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Ottawa:: Carleton University Press,, 1996. 4to,. Illustrated. cloth and dustjacket Fine. A visually appealing book on the design works of the Canadian artist J.E.H. MacDonald. Although recognized foremost as a landscape artist, his graphic work is equally as memorable. Examples of his works can be found in such wide ranging media as, ceiling decorations in apartments, logos on stationery and company brochures, posters and books. The colour printed transparent endpapers are very reminiscent of Willi... more information

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Burlington:: University of Vermont,, 1975. 8vo,. Illustrated. brown wraps. Paper clip impression on front wrap and title page else very good. Exhibition catalogue held on the 20th anniversary of the Janus Press. A selection of 32 books printed by the press. ... more information

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Burlington:: University of Vermont,, 1982. 8vo,. Illustrated. grey wraps. Small glue spots to inside gutter, else very good. Exhibition catalogue held on the 25th anniversary of the Janus Press. A selection of 36 books printed by the press. ... more information

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Cambridge:: The Riverside Press,, 1918. 8vo,. full red morocco with double gilt rule borders, enclosing a thick floral gilt border, pointelle border and scroll palmette border, gilt decorated spine compartments and gilt palmette design dentelle. Chip to head of spine, front hinge cracked and starting, light offsetting to endpapers, otherwise good. Limited to 350 numbered copies. ... more information

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Kew and Pittsburgh: : Royal Botanical Gardens and the Hunt Institute, , 1989. First edition. 8vo,. green cloth, front cover slightly bowed, else a very good copy. John Lightfoot was an 18th century English naturalist a member of the Linnean society. He travelled on botanical expeditions with Joseph Banks in Wales, to Devon and with Thomas Pennant to Scotland. Here he gathered specimens for his Flora Scotica or the flora of Scotland which was published in 1777. ... more information

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Berkeley: : University of California Press, , [1971]. . First American edition. 4to, . brown cloth. Remainder mark to lower fore-edge else very good. ... more information

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London:: The Hakluyt Society,, 1988. First edition. 8vo,. blue cloth and dustjackets. Near fine. Maguire's account of his association with the Eskimos at Point Barrow, Alaska. Maguire was one of 21 expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin in the Arctic. ... more information

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Los Angeles: : Privately Printed, , 1923. First edition. 8vo,. Illustrated. cloth backed boards, some spotting to boards, corners rubbed else very good. A look at walnut cultivation in China, France and Italy. ... more information

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Leipzig:: Walburg Pers,, 1984. Lrg. Square 8vo,. Illustrated. laminated boards. Covers a bit sunned otherwise very good Examples of juvenilia bookplates from Europe and America. Text in German. ... more information

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