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1971 Summer Shoreline Survey

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Saint Mary's University, Halifax, 1971,

Seller ID: 60227

YOUNG, J. C. O'C., Dr. "1971 Summer Shoreline Survey" : A Submission by theDepartment of Chemistry of Saint Mary's University to Environment Canada, [which includes] "Assessment of and Recommendations Regarding the 1971 Student Summer Shoreline Survey", and "A Water Quality Survey of the Rivers andEstuaries of Mainland Nova Scotia". [Halifax: Saint Mary's University], 19 71. Pp. 48, 73, [64]. Illustrated. Printed on one side only. 4to, printed off-white card covers with white comb-bound spine. Rubbed, teastain and nameto front, else vg. 50.00
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3 Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). Cdn no dj

By: JEROME, Jerome K. FLOETHE, Richard

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Reginald Saunders, 1942,

Seller ID: 2568

JEROME, Jerome K. 3 Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). With illustrations by Richard Floethe. Toronto: Reginald Saunders, 1942. Pp. 230. 8vo, blue cloth, red illustration to front, red lettering to spine. Cohen, The Thames, 1580-1980: A General Bibliography, p.160 for the first edition. Verygood. 20.00
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A-Rafting on the Mississip'. 2d pr no dj.

By: RUSSELL, Charles Edward

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Century, 1928,

Seller ID: 39794

RUSSELL, Charles Edward. A-Rafting on the Mississip'. NY: Century, (1928). Second printing. Pp 357, frontis., [16] leaves plates, 1 folding map. 8vo, blue cloth. A lively anecdotal account of the timber rafting business on the Upper Mississippi River in the nineteenth century. Nasty chip to head of spine, lesser chipping to tail, rubbed, spine sunned, owner's signature and inkstamp, else vg. 30.00
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Above the Tay Bridges.

By: Aitken, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: John Aitken, 1986, ISBN:0950715727

Seller ID: 65892

Aitken, John. Above the Tay Bridges. Montrose: The author, 1986. Pp 60. Illustrated with a map and numerous photos and drawings to text. 8vo, stapled illustrated card covers. "This book contains history, trade, matters of general interest in the river and includes numerous personal recollections by the author of his young days on and along the River Tay." -from the cover. The text is very well supported by illustrations. Very good. 25.00
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Abundant Rivers. in dj.

By: CARTER, Anthony Indian Heritage Series Vol. 3

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hancock House, 1972,

Seller ID: 64845

CARTER, Anthony. Abundant Rivers. Chief Dan George Edition. Saanichton, BC:Hancock House, 1972). Pp 140, including map frontis. Illustrated with nume rous colour photos to text, many full page. 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, and gilt dec. to board. Indian Heritage Series Vol.3. Grumet, Native Americans of the Northwest Coast : A Critical Bibliography 34. Index: Land of Abundant Rivers (map); Publisher's Introduction; Dedication [by Chief Dan George]; Foreword; Chief Dan George; Route of Adventure; Land of the Squamish; The Lillooet Tribe; Territory of the Tsla-a-...
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Acadiensia Nova (1598-1779). In Two Volumes. First Edition in dustjackets

By: MORSE, William Inglis

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London, 1935, : 1935

Seller ID: 107916

MORSE, William Inglis (collected and edited by). Acadiensia Nova (1598-1779). In Two Volumes. New and Unpublished Documents and Other Data Relating to Acadia (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, etc.). The Actors : Sir William Alexander, Jacques de Meulles, Gargas, Vincent de Saccardy, Marquis de la Roche, Delabat and J.F.W. des Barres. Phootographs by the Editor. London : Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1935. First Edition. Pp (12),[ix]-xxx,(2),[1]-222,(6),+ 19 plates and maps (3 folding) + 4 text illustrations; (10),[vii]-x,(2),[1]-170,(6),+ 19 plates and maps (10 folding, each with convenient printed...
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Account of the Interior of Ceylon and of its Inhabitants with Travels in that Island. reprint

By: DAVY, John GOONERATNE, Yasmine Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol. 16

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Tisara Prakasakayo Publishers, Dehiwala, Ceylon, 1969,

Seller ID: 112121

DAVY, John. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon and of its Inhabitants with Travels in that Island. Complete and unabridged from the original editionof 1821. With an introduction by Yasmine Gooneratne. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Volume Sixteen. Dehiwala, Ceylon : Tisara Prakasakayo Publishers, (March 1969). Facsimile Reprint. 8vo, white card covers, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered in black and illustrated in red, in a matching dustjacket. Contents : Part I. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and o f its Inhabitants: 1. Name. Geographical outlines. Rocks. Minerals. Soils. ...
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Advances in Aquaculture : Papers presented at the FAO Technical Conference on Aquaculture, Kyoto, Japan, 26 May - 2 June 1976

