Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1925. 8vo. 22cm, [ii],74p., with 15 rear plates, index, full grey linen, printed spine title label, a fine association copy - Henry Miller's Copy, founder of the Graphic Publisher Company, Ottawa, 1925-1932, based on the idea of it being "An All Canadian publishing company. Their books.....
Paris. Editions Promodis. 1985. 4to. 29cm, 489p., abondamment illustr‚ … partir des planches et illustrations originales grav‚es, dont 16 planches pr‚liminaires en couleurs, bibliographie, index, toile fauve, titres de dos dor‚s sur ‚tiquette noire, belle en jaquette presque fine, dans un ‚tui uni. (Tr). Une ‚tude d‚taill‚e de l'exploration et.....
Paris, chez Rolin Fils. 1744. 4to, 25.5cm, The First Edition, in 3 volumes. viii,xxvi,664 & lxi, (3);2 ff,pp. xv, (1), 582, & 56; 2ff, pp. xix, (1), xiv, 543pp., with 28 maps and plans (26 folding), and 44 engraved plates on 22 folding sheets; titles in red and black, each.....
Montreal. The Canadian Street Car Advertising Company, Limited. 1915. tall8vo., 25cm, 108p., with 36 full-page illustrations, (mainly factories and business headquarters). Stiff printed tan wraps, embossed cover titles and blind illustration, very good to fine. (Cdn). ~ An detailed overview of economic Canada in 1915 with "Made in Canada" idea.....
[London. Amalgamated Press. 1939]. sm4to, 25x 18cm, being [16] unnumbered paged, being 64 mounted photographs, with printed captions in purple, mounted on decorated light card stock with regal icons, each mounted in purple backed frame borders, the stapled are rusted, acid free backing tape on the spine, the card stock.....
Ottawa. Printed by Order of Parliament. Maclean Roger & Co. 1884. tall8vo, 24.5cm, 135p., large folding colour map, original salmon pink printed wraps, title repeated in frame borders on the upper cover, upper wrapper dust worn, plain spine cap chipped, a very good copy, rare. (Cdn). Robert Bell's Copy with.....
Quebec. Printed by Stewart Derbishire & George Desbarats, Queen's Printer. 1860. tall8vo, 25cm, 12p., printed light blue wraps, string bound, a few small old ink stains to upper cover slightly effecting preliminaries, some slight wrinkling, very good sound copy. (Qc.bx). A pre-Confederation official estimates for the united Upper and Lower.....
A Philadelphie. et se trouve … Paris, Moutard. 1782. 8vo, [in 8's], 19cm, First Edition. iv,[1],222p., in quarter crimson morocco, gilt decorated raised bands, gilt borders and border decorations in the panels, gilt titles, french marbled boards and similar endpapers, complete with half but about 1" strip cut from the.....
Paris. Imprimerie de Firmin Didot. 1829. 8vo, 20.5cm, First Edition. [2],485,20p., (Vicisssitudes de la Louisiane et du Champ d'Asile, Par Antoine M‚tral) engraved rear colour folding map, in later quarter black calf, triple panel border rules, crushed crimson morocco labels, French marbled boards, early engraved bookplate, some light foxing, fine.(cgc).....
Montreal. Beauchemin & Valois, Publishers. 1878-1880. 12mo, 18.5cm, Two Volumes in One. 301 & viii,422p., half-titles in both volumes, bound in contemporary half black roan, raised blind ruled bands, gilt titles, edge wear and some surface cracks, expertly touched up, top and bottom spine edge wear, the upper hinge is.....
Cordova, Alaska. Alaska Agricultural College & School of Mines; Cordova Daily Times Print. 1927. 8vo, 23cm, first edition., xxvii,635p., index, original light blue cloth, spine titles faded, bit dust worn, very good.(ar). A reference covering over 10,000 items.
c.1840. plate size 23x 32.5cm, [9" x 12.5"]., beautifully hand colour engraving, bird-eye styled frame, triple matted, fine condition. After: Parry. Second Voyage, 1827. "Eskimaux Children Dancing. Igloolik, 1823". Drawn by Captain Lyon. Engraved by Edwd Finden.
