Search Results: Geography from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1915 Book. Illus. by Verner (et al). Good Plus to Very Good. Full Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 31 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. Top edges gilt. This volume is a general essay on types of watercraft and the water resources of Canada rather than history. Canoes. Sailing Craft. Steamers. Fisheries. Navies. 199 pp..

N.Y.: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good Minus. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade PAPERBACK with tiny closed tear top of spine and gift inscription. Cover photo of covered bridge, and full of diagrams and specifications. Interesting to history buffs, and useful to engineers. Bicentennial Edition. Inscription reads "Milton F. Gregg, VC, Bridge Re-builder of New Brunswick with warm regards. Rob S.(?)" Gregg won Victoria Cross in 1918, re-organized University of New Brunswick as president after WW II, was Minister of Labour in the early 50's, and held other important posts in public service. He died in 1978...

London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1872 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards, embossed front and back. Jeopardy fans will welcome this book, which provides many older names of geographic regions such as Hellas for Geece and Hispania for Spain and Portugal. Many other names are provided for parts of regions which were added to or subtracted from areas we know today. Rivers, bays, and other water bodies had earlier names, too. 171 pp..

Prospero Books Book. Illus. by Colour Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original colour photo laminated boards. Surprising detail in these colour photos taken from aircraft. Heavy book will need extra postage. .

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., Ltd., 1954 Book. Illus. by Maps and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. DJ missing an inch along the head. Book is clean, sound, and unmarked. Full of facts and figures on every imaginable topic. Heavy ! Will need extra postage. 780 pp..

Vancouver, B.C.: Wrigley, 1955 Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth on boards, gold lettering and car design. DJ has one small surface loss due to price tag tear. Gift inscription and University of Florida sticker on title. Centennial Agencies stamp on rear DJ. The author accompanied her husband, a Vancouver Queen's Counsel and former Rhodes scholar, to a Rhodes reunion. After, they toured Southern England, and she recorded their experiences. Readers will note with interest the numbers of eminent and colorful people returning to their alma mater. 146 pp,.

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1909 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Original yellow softcover with pictorial pastedown. Canadian Treasury Series. The great rivers of Canada, The mystic Saguenay, The river of Acadia, The war path of the Iroquois, The river of the cataract, The highway of the fur trade, The Red River of the North, The mighty Mackenzie. Number "5" written on front cover. No other writing. 87 pp..

Bolton, Ont.: Fenn, 1986 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (Oblong). Original black plasticized cloth with blue lettering on boards. Pictorial DJ. Historical and geographical highlights of the country, city by city, with bright colour photos. 176 pp..

Toronto: Discovery Books, 1990 Book. Illus. by Authors. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original pictorial paper over boards, DJ, all very good. 119 folio pp..

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1862 Book. Illus. by Maps By W. And A.K. Johnston. Good. Hardcover. Nineteenth Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Faded maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Several foldout maps. 478 pp..

Fairview, Diago Martin, Trinidad: Crusoe Publishing House, 1975 Book. Illus. by Maps and Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange softcover with photo of two young ladies. This is the third volume of Trinidad history by this author, intended to cover the period 1838-1850. Map of Trinidad bound in, and map of Port of Spain attached inside back cover. Widely distributed in 1975, but scarce today. 121 pp..

Leeds & Glasgow: E. J. Arnold & Son, Ltd. Book. Illus. by 17 Maps and 21 Illustrations. Good. Soft cover. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey flexible cloth. Considerable light pencil marking. 126 pp..

Ottawa: Canadian Board on Geographical Names, 1961 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue softcover. Official publication. Contains the names of all populated places as well as inland and coastal physical features. Towns, brooks, bays, coves, lakes, channels, and even Post Offices are listed in alphabetical order, followed by description of location and position by latitude and longitude. Two previous owner's names, with no other writing or damage. 192 pp..

Toronto: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1950 Book. Illus. by Photos, Maps, and Other Drawings. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light green cloth on boards. One student's name on half-title is the only writing. Cover is a bit grubby, but binding is firm and square. An unusually good copy ! 478 pp..

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1910 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. In his Preface, the author complains that Geography has "suffered more than any other branch of study through the prevalence of bad methods. Mere isolated details of topography have been memorized, while the processes of earth, water, and atmosphere, that go to produce the differences and characteristics of the earth's surface, have been neglected." - vii. A thought-producing book. 405 pp..

Gutenberg: Rikisprentsmidjan, 1936 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Flexible Faux Leather. Third Edition Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original blue flexible faux leather. The third edition of a general handbook of the country published on its 50th anniversary by Landsbanki Islands (National Bank of Iceland). Handsome frontispiece portraits of the King and Queen. Current facts of population, commerce, industry, education, agriculture, and other significant issues. 224 pp. including index..

Ottawa: Dept. Of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch, 1951 Book. Illus. by Photos and Maps. Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue stapled softcover backed in black cloth. No writing or damage. Laid in is a Postscript advising of changes between dates of writing and publication. This book attempts to "present a broad outline of the physical environment..., man's adaptation to this environment, and the utilization of its resources." - Preface. Many maps; all intended are present. 118 pp. plus additional foldout maps..

Montreal: Planete Rebelle, 2004 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text in French. No writing or damage. 124 pp. plus poem and bibliography..

Ottawa: Canada Depatment of Mines, 1936 Book. Illus. by Photo and Map 382A, Sevogle Rivers Area. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grey softcover with map in pocket. Victoria Public Library stamp with date of Jul.5 '54, No other marks and no damage. Colour map 382A is spotless. Photos of sedimentary gneiss and red Pennsylvanian conglomerate. 15 pp..

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1977 Book. Illus. by Colour Photos. Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original yellow and black cloth with small facs. pastedown on boards. DJ has small repaired tears top and bottom, OW very good. Suggestion of dry mildew on outer covers; no odour. 451 pp..