with fifty-one engravings by Radclyffe, from drawings by Cattermole, Cox, Creswick & c. (16) 261pp. #2 South Wales: Scenery of the River Wye. Forty-eight engravings, by Radclyffe from the drawings by Cox, Harding, Fielding, Creswick, Watson. (15) 268pp. Marbled end papers. Corners & spine ends lightly rubbed. England, Wales, Travel; Engravings; 8vo; 529 pages .

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. David Paige, painter. Signed [8.75x6in]; ix, 275 pp., 47 illustrations from photographs, two folding maps, two color illustrations by David Paige; light blue cloth cover with white lettering on front and spine, blue toned image of sledge team and skiers on end papers, top edge light blue dye; Blue cream toned dust jacket with darker blue lettering on front and spine and toned image of field camp scene on front and rear; Later dated inscription signed by author on front end paper, tear at bottom of page 123; Shelf wear to dust jacket on all edges and chips on top edge, top and bottom of spine, spine slightly darken. [Conrad p. 253, Spence 517, Taurus 115]. Laurence McKinley Gould (1896-1995) was a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. In the 1920's he was part of a Greenland and Baffin Island expeditions. Richard Byrd selected him as the chief scientist and second in command of the first Little America Antarctic… Leer más

Boston: Samuel Etheridge for E. And S. Larkin, 1801. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco with marbled boards, endpapers and edges, raised bands, gilt titles and designs. Published Boston: Samuel Etheridge for E. And S. Larkin, 1801. 8vo., xxiv+523pp., no map or plates present. Mild foxing, but clean and attractive text in a very nice binding. A travel hoax and "One of the cleverest volumes of fabricated travels ever produced." Very good. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

London- UK: The Religious Tract Society, 1870. SPANISH PICTURES, Drawn With Pen and Pencil- By the author of Swiss Pictures and Italian Pictures (Rev. Samuel Manning)- Illustrated by Gustave Dore and Other Eminent Artists- The Religious Tract Society- London UK- nd [1870] according to World Cat.- 1st Edition-1st Printing in blue cloth- Exlibris with tiny bookplate of John W. Walton-Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California- Hardcover:-4to-VG/ no dj as issued- A fine binding of Original publishers blue cloth with black geometric design and illustrated cover and spine in gilt- all page edges are gilt- 200pp are lightly age toned but clean, no tears or writing- covers have light to moderate edgewear, but clean, tight and square- signed by John W. Walton II- Amazing full page and in text illustrations by Gustave Dore and other eminent artists of that time-beautiful!- SEE PHOTOS- "A richly illustrated historical, geographical, travel memoir by Manning."-… Leer más

323 pages with a portrait frontispiece and five colored aquatints. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in attractive half leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. (Hill 1168) Second and best editionThe Alceste brought Lord Amherst to China to serve as ambassador, and specifically to negotiate the China trade, at the time a matter of dispute between China and Great Britain. M'Leod, who was surgeon on the ship, describes the voyage out, the various calls in the East Indies including touching at Batavia, surveying off Korea, the visit to Okinawa, another to Manila, and the shipwreck off the coast of Sumatra and subsequent rescue from Malay pirates. A brief but interesting interview with Napoleon at St. Helena is also included in the narrative. This was one of the most popular travel books of its time, portraying the Far East to a much wider audience than had been reached by earlier accounts. The idyllic descriptions of Lewchew undoubtedly appealed to the romantic sensibilities of the era.… Leer más

Hardcover. Very Good. Taken 1815-16, VG, 1/4 leather, 1st Am. edn, some browning to pages.

Hardcover. Near Fine. NF, 2 volumes, reprint of the 1857 edition, 320pps, 253pps, 2 f/o maps.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1938. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good/Very Good. [10x7.75in]; xv, [1], 295 pp., [1], frontispiece image of Penola's deck, 80 plates of 121 sepia toned images, 4 color maps (3 folding), 4 maps and 3 diagrams in text, appendices and index; Original green cloth covers, red paper spine label with gilt lettered, top and fore edges trimmed, bottom edge untrimmed; Sepia toned dust jacket with white and black lettering on front and spine, image of ice filled bay and glacier covered mountains; Minor shelf wear to covers edges and corners, several dents along top back edge and area of darkening to lower back cover, top edges and text soiled, minor foxing spots along all text edges, old prior owner ink signature on front end paper, Steve Fossett bookplate on paste down front end paper; Dust jacket aged toned, soiled edges and spots with surface rubbing on joint edges, several small scrapes on back, several small chips and closed tears along edges and corners, minor crease… Leer más