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Manitoba: Central Canada's Great Summer Playground [Cover Title: Enjoy Manitoba] ; At Head of Title: A Land of Lakes and Sunshine; The Heart of Canadian Hospitality

[Tourist and and Convention Bureau of Winnipeg and Manitoba] · 1930 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Winnipeg, Manitoba Tourist and Convention Bureau of Winnipeg and Manitoba First Edition, First Printing pp. 32. 8vo., [23 cm tall]. Twice-stapled card covers delightfully illustrated in colour. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs documenting regional tourism...

Tropical Africa with Six Maps, and Illustrations

Drummond, Henry (1851-1897) · 1889 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.33 | ¥13,575)

London Hodder and Stoughton Third Edition pp. x, 228. Octavo. Six very well-preserved colour maps (five foldouts in total, one comprising of two maps) accompanied by various engravings and illustrations. Original red cloth with gilt rules, lettering, and illustration to spine ...

Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan ; with Historical Notes of the Countries lying between Russia and India; with Original Map and Woodcuts

Ferrier, J.P. (1811-1866) [Translated from the original unpublished manuscript by Capt. William Jesse. Edited by H. D. Seymour M.P.] · 1857 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$650.00 (€589.73 | £491.92 | ¥103,809)

London John Murray Second Edition pp. xxii, 534. Royal Octavo. Bound in the original blind-stamped red cloth with gilt spine titles. There is a discrete binder's ticket on the rear pastedown stating 'Bound by Edmonds & Remnants. London'. The frontispiece, of Haji Mirza Aghassi...

Far Pastures [SIGNED] ; "A lively series of word-pictures of Canada's west from horse to helicopter".

Patterson, R.M. · 1963 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.08 | ¥7,826)

Sidney, BC Gray's Publishing Canada First Edition, First Printing pp. 290. Octavo. Publisher's light-green cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Various black-and-white photographic plates. No detectable flaws to extremities, pages uniformly toned, else, without ...

The Journal of Henry Sewell: 1853-1857 (Complete in Two Volumes) ; Volume I: February 1853 - May 1854; Volume II: May, 1854 - May, 1857

Sewell, Henry; William David McIntyre (Ed.) · 1980 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Christchurch, Sydney & London Whitcoulls Publishers First Edition pp. 510; 371. 8vo. Textured black boards with gilt lettering to spines. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates, illustrations, maps, facsimiles, etc. Very light bumps to spine ends, tips, else, fin...

Beyond Khyber Pass into Forbidden Afghanistan

Thomas, Lowell (1892-1981); Harry Chase (Photography) · 1925 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

New York Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers & The Century Co. Revised Edition pp. xi, 255. 8vo. Publisher's forest-green cloth over boards with red lettering and vignette to the spine, and front board, respectively; map endpapers and publisher's faint topstain. Portrait frontispiece...

Fatal Passage: The Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin

McGoogan, Kenneth · 2001 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada HarperFlamingo | Phyllis Bruce First Edition pp. 327. 8vo. Tan boards with silver lettering to the spine, map endpapers. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. No flaws noted to the extremities, neat ink name to the corner of the title page, else, c...

From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People

Hedin, Sven Anders (1865-1952) · 1914 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$129.00 (€117.04 | £97.63 | ¥20,602)

London Macmillan & Co., Limited pp. xv, 407 + [two pages of publisher's advertisements]. 8vo., measuring 8" x 5.5". Publisher's original pebbled navy-blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering and illustration of a globe to the spine, and front board; top-edge gilt, untrimmed ...

A Yacht Voyage ; Letters from High Altitudes, Being Some Account of a Voyage in the Schooner Yacht "Foam" 85 O.M., to Iceland, Jan Mayer and Spitzenbergen in 1856

Earl of Dufferin [Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava] (1826-1902) · 1872 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$189.00 (€171.47 | £143.03 | ¥30,184)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Adam, Stevenson & Co. | Printed by Bell & Co., City Steam Press (Toronto) First Edition pp. xii, 359. 12mo., measuring 7" x 5". Bound in publisher's original stamped lilac cloth over boards, blind-stamped borders, gilt let...

Narrative of the Deportation to Cayenne, of Barthélemy, Pichegru, Willot, Marbois, La Rue, Ramel, &c. &c. ; In Consequence of the Revolution of the 18th Fructidor, (September 4, 1979) Containing a Variety of Important Facts Relative to that Revolution, and to the Voyage, Residence, and Escape of Barthélemy, Pichegru, &c. &c.

