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UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

NY: Harper & Bros.. 1841. good+. Hardcover. Includes remarks on a late memoir of Sebastian Cabot with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt. 360pp; Preface from the First American Edition of 1833; fold-out map tipped in front measures 6.5" x 10.5" & has some foxing; 9 engravings; foxing to end pages, scattered though text; 6" tall; light wear to edges of rubbed brown cover with gilt lettering & decoration on spine, corners bumped .

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New. .

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. Used - Acceptable. 1833. Rec cloth with gilt-stamped lettering and decoration. 8vo. 444 pp. Second edition. Some shelf wear, scuffing, and noticeable moisture damage to boards, with chipping & fraying to head of spine, otherwis eprotected by mylar jacket. Rear hinge cracked. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Altogether a sound working copy. (Subject: Exploration.)

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo. Number 53 of the "Family Library" series. Folding map of "Northern Coasts of America." Covers show a little rubbing and very light wear. Scattered foxing. Volume remains tight and otherwise clean.

Harper & Brothers, 1836. Hardcover. Good. new York, 1836; brown cloth covered boards; corners bumped edge wear; covers smudged; 16mo - over 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; fold-out map intact; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; interior foxed; 360 pages

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1832. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo. Wear to spine ends and corners. Light marks to boards. Owners label to front pastedown. Foxing to first and last few pages, also map, half title page and tissue guard.

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1832. First Edition. First printing Good in full burgundy leather covered boards with four gilt decorated raised bands on the spine with gilt designs on the front and rear boards and all edges of the text block in gilt. The front joint is cracked but the front hinge keeps the front board in place . There is a 1/3" deep chip at the head of the spine and the leather is rubbed through at the tips of the boards. The rear hinge and joints are cracked but have not separated. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" high by 4 1/4" deep overall. 444 pages illustrated with a fold-out map of the northern shores of North America as the frontispiece and with nine steel engravings by Jackson.

Edinburgh & London. Oliver & Boyd; and Simpkin & Marshall. 1832. 16.5cm, the first edition, 444p., with folding engraved frontis map & 8 engraved plates, engraved vignette title-page, wanting front and back free fly, rebound in brown fabrikoid with marbled boards, internally clean, very good. (Ar). Tourville. Alaska Bibliography. 4599. T.P.L. 1751. Progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America.

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1833. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 444 p. 18 cm. Fold-out map at front and a title page vignette. 8 other b&w plates. Red cloth with gold impressing. From our As Is shelf. Spine much deteriorated with many chips. Corners bumped. Title continues: "From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions. Wo which is added an appendix, containing remarks on a lte memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt."

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839. Hardcover. Good condition, marginal staining in early leaves. 360 p. incl. illus., 5 pl. front. (fold. map) 16 cm.

Oliver & Boyd, 1833. Early Edition. Leather. Good. 'Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. By Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq., F.R.S. & F.S.A with Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions by James WIlson, Esq., F.R.S.E & M.W.S. To which is added an appendix, containing Remarks on the Late memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a Vindication of Richard Hakluyt. 2nd Edition: 444pp, [16pp publishers catalogue], illustrated, 1 folding map, vignette, 8 b/w drawings/engravings, some with tissue guards. Rebound, brown cloth covers with part of original binding acting as spine label. A general history of discovery, including the voyages of the Portuguese, French, and Spaniards; the Russian and English voyages; Hearne and Sir Alexander Mackenzie; Franklin and Beechey. The second half of the book deals with the natural history including quadrupeds, birds, fish, botany, and… Read More

1832. TYTLER, Patrick Fraser. Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern TYTLER, Patrick Fraser. Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. ... With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions. By James Wilson... To Which Is Added an Appendix, Containing Remarks on a Late Memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a Vindication of Richard Hakluyt. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1832. 1st ed. 444pp. Folding map frontis. Additional engraved title page, illus., plates. Contemporary full calf triple ruled in blind, gilt-ruled raised spine bands, compartments elaborate gilt, black morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, gilt-chamfered edges. A few small scrapes to leather, front hinge slightly tender, else very good. Sabin 97657. Cox II, p.526. The first half of the book is a general history of discovery in North America. The second half deals with the natural… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1833. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Pp. 444, frontis (folding map), engraved title-page, illustrations. Original red cloth with designs stamped in blind, with gilt titles to the spine. Light bumping to the spine ends, misfolded frontis map, else a very fresh and tight copy.

NY: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine. 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. The spine is slightly faded. Gilt is still bright; all hinges are tight. A very nice and clean book, including the folding map. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 360 pages .