Harrison, Carl H.

A Tramp on the Line; Harri 's on Tour

Victoria, BC, Friesen Press, 2013. Paperback. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+. Signed by author on title page. .

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Book number: 054600

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[Captain James Cook] Hawkesworth, John LL.D. / Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook

An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere

London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. This is the first printing, first state, of the famous account of what is now described as 'Cook's First Voyage', although primary credit for the creation of this account is given to John Hawkesworth (who had been commissioned by the Admiralty to edit Capt. Cook's papers). Note: there was a second edition published in the same year, containing a Preface by Hawkesworth (Beddie 650). Volume I of our offering ends at page 676, and shows page 139 as numbered 139-360 (as called for in Beddie 648). It contains 18 of the 21 charts and plates called for in this volume, lacking two charts and one plate (or 'cut' as it is called). Volume II has a large tide mark across the top of the first third, or so, of the contents. Page 189 is misnumbered 191. Old worm hole to margins of pages 119-161. Contains 16 of 22 charts and plates (five folding charts, seven folding plates, and four single page plates). The text is complete in 410 numbered pages. Volume III text commences at page 411 and concludes at page 795. All nine plates and charts are present, including the very large folding chart of New Zealand (Cook was the first to confirm that New Zealand was, in fact, an island). Lack of nine plates/ charts. The text shows foxing, severe on a few pages but, on the whole, the text is perfectly readable and, if professionally restored, the plates and charts would be magnificent. Ill.: charts and engravings.

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Book number: 9900042259

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Keywords: Voyages;Maritime;Nautical;Exploration;Navigation;;;; charts and engravings

Head, George

Forest Scenes and Incidents in the Wilds of North America; Being a Diary of a Winter's Route from Halifax to the Canadas

Toronto, Coles, 1980. Paperback. 8vo. Ink owner's name to verso front cover; very good. .

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Book number: 058567

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Hearne, Samuel

A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean; Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North West Passage, Etc, in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, and 1772

New York, Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. pp. 458. 4to. White binding, contains multiple foldout maps and plates. Lightest shelfwear. Transparent glassine dustjacket with some tears to edges; near fine in very good dustjacket. Originally published in London, 1795. .

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Book number: 083203

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Hearne, Samuel

Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean

Edmonton, M.G. Hurtig, 1971. Hardcover. pp. lvi. 458. 4to. Black and white illustrations and folding maps. Bound in rich red cloth with gilt lettering and black label to spine. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. .

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Book number: 092005

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Hearne, Samuel

Voyage de Samuel Hearne, Du Fort Du Prince de Galles Dans la Baie de Hudson, a L'Ocean Nord, Entrepris Par Ordre de la Compagnie de la Baie de Hudson; Dans Les Années 1769, 1770,1771 Et 1772, Et Exécuté Par Terre, Piur la Découverte D'Un Passage Au Nord-Ouest. Traduit de L'Anglais, Et Accompagné de Cartes Et de Planches [Two Volumes]

Paris, Imprimerie de Patris, an VII, 1799. Leather Bound. pp. lviii, 373; 332, xxix. Black leather spines over mottled green and black boards; gilt lettering to spines. Missing the maps and 2 of the 4 called-for plates. Edges scuffed, leather splitting at front joint of Vol. I, ink name, contents clean and unmarked, bindings sound. Sabin 31183 calls for "5 maps, 4 plates", of which this set has only two: IV and VII. .

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Book number: 083898

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HEDIN, Sven

Through Asia / 2 Volumes

New York City, Harper & Brothers, 1899. Hardcover. pp. xviii,1255. Royal 8vo. Complete two volume set in original cloth binding. The cloth on both volumes is bright and unmarked, although the spines are darkened, and the cloth of the spine of volume I has closed tears at both ends. Light rubbing to the edges. The front hinge of volume I is cracked although the endpapers are tight. Several pages loose (but present). The rear hinge of volume II is also splitting but nothing is loose. Contents clean and bright. First published in 1898, by Methuen, in London. This is the first American edition. See Nerhood, 'To Russia and Return' 415.Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952) was a Swedish explorer and geographer. In 1885, he went to Persia as a tutor and was attached to a Swedish-Norwegian embassy to the Shah in 1890. He made many journeys into uncharted areas, particularly in the Himilayas (1893-1898), the Gobi Desert, and Tibet. This title records his impressions while on a journey to make astronomical measurements during the Anglo-Russian boundary dispute of 1893-1894. His account contains much information on the local peoples' way of life and contains two large folding maps - both coloured - and numerous black-and-white photo plates, taken by Hedin, as well as reproductions of some of his sketches. .

