Search Results: Canada from Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1959. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean sky blue cloth boards with red lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 230 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, with a few tiny short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Clean gift-quality book. 8vo. Aviation..

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint.. Reprint edition (1940) in original dust jacket Very clean yellow-gold cloth boards with black lettering on spine No fraying or wear Binding is tight & square, no cracking Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers No previous owner markings Wonderful illustrations by Putnam Brinley. 200 pages Illustrated dust jacket has slight edge wear and short closed edge tears Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover Delightful guide to the East coast of Quebec.

New York: Dodd Mead, 1936. Book. Illus. by Putnam Brinley, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Dodd Mead, 1936. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Putnam Brinley, Illustrator. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Slight fading at top and bottom spine edges. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean map-illustrated endpapers; tasteful previous owner bookplate on back side of front free endpaper. 266 pages. Color frontis illustration, plus illustrations throughout by Putnam Brinley. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has a few small shallow chips at top and bottom of spine edge, a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An exploration of Cape Breton Island, that fascinating bit of land flung far out into the Atlantic off the northeastern end of Nova Scotia, by the author of "Away to the Gaspe." 8vo. Nova Scotia..

New York/London/Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. New York/London/Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1964. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean turquoise cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 223 pgs. with index. No additional printings listed. Dustjacket is not price clipped, is very clean with exception of owner name on front inside flap, a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8-1/2 x 6-1/2". 100 photographs - map - index - chronology..

British Columbia, Canada: Haunted Bookshop, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. British Columbia, Canada: Haunted Bookshop, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition in clean original dust jacket, SIGNED by author's son. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Inscribed by author's son on front free endpaper: "To Don, M.S W. loved the Cariboo and first encountered the Clinton where horseback was the means by which he made his visits - December 12, 1957 - M. Wade." On the front fixed endpaper there is a note from previous owner Don Mengiz which says: "This book was autographed for us by Mark Leighton Wade affectionately known as M.L., son of the author. M.L. was 95 years old in 1987." - Don Mengiz. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Large clean fold-out map at rear of book… Read More

McClelland Stewart Limited, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Matching two-volume set, complete with nice copper dust jackets, in original slipcase. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, small gold owner's name imprinted on lower right front corner with a small window for the name on each dust jacket. No bumping, fading or fraying. Bindings are tight and square, hinges are sound. Volume 1 has bookplate of President of Canada Wire and Cable Company taped to front free endpaper, and date written in pen (Xmas 1964). Else all pages are clean, bright, unmarked, with all text block edges top-stained rose red. Clean copper dust jackets with the logo of Canada Wire and Cable Company in red, black and copper on front panels; slight edge wear, a few tiny edge nicks. Red slipcase very light soiling, some corner wear. Nice looking set..

Thorndike, Maine: Thorndike Press, 1986. Book. Illus. by Jock Conyngham, Photographer. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean stated First Printing in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean unfaded brown cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with map-decorated endpapers; small previous owner return address label at top right corner of front free endpaper - no other marks. Illustrated with wonderful photographs of people and places. 196 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, a few short closed edge tears at top spine edge; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. From its origins in the Canadian wilderness, the Yukon River flows Down North over1,000 miles through the Yukon, across Alaska, and out to sea. Here, in their own words, are the fascinating stories of men and women who have fought for and earned a place on this fragile frontier. This is a picture of a… Read More

Toronto: Stoddart, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Toronto: Stoddart, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Clean dark blue boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers, with Eaton family tree on endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 320 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Biography..

Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company, Ltd., 1960. Book. Illus. by Rosemary Kilbourne, Illust.. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company, Ltd., 1960. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Rosemary Kilbourne, Illust. Clean rust cloth boards with gray lettering. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 335 pgs. with index. Dustjacket is not price clipped, has tiny bit of chipping at top of spine, light corner wear. Enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Business..

New York: Coward McCann, 1947. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Coward McCann, 1947. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Hint of slightest corner wear, no fraying, no fading. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 244 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear, very shallow chipping at top and bottom spine edges ((1/16"), a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Romance and adventure set against the background of the fur trade of Canada. 8vo. Fiction..

Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Third Printing.. Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1995. First Edition, Third Printing. Fine/Fine. Third Edition, SIGNED by the author, in clean unchipped slipcase. As new condition. Clean unfaded blue boards with bright gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean deep blue endpapers. Signed by the author on half-title page: "Carl E. Hiebert.' No other writing or marks. Gorgeous full color photographs throughout taken over Canada from the air. 179 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An amazing book written and photographed by an amazing man, Carl Hiebert, who after traveling the world and indulging his passion for adventure sports, from scuba-diving to sky-diving, was suddenly made a… Read More

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1925. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Later Edition.. Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1925. Later Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean hardcover book in unclipped dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with stamped gold lettering and small gold design on cover and spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers; previous owner name neatly penned on back side of frontispiece illustration. Illustrated by C. W. Jefferys. 580 pages. Clean illustrated dust jacket is not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap), has some edge/corner wear wear and short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Story begins in 1748 when Canada was still French. The scene is laid in the historic city of Quebec, and it pictures with all the glowing romance of the 18th century the life, the haunts, the secrets of that high-built wonder city in a… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: James Lewis & Samuel, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in clean dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable clear mylar cover. Beige cloth boards are clean except for tape shadow marks to board edges; no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with photographs by Myfanwy Phillips. 373 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears. For more than a year, Heather Robertson travelled through Western Canada, visiting half a dozen small towns to meet people and ask questions -- getting the story of wheat farmers, accounts of life in the towns like Biggar, Moose Jaw, Winkler, and Miami. .

New York: Smith & Durrell, 1945. Book. Illus. by Lucina Smith Wakefield, Ilustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Smith & Durrell, 1945. First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Lucina Smith Wakefield, Ilustrator. Clean blue cloth boards with light blue lettering on cover and spine. Hint of surface wear to corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. No names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated by Lucina Smith Wakefield. 162 pgs. A memoir of life on Coster Island (between Vancouver Island and the west coast of Canada). 8vo. Memoir..

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later edition hardcover book in dust jacket. Light green cloth boards with darker green lettering on spine. Light soiling, no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean, with previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 144 pages. Dust jacket has edge chipping, chipping at spine ends, closed tear to spine fold; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An account of Grey Owl, the Canadian Indian naturalist who did so much to save the Canadian beaver from extinction, with a visit to his home on Kingsmere Lake. Grey Owl (b. 1888 - d. 1938) was one of the first and most powerful spokespersons for the preservation of a pristine wilderness and a strong Native identity in Canada. .

New York / London: G. P. Putnam's, 1897. Book. Illus. by Frederick Simpson Coburn, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York / London: G. P. Putnam's, 1897. First Edition . Very Good/No Dust jacket. Frederick Simpson Coburn, Illustrator. Clean green clothboards with unchipped gold lettering and gold portrait of a pipe-smoking man on cover, gold lettering on spine (somewhat dimmed). Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Some fraying to top and bottom spine edges. Pages and edges are clean; tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper which has caused some browning to preliminaries from offset reaction. Frontis illustration with clean tissue guard. Illustrations by Frederick Simpson Coburn; Introduction by Louis Frechette. 137 pp..

Saskatoon, Saskathewan: Modern Press, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. Saskatoon, Saskathewan: Modern Press, 1964. Stated First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. "First Printing" stated on copyright page, in clean original jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Bump to one corner tip. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated by Wm. W. Perehudoff. 249 pages. Clean dust jacket illustrated by Perehudoff; one tiny chip at upper corner tip; hint of edgewear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A story of horses and the Canadian West, by Grant MacEwan, who was born in Manitoba to pioneer parents and became the mayor of Calgary. He was well known as a horseman, and competent judge of cattle and horses, and a lectureer on topics pertaining to livestock, agriculture and conservation..

The Lyons Press, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. The Lyons Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing (with full number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. As new condition. Clean beige boards with dark green spine, beige lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 291 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A wonderful memoir of life in the Canadian shield country north of the Great Lakes, told with great humor and a keen eye for both nature and human nature..

New York / London: D. Appleton Century Company, 1947. Book. Illus. by Thornton Oakley, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York / London: D. Appleton Century Company, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Thornton Oakley, Illustrator. Fine First Edition, First Printing - with (1) on last page, in clean original unclipped dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Publisher's errata slip is still tipped in at page 85. Clean map-decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Wonderful illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 278 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A great tour of the province of Quebec - its people, its animals, its history and beautiful terrain..

Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Fiona Spalding-Smith, Photographer. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Very Good+. Fiona Spalding-Smith, Photographer. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with full color photographs by Fiona Spalding-Smith. 96 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, has one short closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Stretching some 200 kilometres between Kingston and Ottawa, the Rideau Corridor encompasses a wealth of rural charm. At its heart, the Rideau Canal connects a series of rivers and lakes to create one of the most picturesque waterways on the continent. Throughout… Read More