Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lovell And Gibson, Toronto
Date Published: 1857
Description: Henry Youle Hind ( 1823-1908) geologist and explorer on the Red River expedition, chemistry Prof. at Univ. of Toronto, probably his earlist work. Fair in embossed red cloth, gilt cover titles, dulled, spine splits, darkened edges, discoloration stains to endpapers, inner hinge cracked. Illustrated. 139p. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Lovell & Gibson, Toronto
Date Published: 1857
Description: Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 8vo, 139pp, b&w illus. Hardcover in original embossed, blue cloth, with gilt title on front board. Binding is tight, interior clean; boards somewhat rubbed and worn. Sound, tight binding, no damage to hinges. Interior is better than exterior. Weight, 336g. read more
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Lovell & Gibson, Toronto
Date Published: 1857
Description: Very Good. 23cm, 140p, orig. publisher's red cloth; title gold-stamped "Hind's Essay" on front cover; light foxing. An historical essay on the Hessian fly, wheat midge, rust, smut and weevils with contemporary references to wheat growing in Canada and New England 1830s and 40s. At the time of writing this essay, Hind was professor of chemistry at Trinity College (University of Toronto) and was awarded first prize by the minister of agriculture Philip VanKoughnet for an essay on the above ... read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: hb cloth
Publisher: Lovell & Gibson, Toronto
Date Published: 1857
Description: black-&-white illustrations. Minor edge rubbing & light soiling, early ink comments; else vg. Slim 8vo pp. 139. With signature of J. J. Bell to fep and his (probable) early pen markings, corrections and tocks to text. Written as a submission to the Canadian minister of agriculture to be considered for a prize. The rationale for holding a contest was stated in the Introduction to Hind's essay: "It is feared that the farmer, in his eagerness to produce wheat, is not paying sufficient attention to ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Toronto. Printed by Lovell & Gibson. 1857.
Date Published: 1857
Description: 8vo, 22cm, 139p., text illustrations, original ribbed green cloth, blind decorated borders on the boards, gilt upper cover title, fine (n3)-T.P.L. 3735. Hind (1823-1908), was a geologist and explorer. He was professor of chemistry and geology at Trinity College, Toronto, from 1853-1864. He was a geologist of the Red River Expedition, 1857 and was in command of the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858 and on the Labrador expedition of 1861. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lovell & Gibson,, Toronto
Date Published: 1857
Description: Drawings and Diagrams. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. As Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. 139pp + Errata Original green cloth binding with black ink mark on front cover and front flyleaf. Contents clean and sound. read more
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