The Legend Of John Hornby

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1962]. First Edition of this “authoritative biography” of the English explorer John Hornby in which “this restless figure is re-created and related to his contemporaries with whom he was associated during his wanderings in the Barren Lands.” (Story p. 362) In Inheriting a Canoe Paddle: The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism (2013), Misao… Read more about this item

Toronto. Macmillan 1962. 8vo, 21.5cm, first edition, xiv,367p., with 26 plates and illustrations, 1 figure, 5 maps (3 folding), index, green cloth, dark blue label panel, gilt titles, a bit faded, a very good copy. (Ar).

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 367 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Fold out map to rear. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. VG+/VG+. 1962. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 367pp . Tad of foxing to foreedge. Arctic Canada ca. 1910-1925. Unaccountably scarce. .

Laurentian Library, 1977. Book. Good.. Paperback. Covers are creased, interior has a name on first page else clean..