Tarrytown, NY: William Abbatt. Thin Octavo; G; blue and red spines with gilt and black text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, The U.S. and Canada, pp 109, 1924; vol. 2, England and Colonies, pp 137, 1925; no jackets; cloths show some sunned exteriors, mostly to spines; strong boards; text blocks have slight age toning to exterior edges; slight cracking to front hinge, vol. 1; interiors slightly toned. More
Franfurt am Main: Portikus, 1998. Octavo; pp 108; VG-/paperback; gray pictorial spine with black text; covers show light shelf wear to exterior; faux flaps; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; arts - Modern;. More
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 2015. Octavo; pp 645; VG/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text and decoration and rule to spine, blind stamped design to front; cloth shows light spots to exterior, strong boards; text block has very slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
Oakville, ON and London, ON: Oakville Galleries and Museum London, 2007. Oblong Octavo; pp 80; VG-/no-DJ; dark gray spine with green text; cloth shows slight sunfading to exterior; blind-stamped illustration to front; green titles to rear; strong boards; text block shows some light wear to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; profusely illustrated; arts - Collection;. More
Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1974. Second Edition. Quarto; pp 280; G/G; ivory spine with black and blue text; dust jacket shows slight sunning to exterior; mylar wrap; cloth has lightly soiled exterior, due to handling; strong, straight boards; text block has only light tone to exterior edges; ex-library plate to ffep; slight black marker to ffep; light toning to interior edges, otherwise clean; profusely illustrated;. More
Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 2000. Octavo; pp 75; Good/paperback; white spine with black text; covers show light soiling to exterior; faux flaps; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; arts - Modern;. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Thick Octavo; Fair/no-DJ; green spines with gilt text to red bar; 4 volumes: vol. 1, Farms, pp 618; vol. 2, Crops, pp 699; vol. 3, Animals, pp 708; vol. 4, Farm and Community, pp 650; cloths have heavy wear to exteriors; soiling to exteriors; ex-library markings to spines; chipping and fraying to edges; splitting to rear joint of vol. 3; chip to front fore edge of vol. 3; text blocks show some soiling to exterior edges; interiors have light toning; cracking to gutters; ex-library with markings to first and last few pages; frontispieces; ex-library pouches to rear pastedowns; open tear to rear endpaper of vol. 3; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Victoria: B.C. Railway Historical Association, assisted by the British Columbia Heritage Trust, 1982. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, tan with black print; Cover has peripheral toning, slight spotting, slight edgewear; Text block clean and tight, age-toning to paper; 99 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1939. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 582; G/no-DJ; dark green spine with gilt text; cloth has mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light toning to exterior edges; light ink to p 17; ex-library with markings and stamps inside; good binding; illustrated with several charts;. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white and green with tan and white print; DJ has tears at spine ends and flap corners, edgewear, toning to spine, light soiling to rear and to flap folds; Boards in green cloth with gold print, wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has slight peripheral tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; viii, 203 pages, frontispiece. More
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993. Octavo; pp 239; VG/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text; cloth has very little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; illustrated;. More
Quebec: A. Cote, 1888. First;. Thin octavo in dark green cloth; spine with gold letters and exl-library number; covers with some soiling and moderate shelf wear; ex-library stamp, sticker and pocket; binding strong; front hinge glued to title page; back hing slightly detached; paper faded from age but clean; text in small print clean; pp. 280. More
Toronto, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Quarto; pp 206; VG-/G; green and gray pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket has modest wear to edges; clean exterior; some rubbing to corners; cloth has lightly sunned exterior; sturdy, clean boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More
Ottawa: Galerie nationale du Canada, 1974. Octavo; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, silver with black print; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear, vendor label on rear; Boards in blue cloth with silver print, clean and strong but for slight bump to front top corner; Text block clean and tight; Text in French; x, 242 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Ottawa: Canadian Government Publishing Centre, 1986. Thick Octavo; pp 966; Good/paperback; gray spine with yellow and black text; covers show mild wear to exterior; slight rubbing wear to edges; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; tight binding;. More
Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, 2003. Octavo; pp 353; VG-/paperback; black spine with yellow and white text; covers show light soiling to exterior; minor wear to edges; intact panels; text block has light smudges to exterior edges; interior edges; illustrated;. More
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, white with orange and blue print; DJ has small tears to top and bottom edges, long tear (taped) to rear flap fold, some smudging/shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has spine break at title page, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; xiii, 298 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). BL consignment. More
London: Robert Jennings, [1830], 1828. First Edition. Octavo; G; bound in 3/4 burgundy calf, marbled boards, spine with gilt titling; moderate wear and rubbing to binding, including front board largely detached, part of marbled paper on front board peeling, chipping to head and tail of spine; small ink splatter to top edge of text block, impacts top edge of Columbia and Brazil maps; with 80/81 plates, lacking the final plate (Intermediate Geography). With 55 maps illustrating the modern world and 25 of 26 maps illustrating the ancient world; Calligraphic title page to both parts; Scales differ.; RR consignment; shelved case 9. More
Halifax; Toronto: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Dundurn, 1985. Large Octavo; pp 211; Good/paperback; red spine with white and black text; covers have mild wear to exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; minor stain to exterior head edge; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More
Toronto: City Council, 1899. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown without print; Boards in flexible brown leather with gold print, light wear to corners and spine caps, slight shelfwear, else clean and strong; Text block, title page has top portion with signature torn away, rear flyleaf torn away, else clean and tight; 46 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
London: John Van Voorst, 1840. Octavo; G- condition hardcover; Spine, green with gold print, upper portion torn away with exposed binding; Boards in green embossed cloth with gold print, bumps to corners, spine cap torn away, spine tail has wear, tears along front hinge, front board and endpaper detached but present; Text block has tinted top edge, spotting to all edges, bookplates and vendor labels to front pastedown, front flyleaf detached with spine break, vendor label on rear pastedown, spotting/foxing to endpapers, errata tipped-in at page 1, clean text; xii, 372 pages, “illustrated by forty-five engravings”. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in 13's Ephemera box. More
[Montreal]: [Grand Trunk Railway], [1919]. Limited Edition, #52/100. Octavo, 63 pages; VG-; bound in full brown leather, gilt to spine and boards; some fading and age-toning, mild wear to extremities; green cloth-covered endpapers, pockets to front and rear pastedown, endpapers fraying at top edge; map in rear pocket; Limited Edition, #52/100; bookplate to front pastedown; 27 unnumbered leaves of plates; shelved case 9. More
1953. Octavo; Good condition Hardcover; Spine, green with red print; Boards in green cloth with red print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has owner stamp on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; 407 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (maps, b&w plates). More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1855. First Edition. Octavo, 304, 299 pages; VG; bound in 3/4 calf, marbled boards, newly rebacked with spine preserved, spine with cracking and wear, mild gilt, black label with gilt titling; two volumes bound as one; with tinted lithograph frontispieces; interior clean; PS consignment; shelved case 12. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966. Small Quarto; pp 443; VG-/G; ivory spine with blue and yellow text; dust jacket has slight sun aging to exterior; price clipped front flap; mylar wraps; cloth shows some light wear to exterior; lightly wear to edges; strong boards; text block shows toning to exterior edges; slight writing to ffep; interior clean; profusely illustrated; arts - collection; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More
Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press, 1987. Quarto; pp 198; G+/G; green spine with white text; volume one only; dust jacket shows slight toning toward edges; mild edge wear; lightly sun darkened flaps; cloth has very little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has only light foxing to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Octavo; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, purple with white print; DJ has slight edgewear but is clean and bright; Boards in tan cloth with black print, slight wear to spine caps but clean and strong; Text block clean and tight but for ragged edges on lower corner of pages 17-24; xiii, 323 pages. More