Ramel, Jean-Pierre (1768-1815); Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804); François-Marie, Marquis de Barthélemy (1747-1830); François Barbé-Marbois (1745-1837) · 1799 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$495.00 (€449.10 | £374.61 | ¥79,055)

London Printed for J. Wright, Piccadilly First English-Language Edition pp. [2], 215. 8vo., measuring 8.25" x 5.25". Bound in contemporary 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to the spine, seven compartments separated by blind-stamped rules, new endpapers. Light...

Travels in Iceland by Eggert Ólafsson and Bjarni Pálsson ; Performed 1752-1757 by Order of His Danish Majesty; Containing Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, a Description of the Lakes, Rivers, Glaciers, Hot-springs and Volcanoes ; of the Various Kinds of Earths, Stones, Fossils and Petrifactions; as ell as of the Animals, Insects, Fishes &c.

Ólafsson, Eggert; Bjarni Pálsson; Steindór Steindórsson (Intro. & Preface) · 1975 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$189.00 (€171.47 | £143.03 | ¥30,184)

Reykjavík, Iceland Örn og Örlygur | Bókaútgáfan Örn og Örlygur hf. Revised English Language Edition pp. 186. 4to., measuring 11.25" x 9". Publisher's textured brown leatherette over boards featuring gilt lettering and illustration to the front board, and spine; lovely colour m...

Patagonia Revisited

Theroux, Paul; Bruce Chatwin; Kyffin Williams (Illust.) · 1986 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin Company First American Edition pp. 62. Slim 12mo. Publisher's navy-blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Striking black-and-white wood-cuts throughout. Exceptonally well-preserved showing no detectable flaws to the extremities, co...

The Prophet's Camel Bell [SIGNED] ; [First Edition, First Printing]

Laurence, Margaret (1926 - 1987) · 1963 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$345.00 (€313.01 | £261.09 | ¥55,099)

Toronto McClelland and Stewart Limited | Printed by Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd. at University Press, Glasgow First Edition, First Printing pp. [x], 239, [3]. 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 8.75" [210 x 136mm]. Publisher's lovely bright red cloth over board, gilt lettering to the spine...

Paddle to the Arctic: The Incredible Story of a Kayak Quest Across the Roof of the World

Starkell, Don · 1995 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,229)

Toronto Mcclelland & Stewart First Edition pp. 313. 8vo. Black boards, silver lettering to the spine, map endpapers. Replete with black-and-white photographs, illustrations, portraits, et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; ...

Wolf Country: A Wilderness Pilgrimage

Clarkson, Ewan; David K. Stone (Illust.) · 1976 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

New York Sunrise Books | E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. First Edition, First Printing pp. 147. 8vo. Publisher's quarter light-blue cloth over dark-green boards, silver lettering to the spine. Full-page black-and-white illustrations throughout. No detectable flaws to the extremities, c...

Alberta, Canada [Rare Travel Brochure]

[Alberta Travel Bureau]; H. Rowed (Photography); W. Cadman (Photography); H. Pollard (Photography); Luggi Foeger (Photography); Dominion Parks Branch, Photographic Section, et al. · 1940 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$59.00 (€53.53 | £44.65 | ¥9,423)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Printed by A. Shnitka, King's Printer for the Alberta Government First Edition, First Printing Unpaginated [pp. 18]. Square 8vo., measuring 8" x 9.5". Pictorial, twice-stapled, card covers. A charming, and scarce travel brochure as produced by the Alb...

The Northward Course of Empire ; With Illustrations and a Map

Stefánsson, Vilhjálmur (1879-1962); Edward William Nelson (Intro.) · 0 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$189.00 (€171.47 | £143.03 | ¥30,184)

London George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. First Edition, First Printing pp. xx, 274. Small 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 7.5". Original ribbed forest-green cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine, blind-stamped title to the front board. Map frontispiece accompanied with eight remarka...

Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mount Everest

Grylls, Bear · 2000 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.73 | ¥5,430)

New York Pan Books First Edition, First Printing pp. xiv, 289. 8vo. Publisher's navy-blue boards, silver lettering to the spine. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece accompanied with black-and-white, and colour photographs, maps, illustrations, etc. No detectable flaws, co...

Alexander MacKenzie: From Canada by Land

Manson, Ainslie · 2003 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.89 | ¥3,354)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Douglas & Mcintyre | Groundwood Books pp. 118. Slim 8vo. Illustrated covers. Black-and-white maps, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked; as new.

Paddle to the Arctic: The Incredible Story of a Kayak Quest Across the Roof of the World

Starkell, Don · 1995 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,229)

Toronto Mcclelland & Stewart First Edition pp. 313. 8vo. Black boards, silver lettering to the spine, map endpapers. Replete with black-and-white photographs, illustrations, portraits, et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; ...