Search Results: Canadiana from Mossback Books

Dept Lands Forests. Fine in New dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, a NEW copy in NEW DJ, enclosed in solid slipcase. Crisp maps, often missing) , are in a separate envelope. History of this wonderful canadian park, indians, french, explorers, etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Totonto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine. 1973. First Edition :. Softcover. 3 matching octovo in wraps (cloth impregnated) , all have minor wear and are NFINE or better. A historic survey of Canada's most importand authors, brief bio, description of their works and examples there of... 100s and 100s of pages. A heavy set. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: The Author. Very Good. 1908. First Edition :; First Printing. Hardcover. Small octovo hardcover in red cloth with gilt lettering on front and on spine; ex-libris; tight binding; pages are as fresh and bright as a new print; the covers have light shelfwear; minimal library markings, else a solid copy, hefts well in the hand. A few illustrations herein. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 371 pages .

Montreal: F. E. Grafton & Sons. Very Good. 1892. 1st Edition , limited. Numbered and signed by the author. Large 12mo hardcover in duo-tone cloth cover: dark green spine over red buckram cloth separated by a vertical wreath of Maple leaves, tight textblock, pages clean, bright and unfoxed, the cover has a trace of rubbing at tips, front hinge weak, endpaper loose, book plate of Frances Silcox McDowell, else VG. Attractive copy in the duo tone cloth. 149pp illustrated (all present) , including dramatic Victoria Bridge, maps, top edge gilt. Quite scarce; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Robert Carter & Brothers. Good. 1852. Hardcover. 12mo hardcover in original blind-stamped cloth cover, gilt lettering on spine, binding is tight, pages clean, random foxing, the covers have very faint wear at tips, spine slanted, else Good. All plates are present. Story of establishing christian missionaries in Rupert's land, canada. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 308 pages .

New York: I Riley. Very Good+. 1809. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo in full leather (new binding) , tight binding: gutters strong; hinges strong, pages clean tho' browned (with moderate foxing) as usual, none torn or marked, covers unworn, else VG+++ , solid tight copy. Frontis portrait not present (as in early printings) , errata sheet found at the end. The author was born in New Jersey in 1730, as a young man Fought in the French and Indian War; he narrowly escaped the 'massacre' at Detroit, considered the only Englishman escaping Pontiac, explored the Great Lakes area, Lake Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. While there are a few inacurate dates and distances traveled, it remains a primary source in general Americana. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330pp pages .