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1913. Large Octavo; Hardback without DJ; G/No-DJ; Spine is blue with gilt text; Boards have slight edgewear to spine and minor rubbing to front cover, 2 inch stain to front cover, light scratches to back cover; textblock has slight age toning to edges of pages, light underlining in pen on pp. 294-302, light foxing to fore edge; occasional light staining throughout; binding is slightly loose; Signed by author on title page; 427 pp. More
New York: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1969. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 494+472; G+/no-DJ; brown spines with gilt text; originally published in 1860; 2 volumes; cloths show slight sunning to exteriors; few minor smudges to exteriors; strong boards; text blocks have mild toned exterior edges; minor toning to first and last few pages at gutter; frontispieces; illustrated;. More
Nürnberg: Verlegung des auxtoris Gedruckt bey Johann Ernst Adelbuler, 1731. Folio; G; bound in faded red cloth, faded titling to front cover; moderate wear, including fraying to corners, spine largely detached, remnants of cloth ties to boards; With title page, 42 pages of text in German, 14 maps of the celestial sphere, 77 terrestrial maps; all celestial and 73 terrestrial maps hand-colored contemporaneously; lacking allegorical frontispiece engraved by Casper Luyken and the portrait of Charles VI in black and white; the backs of the majority of maps with a child's drawings, majority in pencil, some crayon, circa 1880, very sparse pencil to the maps themselves; some scattered repair; title page missing the lower fore corner, does not impact text; With a fully global collection of maps, including the constellations, both the Copernican and Tychonic models of the orbits, maps of both hemispheres, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Maps of North America do include the names of some Native American Tribes. Interestingly, the maps are inconsistent as to whether California is an island. The title vignette is a map of the world as seen from above the north pole, includes California as an island. All maps with emblematic cartouches and ornamented with engravings.; consignment; shelved map case. More
Ottawa: Roger Duhamel, 1967. Oblong Quarto; pp 139; G+/Fair; ivory spine with orange and black text; dust jacket shows noticeable soiling to exterior; some rubbing to edges; tape mends to edges, outside and inside dj; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; lightly sunned edges; strong, straight boards; text block has mild wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; gift inscription to half title page; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; lightly toned interior edges;. More
Columbus, OH: A.R. Harding, Publisher, 1907. 12mo; pp 277; G-; grayish green spine with gilt text; no jacket; has slight tone to exterior; mild fraying to corners; cloth has modest wear to exterior; light whitish smudges to exterior; lightly rubbed corners; cocked spine; text block has mild toning to exterior edges; slight sticker residue to front pastedown; frontispiece; interior clean;. More
Windsor, Ontario: Merco, 1974. Fifth Edition. Octavo; pp 382; VG-/no-DJ; navy blue spine with gilt text; cloths have slight rubbing to exterior, minor wear to edges, strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges, light foxing to exterior head edge; light ink to ffep; light toning to pastedowns and endpapers; interior clean. More
Oregan City, OR: Paradise Press, 2005. First American Edition. Large Octavo; pp 521; G/paperback; white spine with black text; covers have slight rubbing to exterior; small closed tear to head front edge; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece;. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First American edition. Octavo; First American edition; G/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan and black with black and white print; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with purple cloth to spine and grey paper to boards, mild wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, very slight amount of penciled marginal notation, spine break at p. 86; Signed in ink by the author on front flyleaf bookplate; xiv, 348 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
London: Bemrose and Sons, 1871. first edition. octavo in cloth. VG. Shelf and edge wear to boards. Cloth on ends of spine and corners of boards bumped and frayed. Paper residue left on inside of front board where bookplate had been torn out. Book contains fold out map. Light foxing on edge of textblock. 227pp. Shelve in Canada. Spine is brown cloth with gold text. More
Ottawa, Calgary & Vancouver: Geological Survey of Canada, 1998. Large Octavo; G/no-DJ; White spine with black text; Cloth has minor wear on exterior just light rubbing, mostly on rear and at corners and edges, panels are slightly bowed but are otherwise strong and intact; Text block has some light soiling at fore edge exterior, light highlighting and underlining on pp 207, 212, 215, 221, and 223, otherwise text pages are clean with tight binding; previous owner's name on ffep; pp 387. More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1966. Octavo; G+/G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Green spine with Black and Tan text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, small open tears on front cover, small open and closed tears along head and tail edge of front cover, small open tear at tail edge of front joint, scuffing to rear cover, small open tears along fore edge of both covers; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, rubbing to corners; Textblock has slight age toning; 174 pp; Signed by author on front endpaper. More
