Travel - North America from Horizon Books

New York, Prentice Hall Press, [1990], First edition. . original cloth backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, lightly used but still quite good), near fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xix, 216 pp, illus. . 'It reminds me of the diaries of Virginian Woolf, in that the whole adds up to so… Read more about this item

Washington, printed by AOP Nicholson, Cornelius Wendell, 1857-59, First edition, mixed Senate and House documents. . mixed cloth bindings, including original cloth, 2 volumes in rebound cloth, cover wear, minor foxing on few leaves, mostly marginal, stain in margin of one title page, one volume with library stamp on cover & title, interiors very good, sound set. . 4to… Read more about this item

New York, Harper & Brothers, [1951], . . original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (spine ends with large chips, wear, not price clipped), previous owner's bookplate on endpaper, but a very good+, clean copy in good dj. . 8vo [21 x 15 cm]; x, 340 pp, 16 pages of photo illustrations, map endpapers. . The authors travelled… Read more about this item

Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1910, First edition. . original green cloth, white title lettering on spine and cover, spine slightly faded, lettering clear, clean, unmarked, near fine copy. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxxv, 301 pp, 75 plates from photos, including frontis, large colored folding map, index. . The author of "The Lure of the Labrador… Read more about this item

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, [1974], First edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (bit price clipped), very light signs of use, very good+, clean, unmarked. . 4to [26 x 19 cm]; ix, 277 pp, hundreds of illustrations in color and black & white, bibliography, glossary, index. . With good chapters on printmaking, early prints and engravings, American… Read more about this item

New York, Mini-Print Corp., [1967], reprint of original edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spines and covers, clean, unmarked, fine. . oblong 4to [20 x 25 cm]; 29 volumes in two. . This is the most important reference dealing in Americana, including north, central and south America. Originally printed in 29 volumes over 70 years, 1868-1939,… Read more about this item

New York, James Egbert, 1860, First edition. . original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends a bit worn, name on endpaper, covers bright, interior is clean, fine and unmarked, very good cover. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 247 pp. . Sabin 77485. Welch 170. Spain & Sp. America II, 543. Gunn 1024.… Read more about this item

, Rand McNally, [1992], . . original pictorial printed heavy paper wraps with title historic map showing trading posts, etc on cover, name on margin, near fine and clean with the postcards intact. . folio [39 x 28 cm]; unpaginated, national map, maps of each province, inset maps of main cities, all maps in color, mileage chart, legend, index… Read more about this item

Albany, State of New York, 1921, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, slight cover use but a clean fine and complete set. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, xvi, 690; [ii], 693 - 1423 pp, color plates, numerous other plates, including facsimiles from early sources, maps including folding. . Still the standard reference covering… Read more about this item

Hartford, S. Drake and Company, 1852, . . original pictorial gilt cloth, elaborately gilted spine with title lettering and vignettes, all edges gilted, cover edges worn, joint cracked, hinges re-enforced, lightly foxed, some leaves at end with light marginal stain, else very good. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes in one, [iv], 433; 399 pp, engraved frontis… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1936, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover (light mark), clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, [57]-110, x pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Vagabonding in the Arctic by… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1930, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light cover mark, clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; viii, 363-464, ix-x pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, colored plates, maps including colored map of Canada forestry. . Well-illustrated articles including Unto… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1936, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover (crease & light mark), interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, 56, viii pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Mapping… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, 1933, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light cover mark, clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; ii, [101]-159, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, including full-page, one in color, maps. . Well-illustrated articles including Solitudes of the Arctic by J.… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, July 1930, first edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, very light wear of cover, interior is clean and near fine, unmarked. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; viii, [ii], 191-276, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, colored plate, map. . The main articles include Adventuring… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Montreal, The Canadian Geographical Society, May 1931, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title and design on front cover, light wear of cover, interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xvi, [ii], 335-406, xiv pp, numerous illustrations, mostly from photos, colored plate, map. . The main article is on Toronto by… Read more about this item

West Vancouver, Gordon Soules Book Publishers, [1987], . . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title lettering in white on spine and cover, light corner wear, very good copy, signed by both authors on title page. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; 207 pp, double-page map, plus other full-page map, numerous illustrations from photos and drawings. . The building of… Read more about this item

Chicago, The Newberry Library, University of Chicago Press, 1968, First editions. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, lightly foxed at outer edge of text block, near fine, clean and unmarked. . large 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; xxv, 854 pp, frontis portrait of Graff, detailed index. . A detailed description of 4801 items including collations, commentary, historical… Read more about this item

Victoria, University of Victoria, [1968], First edition. . original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial gilt crest, cover very slightly used but a fine, clean and unmarked copy. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; xii, 328 pp, pictorial endpapers, detailed index. . A detailed description of over 2,000 publications, including explorations, travellers, native peoples, etc. A valuable… Read more about this item

Toronto, University of Toronto Press, [1973], Second edition, enlarged edition. . original cloth, title lettering on cover and spine, edges slightly rubbed, fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xxviii, 780 pp, bibliography, detailed indexes by subject, title, author. . A standard reference with 4408 items listed, each with description, dates, etc. The author index… Read more about this item