NORTH-WEST TERRITORY. REPORTS OF PROGRESS; TOGETHER WITH A PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL REPORT ON THE ASSINIBOINE AND .
Hind, Henry Youle
Verlag: John Lovell, Toronto, 1859
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pp. xii, 201.,4to,SASKATCHEWAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION, MADE UNDER INSTRUCTIONS.,Text in double columns. Five plates and six maps, some colour, some fold-out, plus in-text wood-cuts. Illustrations complete as called for. Some mis-folded, a couple of old repairs, a few short tears along creases. Taped to the ffep is a description and price by William Tyrrell, legendary early 20th century Toronto bookseller. Peel 367. Staton & Tremaine 3912. Sabin 31937. Edges worn, binder's tape over spine, front hinge separating, rear hinge split, occasional foxing/age-toning, complete. Fair. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9900045303
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Titel: NORTH-WEST TERRITORY. REPORTS OF PROGRESS; ...
Verlag: John Lovell, Toronto
Erscheinungsdatum: 1859
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North-west territory : reports of progress : together with a preliminary and general report on the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition, made under instructions from the provincial secretary, Canada 1859 [Leather Bound]
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LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 253 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 253 Language: English. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LB990002188979
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North-west territory Reports of progress : together with a preliminary and general report on the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition, . from the provincial secretary, Canada
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Printed by J. Lovell, Toronto, 1859
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Xii, 201, plates and folding maps. 3/4 leather with blue cloth boards, white paste-down title to front cover. Leather corners are rubbed and bumped, leather spine covering is perishing and missing most of the top 3 inches. Interior is clean and unmarked, book plate of Toronto collector, webbing visible at title gutter. Some of the folding maps and the plates are of different paper stock and have browned more than others. The first colour map has a small lack at the top gutter. Very nice illustrated throughout. The maps give information on what kind of timber is growing in various areas, types of minerals to be found, geologic information, etc. Fascinating. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 201 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7173
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North-West Territory. Reports of progress; together with a preliminary and general report on the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition, made under instructions from the Provincial Secretary, Canada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. xii, 201 pages. 34 cm (4to). Original blue cloth hard cover with corner & spine leather. Paper label on top. With half title. 7 folding maps (some colored), 4 plates (1 folding colored), numerous wood-cuts. Chips at top & bottom spine. Spine partially detached. Corners slightly bumped. Binding loose. Text & maps are fine. "In 1857 and 1858, Hind was engaged as geologist and, later, commander of the surveying expeditions which explored the country between Lake Superior and the Red River, and between the Red River and the south branch of the Saskatchewan River. One purpose was to establish the possibility of an emigrant route west from Lake Superior. The report comments on Indian antiquities, manners, customs and superstitions (Sioux, Dakotas, Crees, Blackfoot), with observations on geology, climate, and the agricultural potentialities of the northwest. Of the utmost importance for the development of the area. Peel 211, TPL 3912, Sabin 31937. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 353
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NORTH-WEST TERRITORY. Reports of Progress; Together with a Preliminary and General Report on the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition, Made Under Instructions from the Provincial Secretary, Canada. Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly
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John Lovell, Toronto, Ontario, 1859
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good condition. First Edition. xii, 201 pages. Measures 34cm (height); 13.25 inches by 10.25 inches. Three quarter tan leather rebacking; original gray cloth is moderately soiled and worn, and the original printed paper front cover label is chipped; corners are lightly bumped. Numerous previous owner's embossed stamps and one ink stamp. Contains a folding plate showing numerous cross-sections of riverbeds, a folding plate with two maps showing Track Surveys of the Saskatchewan River and the Qu'Appelle Valley (colored), a folding map titled "Geological Map of a Portion of Rupert's Land by Henry Y. Hind" (hand-colored), a folding plate containing 3 sections, 3 wood-cut plates and 24 wood-cut illustrations. The owner's embossed stamp is on several maps. The four folded maps at the end are titled on the first section only "Map of a Portion of Rupert's Land, Surveyed and Examined by the Assinniboine & Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition in the Year 1858." One of these maps has tape repair. One other folding map/plate is torn. Manitoba. First edition. Size: Folio. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8208baX2
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North-West Territory. Reports Of Progress; Together With A Preliminary And General Report On The Assiniboine And Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition, Made Under Instructions From The Provincial Secretary, Canada.Printed By Order of the Legislative Assembly.
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Toronto: Printed by John Lovell, 1859., 1859
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folio. pp. xii, 201, [5]. with half-title. 2 folding lithographed plates (1 coloured). 8 lithographed maps on 6 folding sheets (a few coloured). 3 wood-engraved plates. numerous wood-engravings in the text. double column text. original half leather (spine recovered in cloth long ago, covers discoloured, corners worn, occasional light foxing). In 1857 and 1858, Hind was engaged by the Canadian government as geologist and commander respectively of the surveying expeditions which explored the country between Lake Superior and the Red River, and between the Red River and the south branch of the Saskatchewan River. The exploration was conducted primarily with the view of establishing the possibility of an emigrant route west from Lake Superior. Included in the report are chapters on Indian antiquities, manners, customs and superstitions and observations on geology, climate and agricultural potentialities of the northwest. TPL 3912. Peel 211. Sabin 31937. Lande 1233. Morgan p. 188. cfGagnon I 1670. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers elala5245
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