Ottawa: Minister of the Environment, 1992. Octavo; VG/Wraps; White and grey spine with black text; Moderate shelf wear and age to covers; Binding tight; Text block clean; 314 pp. More
Ottawa: Canadian Heritage Publications, 1978. Facsimile edition. 16mo; Facsimile of fifth edition, Edinburgh, 1823; VG; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is cream with brown print, clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 36 pages. Shelve in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box J. More
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1871. Folio, unpaginated; VG-; newly rebacked with brown cloth, majority of original front board cloth preserved, including gilt titling; spine with black label, gilt titling; water-damage to upper half of the volume, more pronounced on the first 5 pages, impacts mags, but does not affect coloring; With 67 hand-colored maps (plus insets) on 56 mapsheets (including 9 double-page), plus time table page, reference table, and appendices; shelved above case 3. More
Toronto: A Douglas Gibson Book, McClelland & Stewart, 2007. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, blue with gold print; DJ clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; xi, 1121 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). BL consignment. More
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1988. First Printing. Small Quarto; pp 220; VG-/paperback; white spine with black text; covers have light tone to exterior; intact panels; minor edge wear; text block edges show slight wear; illustrated endpapers; title page, pp 197-220 detached but present; illustrated. More
Toronto: Rose Publishing Company, 1886. Thick Octavo; pp 807; G+; brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; gilt decorations and rules to spine; cloth exterior shows modest shelf wear; slightly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block marbled; rebound; some chips to some fisrt and last pages; interior slightly age toned; tight binding; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Octavo; pp 224; Fair/no-DJ; green spine with gilt text; gilt and black borders to front; cloth has noticeable wear to exterior; chips to spine edges; chip to front joint; rubbed corners; text block shows age toning; slight writing to ffep; illustrated; top edge gilt; slight cracking to front and rear gutters; light foxing to edges of few pages; previous owner's label to preface page. More
Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier, 1949. Octavo; pp 364; G/Fair; red spine with ivory text; dust jacket shows noticeable wear to exterior; slightly sunned exterior; several chips to edges; small price sticker to rear; cloth has modest shelf wear to exterior; lightly bumped corners; slight worn spine edges and fore corners; sturdy boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; text in French;. More
London: Wright & Brown Ltd, n.d. 12mo; pp 160; G/G-; blue, yellow, brown pictorial spine with yellow, white and black text; dust jacket few chips to corners; light soiling to spine and rear; mylar wraps; cloth has slight sunning to spine; light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; light ink to front pastedown; "Sample Complete Copy" slip adhered to ffep; frontispiece; slight foxing to endpapers; interior clean; good binding;. More
Toronto: House of Anansi Press Limited, 1982. First Printing. Octavo; pp 231; G/G-; blue spine with white text; dust jacket has some rubbing wear to exterior; minor chips to edges and corners; previous bookshop's sticker to front; cloth shows slight sun fading to exterior; minor rubbing to corners; sturdy boards; text block has light smudges to exterior edges; previous owner's name to rear endpaper; illustrated;. More
Stanstead and Sherbrooke, L. C. Walton & Gaylord, 1835. First Edition. 10mo., 116 pages; Fair; in original publisher's quarter brown leather, blue paper boards, front cover has reprint of title page within a frame; rear cover missing fore half, front cover with chipping and wear to all edges, spine chipped to head and tail; some fingerprint smudges to interior; lacking map; page 57 has a small newspaper clipping, detailing the 1891 Census, pasted above the lesson on population; extremely scarce Lower Canadian Imprint; shelved case 3. More
Toronto: Stoddart, a Boston Mills Press Book, 1992. Quarto; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with white print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in green cloth with silver print, slight wear to spine tail, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on stationary taped inside front flyleaf; 216 pages, illustrated (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
