Ver a tamaño completo.
Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858.
de Hind, Henry Youle
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. xx,494,(2);xvi,472,(3)pp. Octavo. (220 X 135 mm.) Two Volumes bound in original fine grained brick red decorated cloth. Gilt title and decoration on spine. Much of the top edge of the text block is untrimmed. Original coated endpapers. Half titles in each volume. 8 coloured maps [3 folding], 20 plates [16 coloured, 4 tinted], 76 illustrations in text. Housed in a custom made slip case. Slight bubbling to the cloth on the boards, otherwise a fine clean very attractive copy. Hind's personal account of the surveying expeditions that explored the country between Lake Superior and the Red River, and between the Red River and the south branch of the Saskatchewan. Hind devotes considerable detailed discussion to the habits and customs of the Cree and Chippeway Indians. Chromoxylograph plates depict topographical views and scenes from Indian life. All illustrations are after photographs taken by Humphrey Lloyd Hime, photographer of the expedition, or sketches by John Fleming, assistant surveyor and draughtsman. Abbey, Travel, 630. Field 699. Graff 1892. Lande 1235. Morgan p. 188. Peel 221. Pilling, Siouan, p. 36. Sabin 31934. Wagner-Camp 361. Watters. P. 966. TPL 3820. Story p. 358. Provenance: John Borthwick, Crookston with his armorial bookplate in each volume and the signature of T.H. Canfield. 1860
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 142090
- Título
- Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858.
- Autor
- Hind, Henry Youle
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1860
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- red river exploring expedition.
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
Términos de venta
Aquila Books
30 day return guarantee, with refund if an item arrives misdescribed.
Sobre el vendedor
Aquila Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Calgary, Alberta
Sobre Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
