British Columbia Coast Names 1592 - 1906 to Which are Added a Few Names in Agjacent United States Territory Their Origin and History by Walbran, John T - 1909

London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. 1882. (Hardcover) 367pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Decorated endpapers, frontispiece, fold out map, illustrations. Spine slightly cocked, egdewear and minor rubbing and bumping to cover. Previous owner's blindstamp, library pocket in back endpaper, tapestains to front free endpaper. Book about Lord Selkirk. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Explorers, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).

Toronto: Champlain Society 1956, an out of series copy from a limited edition of 600. (Hardcover) xxiii, 636, xvi pp.. Fine, no dust jacket. Crested red cloth. Top edge gilt, portrait frontispiece, folding map, footnotes, appendix, index, list of subscribing members. Edited with introduction by W.L. Morton. Publisher series: Champlain Society 34. Locale: ; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Red River Settlement; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Red River Rebellion).

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).

Toronto: Grip Printing and Publishing Co. 1886. (Hardcover) 531pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with bevelled edges, gilt lettering and illustration of a mounted soldier. Pale green patterned endpapers, 6 plates plus color folding map, appendix, list of officers and men. The covers are lightly worn, the spine is cocked and has a small stain, the back inner hinge is cracked, there is a previous owner's inscription in pencil inside, and the endpapers are tanned along the edges, otherwise the covers are bright. Book about Louis Riel. [Peel 884]. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada, North West Rebellion).

Montreal: A. McKim & Co. 1892. (Hardcover) 368pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and black decoration. Abbreviations, illustrations, advertisements, index.The corners are lightly bumped, the spine is lightly worn and discolored, pages 16-17 are toned from a newspaper clipping stored between the pages, and there are markings in blue pencil in the margins of the text. "Containing: A history of the rise and progress of journalism in each province, with a facsimile of the first paper printed in Canada; statistics and tables showing the increase in Canadian newspapers since the period of Confederation; tables of the imports and exports of materials in the printing and publishing trades; the customs tariff affecting these various press associations of Canada. Etc.; A Gazetteer; of all Canadian and Newfoundland Newspapers and periodicals, in which is given the name of each paper, its editor and publishers, date of establishment; politics or class; frequency of… Read More

London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. 1882. (Hardcover) 367pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Decorated endpapers, frontispiece, fold out map, illustrations. Spine slightly cocked, egdewear and minor rubbing and bumping to cover. Previous owner's blindstamp, library pocket in back endpaper, tapestains to front free endpaper. Book about Lord Selkirk. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Explorers, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).

Toronto: Grip Printing and Publishing Co. 1886. (Hardcover) 531pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with bevelled edges, gilt lettering and illustration of a mounted soldier. Pale green patterned endpapers, 6 plates plus color folding map, appendix, list of officers and men. The covers are lightly worn, the spine is cocked and has a small stain, the back inner hinge is cracked, there is a previous owner's inscription in pencil inside, and the endpapers are tanned along the edges, otherwise the covers are bright. Book about Louis Riel. [Peel 884]. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada, North West Rebellion).

Montreal: A. McKim & Co. 1892. (Hardcover) 368pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and black decoration. Abbreviations, illustrations, advertisements, index.The corners are lightly bumped, the spine is lightly worn and discolored, pages 16-17 are toned from a newspaper clipping stored between the pages, and there are markings in blue pencil in the margins of the text. "Containing: A history of the rise and progress of journalism in each province, with a facsimile of the first paper printed in Canada; statistics and tables showing the increase in Canadian newspapers since the period of Confederation; tables of the imports and exports of materials in the printing and publishing trades; the customs tariff affecting these various press associations of Canada. Etc.; A Gazetteer; of all Canadian and Newfoundland Newspapers and periodicals, in which is given the name of each paper, its editor and publishers, date of establishment; politics or class; frequency of… Read More

Ottawa: MacLean, Roger & Co. 1877. (Rebound cloth) 431pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Tables, maps, index, 4 folding profiles. Lacks sheets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and there are minor pencil markings in the text. "Sir - I have the honour to submit the following Report on the Surveys and Explorations carried on under my directions to determine the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Commenced in 1871, these Surveys have extended over a period of six years; and it now becomes my duty to place before you the results arrived at, so that, as far as practicable, the information deducible form the several examinations may be made accessible for reference, and the fact which have been established by these six years of labour may fully and properly be preserved" - from the text. Time Period 1870's. Locale: Canada. (Western Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Reports, Trains, Transportation).