By: PILLAY, T. V. R., and Wm. A. DILL (eds.) DILL, Wm. A. FARWELL, M. K. PORTER, T. R.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Fishing News Books Ltd,, Farnham, Surrey, England, 1979, ISBN:0852380925

Seller ID: 115031

PILLAY, T. V. R., and Wm. A. DILL (eds.). Advances in Aquaculture : Papers presented at the FAO Technical Conference on Aquaculture, Kyoto, Japan, 26 May - 2 June 1976. Farnham, Surrey, England : Published by arrangement withthe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, by Fishing Ne ws Books Ltd, (1979). First Edition. Pp (4),v-xviii,1-653,(1). Illustrated.Figures. Tables. Double Column. 4to, green cloth, gilt lettering and decor ation to front board and spine. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ORDERS OUTSIDE CANADA DUE TO ITS WEIGHT. Very good. 125.00 Contents :...
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Adventures of Hebe. US in dj

By: LATHAM, John

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Henry Regnery, 1976,

Seller ID: 17206

LATHAM, John. Adventures of Hebe. Chicago : Henry Regnery Co., (1976). Pp 200. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 1247. "Sailing from Amsterdam to Athens through the waterways of Europe." - from the dj. Vg in dj. 20.00
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Adventures of Hebe. US in dj

By: LATHAM, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Henry Regnery, 1976,

Seller ID: 40476

LATHAM, John. Adventures of Hebe. Chicago : Henry Regnery Co., (1976). Pp 200. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 1247. "Sailing from Amsterdam to Athens through the waterways of Europe." - from the dj. Vg. No dj. 15.00
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African Rainbow: Across Africa By Boat. 1st UK in dj.

By: RICCIARDI, Lorenzo & Mirella

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Ebury Press, London, 1989, ISBN:0852237464

Seller ID: 83603

RICCIARDI, Lorenzo & Mirella. African Rainbow : Across Africa By Boat. London: Ebury Press, (1989). First UK Edition. Pp. 335. Illustrated. Square 4to, black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A chronicle of the authors' twenty-month, 6000 kilometre journey across equatorial Africa - "in the tradition of Stanley and Livingstone" - from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic -the first known crossing of Africa via its inland waterways. Gift inscript ion, else vg in dj. 40.00
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African Rainbow: Across Africa By Boat. 1st US in dj.

By: RICCIARDI, Lorenzo & Mirella

Price: $40.00

Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1989, ISBN:0688089593

Seller ID: 63188

RICCIARDI, Lorenzo & Mirella. African Rainbow : Across Africa By Boat. NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., (1989). First US Edition. Pp. 335. Illustrated. Square 4to, black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A chronicle of the authors' twenty-month, 6000 kilometre journey across equatorial Africa - "in the tradition of Stanley and Livingstone" - from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic - the first known crossing of Africa via its inland waterways. Vg in dj. 40.00
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Alexander Mackenzie, Explorer : The Hero Who Failed. First Edition in dustjacket.

By: MACKENZIE, Alexander Smith, James K.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto , 1973, ISBN:0070776199

Seller ID: 1309

(MACKENZIE, Alexander). SMITH, James K. Alexander Mackenzie, Explorer: The Hero Who Failed. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1973. First Edition.Pp (10).1-190.Illustrated. Maps. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine . "Alexander Mackenzie, the first man known to have reached the Pacific coast overland north of Mexico, is almost a legendary figure. A bold, inspiring leader of men, he twice led small groups of voyageurs on dangerous expeditions into the North American wilderness. In 1789, searching for a trade route to the Pacific coast, he explored the river that now bears his name...
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All My Rivers Flowed West : Autobiography of W.D. MacBride The Montana Kid. First Edition

By: MacBRIDE, W.D

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Beringian Books, 1991, : 1991

Seller ID: 42995

ISBN-13: 9780969274445

MacBRIDE, W.D. All My Rivers Flowed West : Autobiography of W.D. MacBride "The Montana Kid". (Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada : Beringian Books, April, 1991). First Printing. "Printed in Canada by D.W. Friesen & Sons Limited". Pp (2),iii-v,(1),1-96,(2). With 41 b&w photos and a few other illustrations in the text. 8vo (153 x 229 mm), photo-illustrated glossy gold card covers, with black lettering to spine. The front cover adds : Tales of the Flathead, Columbia and Yukon Rivers. Not in Cassell. William 'Bill' David MacBride (b. January 29, 1888, Butte, Montana - d. 1973, Vancouver). The a...
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Alla Ricerca delle Sorgenti del Nilo e Nel Centro dell'Africa, viaggi celebri di Burton, Speke, Grant, Baker, Livingstone, Stanley, Miani, Schweinfurth, Piaggia, Gordon, Gessi, Antinori, ecc. narrati dai viggiatori stessi

By: BURTON, Richard Francis, et al)

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Fratelli Treves, Editori, Milano, 1878, : 1878

Seller ID: 111003

(BURTON, Richard Francis, et al). Alla Ricerca delle Sorgenti del Nilo e Nel Centro dell'Africa, viaggi celebri di Burton, Speke, Grant, Baker, Livingstone, Stanley, Miani, Schweinfurth, Piaggia, Gordon, Gessi, Antinori, ecc. narrati dai viggiatori stessi. Milano : Fratelli Treves, Editori, 1878. Pp (6),[v]-xvi,1-830,(4). Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, red leather spine, red cloth boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine. A collection of voyages for the source of the Nile. Contents : Introduzione, di Eugenio Torelli Viollier; Il Tanganika ed it lago Nyanza, di Burton e Speke; ...
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Allagash. First Edition in dust jacket

By: DIETZ, Lew Rivers of America LOW, George MUSKIE, Edmund S.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, Chicago & San Francisco, 1968, : 1968

Seller ID: 100280

DIETZ, Lew. The Allagash. Illustrated by George Low. New York, Chicago & San Francisco : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1968). First Edition. Pp (8),ix-xiv,(2),3-354. Illustrated. 8vo, green cloth. A volume in the Rivers of America series. Fitzgerald, The Rivers of America: A Descriptive Bibliography, A1. "In the heart of Maine's North Country the Allagash River flows northward a hundred miles through uplands of unbroken forest. A region as well as a river, the Allagash's vast watershed forms the center of the wild land that blankets northwestern Maine. Because of its remoteness, these...
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Alphabet : An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters. 2 vols, new edition. Vol. I : Semitic Alphabets; Vol. II: Aryan Alphabets.

By: TAYLOR, Isaac

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, : 1899

Seller ID: 47432

TAYLOR, Isaac. The History of The Alphabet : An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters. In Two Volumes. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. New Edition. Vol. I : Semitic Alphabets; Vol. II: Aryan Alphabets. Pp. (6),[iii]-xii,(4),[1]-359,(1); (4),[i]-ii,(2),[1]-398. Tables, diagrams throughout. 8vo (152 x 230 mm), blue cloth, blind stamped borders, with gilt lettering to spines. Partially unopened. Isaac Taylor (b. May 2, 1829, Stanford Rivers, Essex, England – d. October 18, 1901) was a philologist, toponymist, and Anglican canon of York (from 1885). Volume I : Se...
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Amazon Extreme : Three Men, a Raft, and the World's Most Dangerous River. in dj.

By: ANGUS, Colin MULGREW, Ian.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Stoddart, Toronto, 2001,

Seller ID: 42064

ANGUS, Colin. Amazon Extreme : Three Men, a Raft, and the World's Most Dangerous River. With Ian Mulgrew. (Toronto): Stoddart, (2001). Pp 208, [16] plates. 8vo, blue cloth.

An account of three men's attempt to navigate the Amazon, from its headwaters to the sea, in a rubber raft.

Very good in dustjacket. 20.00
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Amazon: The Story of a Giant River. in dj.

By: FURNEAUX, Robin FLEMING, Peter (foreword)

Price: $18.50

Publisher: Readers Union/Hamish Hamilton, London, 1971,

Seller ID: 56592

FURNEAUX, Robin. The Amazon : The Story of a Giant River. Foreword by PeterFleming. L.: Readers' Union / Hamish Hamilton, 1971. Pp. 258, frontis., + 16 p. of plates. 8vo, yellow cloth with cream spine. Vg in rubbed, edgeworndj. 18.50
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American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America containing Astronomical Geography - Geographical Definitions,Discovery, and General Description of America and the United States [...] A Concise Account of the War

By: MORSE, Jedidiah

Price: $1,800.00

Publisher: Stockdale, London, 1792,

Seller ID: 70002

MORSE, Jedidiah. The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America containing Astronomical Geography - Geographical Definitions, Discovery, and General Description of America and the United States - Of their Boundaries; Mountains; Lakes; Bays and Rivers; Natural History; Productions; Population; Government; Agriculture; Commerce; Manufactures; and History. - A Concise Account of the War, and of the important Events which have succeeded. With a particular description of Kentucky,the Western territory, and Vermont. Of their Extent; Civil Divisions; Chie ...
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