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THE ANNUAL REGISTER Or a View of the History Politics, and Literature for the Year 1776.
Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1777. 1st Ed. iv,112,*113-192*,113-270,[2];259,[9]p. Light browning, ex.-libris Sir George Henry Scott Douglas, contemporary calf, minor wear and marking, spine cracked and with loss to head and tail.
¶ With an account of the Declaration being read to the Continental Army; the charter of the first government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation; an extended description of the events of the war, including the first victory of the war for George Washington, the evacuation of the British Army from Boston after the surprise erection of wooden works on Dorchester Heights on March 5, 1776. etc. According to some the first British printing in book form of the US Declaration of Independence, however the Special Collections and University Archives at the UO Library holds an 1776 edition of the Gentleman’s Magazine also cited as the first British printing of the Declaration of Independence (issued in August 1776), enclosed in a complete copy of the 1776 volume. The Annual Register was an annual publication whereas the Gentleman’s Magazine was of course a monthly publication. Sabin 1614; ESTC T212983. ‘With four final contents leaves. In this edition the titlepage is without single rules above and below the ornament; press figures on p. 8: 3; on p. 11: 1; on p. 242: 3; on p. 252: 1. Todd, William B. ’A bibliographical account of the Annual Register’, Library, 5th ser. v.XVI (1961), pp. 104-20.’
¶ With an account of the Declaration being read to the Continental Army; the charter of the first government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation; an extended description of the events of the war, including the first victory of the war for George Washington, the evacuation of the British Army from Boston after the surprise erection of wooden works on Dorchester Heights on March 5, 1776. etc. According to some the first British printing in book form of the US Declaration of Independence, however the Special Collections and University Archives at the UO Library holds an 1776 edition of the Gentleman’s Magazine also cited as the first British printing of the Declaration of Independence (issued in August 1776), enclosed in a complete copy of the 1776 volume. The Annual Register was an annual publication whereas the Gentleman’s Magazine was of course a monthly publication. Sabin 1614; ESTC T212983. ‘With four final contents leaves. In this edition the titlepage is without single rules above and below the ornament; press figures on p. 8: 3; on p. 11: 1; on p. 242: 3; on p. 252: 1. Todd, William B. ’A bibliographical account of the Annual Register’, Library, 5th ser. v.XVI (1961), pp. 104-20.’
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INUIT KAYAKS IN CANADA: A Review of Historical Records and Construction, based mainly on the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s Collection.
National Museums of Canada, 1987. 1st Ed. Slim 4to. viii + 235pp. + [i]. Typed letterpress. 46 figures. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley with sm label and inscription, some underlining and marginal marking, original black lettered cream limp card wrapps., some minor soiling and rubbing.
¶ Canadian Museum Civilization Mercury Series. Canadian Ethnology Service, Paper No. 110.
¶ Canadian Museum Civilization Mercury Series. Canadian Ethnology Service, Paper No. 110.
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JOSEPH BANKS in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1766. His Diary, Manuscripts and Collections. With a Foreword by the Hon. Joseph Smallwood.
Faber, 1971. 1st Ed. 4to. 512pp. 91 b/w. plates, 12 colour plates. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley, some very light marginal browning, original cloth, spine sl. bumped, price clipped d/w. chipped and sl. browned.
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A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Or the Exploits of Russian Merchants. With a Supplement of Historical Data on the Fur Trade. Translated by Dmitri Krenov. Edited by Richard A. Pierce.
Limestone Press ... Ontario, 1974. Thin 8vo. x + 127pp. 8 plates, e.p. map. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley, original gilt lettered yellow cloth, minor marking.
¶ Materials for the Study of Alaska History No. 5.
¶ Materials for the Study of Alaska History No. 5.
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THE WABASH: Or Adventures of an English Gentleman’s Family in the Interior of America.
Hurst and Blackett, 1855. 1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. viii + 329pp. + viii + 352pp. Sepia litho. frontiss. Some light marginal browning, rebound in modern gilt edged half morocco with marbled boards, gilt lettering and ruling to spines.
¶ Sabin 5056; Howes B401. J. Richard Beste (1806-1885). John Richard Digby Beste son of Roman Catholic convert and author Henry Digby-Beste (1868–1836). Beste was educated at Stonyhurst College. Thereafter he led a wandering life with his family living on the continent and in America which formed the material for numerous travel books and memoirs.
¶ Sabin 5056; Howes B401. J. Richard Beste (1806-1885). John Richard Digby Beste son of Roman Catholic convert and author Henry Digby-Beste (1868–1836). Beste was educated at Stonyhurst College. Thereafter he led a wandering life with his family living on the continent and in America which formed the material for numerous travel books and memoirs.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA. Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources. Edited by Ashley G. Brown.
Sells Ltd., N.d. c.[1912]. 1st Ed. 4to. 495pp. Profusely ills., folding map. Some light browning, pp.409-12 repaired, dec. e.ps., original gilt and blind rule edged morocco with gilt rams head to upper board, some fading to sl. rubbed spine, some wear, a.e.g.
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WESTERN WANDERINGS. A Record of Travel in the Evening Land.
Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. 1st Ed. xii + [i] + 364pp. 12 plates. Paper split to upper hinge after pp.xii, gilt lettered black embossed blue cloth, corners sl. frayed, some marking to lower board, dulled spine chipped with loss.
¶ John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1843–1918) English naturalist, traveler and first-class cricketer. During the 1870s he became a well known naturalist and traveller. He toured the western United States in the early 1870s, which included an ascent of Mount Shasta.
¶ John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1843–1918) English naturalist, traveler and first-class cricketer. During the 1870s he became a well known naturalist and traveller. He toured the western United States in the early 1870s, which included an ascent of Mount Shasta.
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THE AGE OF GOLD. The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream. Introduction by Kevin Starr.
Folio Society, 2015. Large 8vo. xxii + 562pp. Port. frontis., 43 ills. from photos., map. E.p. maps, very good in original gilt lettered black cloth, in slipcase as issued, t.e.g.
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STRANGERS IN BLOOD. Fur Trade Company Families in Indian Country.
University of British Columbia Press, 1980. 1st Ed. [xxiv] + 255pp. + [i]. 6 colour plates, 17 b/w. plates, map. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley with inscription, good in d/w. lightly browned and sl. chipped to spine.
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A JOURNAL OF EXPLORATIONS. Northward along the Coast from Monterey in the Year 1775. With Illustrations in original colors by Louis Choris. Edited by John Galvin.
John Howell Books, 1964. Sm. 4to. [x] + 67pp. + [v]. Colour frontis., vignette title page, 8 colour plates by Louis Choris, several ills. and decorations, 2 maps at rear. Ex.-libris Andrew David Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, large ownership inscription, edges of leaves sl. spotted, good in original gilt lettered dec. cloth.
¶ One of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies.
¶ One of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies.
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A JOURNAL OF EXPLORATIONS. Northward along the Coast from Monterey in the Year 1775. With Illustrations in original colors by Louis Choris. Edited by John Galvin.
John Howell Books, 1964. Sm. 4to. [x] + 67pp. + [v]. Colour frontis., vignette title page, 8 colour plates by Louis Choris, several ills. and decorations, 2 maps at rear. Ex.-libris Andrew David Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, edges of leaves sl. spotted, good in original gilt lettered dec. cloth.
¶ One of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies.
¶ One of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies.
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ATLAS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1779-1780. With an Introductory Essay by J. Kevin Graffagnino.
Vermont Heritage Press Inc. and Vermont Historical Society, 1984. Folio. xxxipp. Numerous ills., 70 maps and charts including some folding. Ex.-libris Andrew David Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, sl. rubbed d/w.
¶ Inscribed ‘For Andrew David, whose expert advice and assistance were so important to the production of this volume. With best wishes and grateful appreciation from Vermont Heritage Press and Ye Humble Editor J. Kevin Graffagnino ...’ With photocopied letters from David to Graffagnino and to Chairman of AASLR Regional Awards; 3 TLS from the Editor to David, and a contemporary review.
¶ Inscribed ‘For Andrew David, whose expert advice and assistance were so important to the production of this volume. With best wishes and grateful appreciation from Vermont Heritage Press and Ye Humble Editor J. Kevin Graffagnino ...’ With photocopied letters from David to Graffagnino and to Chairman of AASLR Regional Awards; 3 TLS from the Editor to David, and a contemporary review.
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NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO HUDSON’S BAY In His Majesty’s Ship Rosamond. Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of America and of the Tribes Inhabiting That Remote Region.
Coles Publishing Co. Toronto, 1970. Facsimile Reprint. [xii] + 279pp. Folding frontis. map. Light browning, from the library of Ann Savours Shirley, original wrapps., browned and sl. rubbed.
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KLONDIKE The Chicago Records Book for Gold Seekers.
..., 1897. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. 555pp. + [v]. 12 maps, numerous ills. Browning, light marginal dampstain, new e.ps., original pictorial cloth, dampstained with loss of most of image etc., spine chipped.
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THE LIFE HISTORY AND TRAVELS OF KAH-GE-GA-GAH-BOWH A Young Indian Chief of the Ojebwa Nation, A Convert to the Christian Faith, and a Missionary to his People for Twelve Years; With a Sketch of the Present State of the Ojebwa Nation, in regard to Christianity and Their Future Prospects. Also an Appeal; With all the Names of the Chiefs Now Living, Who Have been Christianized, and the Missionaries Now Laboring Among Them. Written by Himself.
Albany Printed by Weed and Parsons, 1847. 1st Ed. viii + pp.(7-224). Engraved port. frontis. With the pencil signature of ‘Miss Sarah Scollin’ to head of title page, front f.e.p. chipped with marginal loss, foxed and browned, original gilt lettered blind embossed cloth boards, faded and marked with loss to edges, rebacked in plain buckram.
¶ The first book published by a Canadian First Nations person. It had six printings in the first year and rapidly became a bestseller. Sabin (Second edition) 16716.
¶ The first book published by a Canadian First Nations person. It had six printings in the first year and rapidly became a bestseller. Sabin (Second edition) 16716.
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