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Book number: 9900038466

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Keywords: Himilayas;Tibet;China;;;;;;

Henry, Alexander

Travels and Adventures; in Canada and the Indian Territories between the Years 1760 and 1776

Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1969. Hardcover. pp. xlvi, 347. 8vo. Bound in deep navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black & white photographs and fold out maps. Agawa Bay Outpost article laid in loose. Light shelfwear; else very good+ in good- price-clipped dustjacket showing light wear to extremities. .

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Book number: 073153

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Heriot, George

Travels Through the Canadas (2 Volumes); Containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; with an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces

London, Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Paperback. pp. 270; 271-600. 8vo. Black & white illustrations. Minor crease to spine of vol. 1; very good+. Ill.: Heriot, George.

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Book number: 066610

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Heriot, George

Travels Through the Canadas (Two Volume Set); a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; with an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces. To Which Is Subjoined a Comparative View of the Manners and Customs of Several of the Indian Nations of North and South America

Toronto, Coles Publishing, 1971. Facsimile Edition. Paperback. pp. 1-270. 271-602. 8vo. Illustrated with a map and numerous engravings from drawings made at the several places by the author. Sunning to spines, ink inscription to inside front covers; very good+ on lightly shelfworn slipcase. .

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Book number: 083027

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Heriot, George

Travels Through the Canadas; Containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; with an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces. To Which Is Subjoined a Comparative View of the Manners and Customs of Several of the Indian Nations of North and South America

Edmonton, M. G. Hurtig Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. pp. xxiv, 602. Black & white illustrations. Fold out map and some fold out illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good clipped dustjacket all in good+ cardboard slipcase. .

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Book number: 076664

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Hildebrand, Jerry; Marjorie Hildebrand

Under the Southern Cross; Memories of Jerry & Marjorie Hildebrand and Their Years Spent in South Brazil

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Published by the authors, 2011. Paperback. pp. 105. 4to. Light shelfwear, slight creasing to panels, thumbing; else very good-. .

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Book number: 070172

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Huck, Barbara

Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America; Discover the Highways That Opened a Continent

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Heartland Pub, 2000. Paperback. pp. 256. 4to. Heavily illustrated. Light shelfwear; very good+. Driving Directions to 100 sites. .

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Book number: 084877

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Keywords: Canadian History

Cook, Captain James [Vols. I and II] / Captain James King [Vol. III] / [Vol. IV - plate volume]

A Voyage of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean

London, W. and A. Strahan, 1784. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Complete four volume set of the first edition. In the original boards, but boards detached. Overall, the contents remain tightly-bound and in remarkably good condition. Vol. I complete but for The List of Plates (pp. xci to xcvi - however, included in the fourth volume - see below), and all seven maps on six plates (four folding), and one folding plate, are present. Vol. II complete with all eleven maps or views (six folding). Vol. III shows an early worm hole to the first few pages, not affecting text. All six maps and plates are present (two folding), plus the folding table at the end, but with no advertising leaf included. Vol IV contains 61 engravings of people, places, and animals visited by Capt. Cook in what is now Hawaii (described as the Sandwich Islands), Western British Columbia, and Alaska. Forty of the plates are folding; 21 are large single-page plates. The volume begins with 'The List of Plates', and is numbered pages xci to xcvi (see above). Some of the illustrations are foxed. This volume lacks three charts (nos. I and VI from vol. I, and no. XXXVI from vol. II). There is foxing (off-setting, really) on the pages facing the plates and charts, and occasional marginal foxing to the text, but the latter is hardly untoward. Beddie, Bibliography of Captain James Cook (BCJC) 1543, Streeter 3478. Sabin 16250, Howes 729a, Sotheby's London sale 11/21/91 lot #377 (three vols only). Ill.: charts, engravings.

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Book number: 9900042258

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Navigation; Nautical; Maritime; Royal Society; Royal Navy; Surveying; Northwest Passage; Alaska; Hawaii charts, engravings

[Gall & Inglis]

Handy Map of London; Scale: 3. 5 Inches to a Mile

London, Gall & Inglis, 1900. Hardcover. Small 12mo. Clothbound. Includes hand coloured, linen backed map of London. Twenty five pages of index and guide repaired with clear tape. Light shelfwear, rubber stamp to title page, some nicking to page ends, pencil marks to linen back of map; very good. With illustrated guidebook and index to streets. .

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Book number: 090100

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration