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Coles. Fine. 1972. Facsimile Edition. Softcover. Stiff unmarked book, about new, with folded map. ; Coles Canadiana Collection; 440 pages .

Coles Publishing, 1972. Good. Some marks on back cover -- FREE SHIPPING ON $35 OR MORE

with facsimile fldg map

Toronto: Coles, 1972. Coles Facsmile Edition. Originally published in 1876. Book Near Fine. Some experiences of an old country settler with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. 440 pp. Folding map. Chapters on Provinces, forests, trappingand fishing. Maroon cloth boards.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Toronto: Coles Reprint, 1972. Facsimile of 1876 edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 440.

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Facsimile. Softcover. 440 pp. Light edgewear. Fold-out map. A facsimile reprint of the 1876 original published by Edward Stanford of London. Part of the Coles Canadiana Collection. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

Toronto. Coles Publishing. 1972. 8vo, 21cm, facsimile reprinted of the 1876 edition, viii,440p., large folding map, maroon cloth, stamped in gold on black label patch on the spine and upper cover, as new. (Spg).

London. Edward Stanford. 1876. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 20cm, first edition, viii,440,32p., ads., WANTING the frontis map, original green cloth, gilt spine titles, some wear of the binding edges, very good, as is (gar), ~ Contents include; Emigration question, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, P.E.I., Anticosti, Intercolonial Railway, Forests of Canada, Winter, The Trapper, The Angler, Climate etc.,

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Emigrant and Sportsman in Canada :Some experiences of an old country settler. With sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Edward Stanford, Ltd., 1876. 440 pages plus 32 pages of advertising. Pages are in good condition; clean and white. Outer edges yellowed. Endpapers soiled. Folding map at the front is in vg condition, with one small mend. Hinges are loose, binding secure. Original green cloth. Gilt titles on the spine, black deoration on the covers. Covers faded and stained, wrinkling on the spine and lower cover. Corners bumped and frayed. FAIR. Hard Cover. Fair.

London. Edward Stanford. 1876. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 20cm, The First Edition, viii,440,[32]p., ads., colour folding frontis map, in the original green cloth, black stamped borders and decorations on the boards, gilt spine titles, some expert restoration, a very good sound copy. (spg) Phillips. Bibliography American Sporting Books, p325. Brurns R-118. Heckscher 1670. Wetzel p205. "More of less and Emigrant's guide book. Chapters on various provinces include "The Angler", salmon rivers, fly fishing, etc.". W&S p180. Starkman p102. Numerous descriptions of hunting all kinds of game in eastern Canada, including Anticosti." A fascinating book, the author has humour and is a real sportsman. It is a guide to early sporting life in Canada, dealing with duck and quail shooting in Ontario; Moose, Caribou and wildfowl shooting in Quebec; Bass and Salmon fishing in New Brunswick; angling in Cape Breton and on Anticosti Island. - Bruns notes "a truly remarkable book. The author has a wide and accurate knowledge… Read More

London. Edward Stanford. 1876. 12mo, 19.2cm, The First Edition, viii,440p., colour folding frontis map mounted on fine grain linen, in contemporary half crimson morocco, raised gilt decorated raised bands, full gilt borders and flora decorations and titles in the panels, pebbled green cloth boards, marbled endpapers and edges, with gilt crested of the "New South Wales, Library of Parliament" in the bottom spine panel and on the upper cover, preliminaries with some slight foxing, some wear on the corner, else very good to fine copy. (Spg). Phillips. Bibliography American Sporting Books, p325. Bruns R-118. Heckscher 1670. Wetzel p205. "More of less and Emigrant's guide book. Chapters on various provinces include "The Angler", salmon rivers, fly fishing, etc.". W&S p180. Starkman p102. ~ Numerous descriptions of hunting all kinds of game in eastern Canada, including Anticosti." A fascinating book, the author has humour and is a real sportsman. It is a guide to early sporting life in Canada, dealing with… Read More

London: Edward Stanford, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. viii, 440, 32 p. 21 cm. Fold-out frontispiece map. Green cloth with black border. Gilt title on spine. Hinges expertly repaired (cloth on top right corner of spine slightly loose with no loss to repair). A few small spots to cover, edges gently rubbed. Owner's signature to front pastedown, offset onto half-title. Tear in map. A few page edges a little rough. Chapters on each province from Ontario to the Maritimes as well as Cape Breton and Anticosti. Chapters on the Intercolonial Railroad, Canadian Forests, Winter in Canada, as well as advice on trapping, angling, and questions of climate. Sections on farming, wild-fowl shooting, the Eastern Townships, bass spearing, partridge shooting, wild geese, mining, lobsters, moose and bear hunting seals, cod fishing, the Acadians, The Micmacs, canoeing, lumbering, eel spearing, tobogganing, caribou hunting, porcupines, squirrels, and beavers.