[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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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lovell, Toronto
Date Published: 1859
Description: VG. Folio. 201 pp. Hind's expedtion, together with Palliser's to the south, was to prove instrumental in the opening of the Canadian West. All illusttations and maps called for are present and complete although there are several tears to the folds of the large folding topographical maps at rear. Handsomely rebound in half green morocco and marbled boards. Gilt titling on spine, raised bands with 6 compartments. A very handsome volume with significant historical importance. No perceptible wear ... read more
Description: *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* first edition, Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly; folio (leaves 32.5 cm. tall); xii, 201, [1] pp., text double column, 8 plates and maps (counting the large map at the end that is in four sections as one, and the plate that has two maps on one sheet as one) with some color and some folding, see Wagner-Camp-Becker 330: 1 for a details on how distributed but this copy has the Deer Island plate after page 86 that they do not account for ... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lovell, Toronto
Date Published: 1859
Description: 1st and only edition. Illustrated with a very large folding map of part of Rupert's Land in four sections loosely inserted, a folding colored geological map, 3 sectional plans (2 colored in outline), 3 plates (including a woodcut not called for in the list of plates), and textual diagrams. Skillfully rebacked and restored in half imitation leather with original cloth boards and paper label on front cover. Very good condition. An excellent and complete copy of this rare report. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: printed by John Lovell, Toronto
Date Published: 1859
Description: First edition, 4to, unpaginated; text in double column, tables in the text, 5 folding maps and plans (4 with hand-coloring, two with neat repairs at folds on verso), 1 wood-engraved plate, 2 plates of shells, and two very large folding maps inside pocket at the back; one page (leaf 16-1) misprinted in the lower right corner, a few other minor imperfections, but generally a very good, sound copy in recent brown morocco-backed marbled boards, black morocco label lettered in gilt on spine. Issued ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lovell, Toronto
Date Published: 1859
Description: Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly. [Cut of Great Seal. ] 32.6cm. Half morocco and cloth with printed paper label on front cover. Back hinge cracked, corners worn, covers faded; punched label of the Public Archives of Canada, ?Dup?. written in upper corner of title page. Housed in green cloth slipcase Collation: xii, 201 [1] pp., with text in double columns; four maps, two folding sheets of profiles and transverse sections of rivers (one colored), three plates (the two of shells at ... read more
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