The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment by Chambers, E. T. D - 1896

NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1911. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Richardson , Rome K (decorative covers). Brown, Ethel Pennewill (text decorations and illust). Remarkably well-conserved, as new copy still in publisher'sgift box. Elaborate mixed element floral cover design by Richardson K. Rome on green cloth. Text illustrtaions and decorations by Ethel Pennewill Brown. 8vo, gte, sides untrimmed, 76p. Unused, pages uncut, in orignal glassine wrapper all in as new condition housed in publisher's gift box, white paper with satin finish over cardboard, edged in gilt, top cover decorated with elements of Richardson's cover design, stated "Presenation Edition" An exemplar of the "gift book" at the commercial maturity of the decorative cover in American bindings. THE collector's copy.

J.B. Lippincott, 1940. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Printing not stated, presumed first. Zebra patterned cloth-covered boards, showing some soiling. Spine faded. Overall light shelf wear. Page edges soiled and/or age toned but interior is bright and fresh: only marking is POS on FFEP. Stated 85 aquatone illustrations. Though there is a split at p.361 the book still handles well - the binding nonetheless feels loose to the touch with a slight roll developing at the tail. 376 pages with index. True account of the travel adventures of the author & her husband, Martin, renowned big game hunter & photographer, focusing on their years on the shores of Lake Paradise in Africa.

Seeley, Service & Co, 1915. Cloth. Very Good. Part of the publisher's 'Library of Romance' series; 351pp, (1pp publishers advertisements). Original dark blue cloth covers titled and decorated in red,white and gilt, with huskies and men dragging a sledge on front cover, musk ox on spine. This edition is one of the earlier ones having more illustrations than the later editions. The preface is dated 1906 and a Publishers note on page 8 brings attention to various expedition leaders and publishers for the use of their illustrations. Frontispiece + 21 b/w illustrations + 2 maps all as called for in list of illustrations. Shelfware, rear cover stained. Previous owners signature dated 1918 on front pastedown, some foxing mainly to eps and page edges. A rare item. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2787. .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dust jacket. Solid First Edition, 1885. Green silk cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, black stamped lettering on cover, gold stamped lettering on spine. Light soiling to cloth. Tiny spots of wear to corners and top and bottom spine edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Chocolate brown endpapers; small chip to top edge of front fixed endpaper, small mark where bookplate had been and has fallen off. Color frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. With numerous illustrations from the author's sketches and descriptions by Mr. John B. Gibbs. All six maps (including fold-outs) are present and in excellent condition. 536 pages with index, plus 4 pages of publisher's advertising at rear of book..

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

Chadron, Nebraska: Museum of The Fur Trade, 1965. Octavo. Eight volumes: Vol. 1 Numbers 1-4, Volume 2, Numbers 1-3, Vol. 3, Number 1. All bound in pictorial paper wraps. A very nice, clean set.

Cambridge, England: The Limited Editions Club, 1956. Printed in an edition of 1500 copies, of which this is #261. Signed by Robert Gibbings, the illustrator. Book has new glassine wrapper and housed in a good slipcase which shows shelfwear. Slight soiling to spine, previous owner's signature on front pastedown and ffep, otherwise a clean, tight copy of one of the most important works in the history of science, which ultimately led to Darwin's magnum opus THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.. Decorative Beige Sailcloth. Very Good +/None. Illus. by Robert Gibbings. Folio.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dust jacket. Solid First Edition, 1885. Green silk cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, black stamped lettering on cover, gold stamped lettering on spine. Light soiling to cloth. Tiny spots of wear to corners and top and bottom spine edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Chocolate brown endpapers; small chip to top edge of front fixed endpaper, small mark where bookplate had been and has fallen off. Color frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. With numerous illustrations from the author's sketches and descriptions by Mr. John B. Gibbs. All six maps (including fold-outs) are present and in excellent condition. 536 pages with index, plus 4 pages of publisher's advertising at rear of book..

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1919.8vo. 238pp, three plates and three folded maps (color). Original cloth binding, with gold to front and spineFair condition with library markings, some cover and spine wear and staining, tight binding, the inside hinges are split, pages have stains and library markings.

Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, matching endpapers, gte, gilt to spine, (xii), 26. Errata statement printed at bottom of xii. Top edge slightly darkened/soiled, and marbled boards a wee dulled. Internals fine. No names or bookplates and desirable thus.