Washington. Department of State. 1918. . Folio. 30.5cm, first edition, 305p., plus 5 large folding panorama illustrations, 2 folding maps, c.135 text illustrations from photographs, (inc several sketches and diagrams), in the original pebbled green cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, some cover wear, damp stain through the top front.....
Boston & New York. Houghton Mifflin. 1928. 21.5cm, first edition, 298p. with 45 plates and illustrations from photographs, original wine cloth, gilt titles slightly faded else very good to fine.(ar).
London. John Murray. 1823. 4to, 27cm, The First Edition, First Issue. 4to., xvi,768p., with 30 plates (11 coloured), 4 folding maps; complete with errata slip laid down on final page of Appendix and with the half title, some light foxing or transfer mainly in the fore margin on the black.....
New York. American Geographical Society. 1938. 25.5cm, 25p. , with 16 maps in the text, in stiff grey printed wraps, and 6 large folding colour maps, housed in grey slipcase, black label, about fine condition. (Ar). These maps of the Labrador Coast were drawn from observations made from seaplanes and.....
London. William Heinemann. 1913. 4to. 27.5cm, the first edition, viii,191p. with colour frontis and 72 illustrations, (mostly full-page plates), 8 text illustrations, rear folding map, original blue cloth. gilt spine and cover titles, gilt framed illustration (Caribou) on the upper cover, some slight wear on the top and bottom spine.....
New York. The American Alpine Club. 1934. 8vo., 37p., printed stiff wraps, very good to fine. (Ar).
London. R. Akermann, Repository of Arts. c.[1822]. 16mo. 15cm, 273p., with 16 hand colour engraved plates (including 4 folding), in the original publisher's light brown boards, printed red spine label, spine edges worn, bookplate removed from front paste down endpapers, (internally clean and sound), a very good copy, Rare (tds).....
Tours. Mame et Cie. 1845. 8vo, 21.2cm, 3rd edition, 400p., engraved frontis & 2 engraved plate views, engraved vignette title, complete with half title, in contemporary full calf, elaborately pictorial decorated on the spine and covers, blind stamped borders, raised bands, marbled endpapers and edges, there is a chip on.....
Utrecht. HES Publishers. 1989. tall8vo. 24cm, xii,518p., frontis portrait (Nico Israel), index, illustrations, red cloth, titles stamped in black, a fine copy (gar). ~ A "Festscrift" (Book of Friends),in tribute to the eminent Amsterdan antiquarian book and map dealer, Nico Israel. A series of contributions, most relating to antiquarian books.....
Dublin. Eton Enterprises Limited. 1991. folio, 31cm, 272p., 3 column, extensively illustrated including many colour plates, book reviews, many ads., index, colour illustrated card wraps, fine condition (cds). ~ A plethora of articles on Irish ancient and modern art (religious and secular), on architecture and the crafts, and on art.....
Wien. Verlag Karl Gerold's Sohn. 1866. 8vo. 23cm, popular edition ("volksansgabe"), x, 600, 32 & vi, 642, 6 pp., colour frontis, 6 maps (some folding). 48 lithographic plates, 173 text illustrations, 4 appendices, index, brown blind-stamped decorated cloth, gilt spine titles, spine sunned very good set. (Gar). ~ "Reise der.....
Salem. The Essex Institute. 1926. 8vo. 23cm, ix,392p., outline of classification, index, yellow cloth, gilt spine titles on black leather label, fine (gar). ~ The collection of rare books on China in the Essex Institute in Salem, Massachusetts dates from the early maritime trading between Salem and China starting in.....
New York. Boni and Liveright & London. Ernest Benn Ltd., [l928]. thick8vo, 23.5cm, in 3 volumes, 318 & 424 & 457pp., (British sheets), with 35 portraits, photographs & caricatures, including one in coloured by Max Beerbohm as frontis to vol. II., in the original olive-green ribbed cloth, gilt spine titles.....