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1992257j2450Vancouver B.C.: Talonbooks. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889223114 . Signed without inscription by author upon half-title page. "Greater Vancouver is a model in landscape variety in both physical and human characteristics. Few Canadian cities are so clearly recognizable by their borders. Vancouver's story is a cartographer's delight - a good one to be told in maps." - Foreword. Contents in three sections: Reference Maps; The History of Vancouver; Social Maps. 84 pages including index and list of sources. Book in pristine condition clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A marvelous signed first edition example of this highly-regarded work.; Maps; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Vancouver British Columbia History Maps Cartography; Signed by Author . Talonbooks hardcover
1933144c7696Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company 1933. Book. Illus. by Casson A.J.: Cover Art. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 68 pages. A.J. Casson cover illustration of grass-cutting man mowing flowers while girl-watching. Contents: Great colour ad for Veedol motor oil inside front cover; Nice ad for International Trucks 2-ton trucks; Investors Syndicate ad features William H. Lotts President of Overland Construction Company; Czar's Gold by Robert Welles Ritchie; Roosevelt Acts - M. Grattan O'Leary reports on the "Prophet of Recovery" - including photo of President Roosevelt with Premier Bennett; A Sporting Gesture by E. Phillips Oppenheim; Article on Sir Arthur Currie; Forgotten Money in Bank Accounts by Grant Dexter; Ins and Outs of Sport - how different sports go in and out of favour; Arctic Air Trail - Flight Lieut. J.D.M. Gray and his plan to fly the "Sourdough" a Fairchild monoplane across the Atlantic; False Colors by Captain Dingle; Sleepy by Beverley Owen; My Hat! by Dora Sanders; The Great Depression by Honorable E.C. Drury - Part 2 - Causes; Match Point by John Holden; We Shouldn't Own Ships - O.F. MacKenzie argues that now that WWI is over the Canadian government need not own ships; A very lovely full-page colour ad for Campbell's Tomato Soup featuring a waving girl in a tomato-coloured dress and blue hat and jacket; Salesman of Music - Milton Blackstone and the Hart House Quartet which also includes Adaskin de Kresz and Hambourg; Full-page Canada Dry ad shows boy and girl running; Europe Fears Treaty Revision; Nice Dominions Tire ad; New Guinea is Rich Gold Field; There are now 230 weekly comic strips; Great Wall is Useless Now; Modern Alarms Catch Burglars - electrical devices installed in banks make robbery practically impossible; Baseball has been changed by the Curve Ball and other Developments; Jerusalem now has Y.M.C.A.; Super-Markets Cause Concern - Large-scale grocery selling in cheap warehouses worries regular trade; Nice two-colour full-page ad for the new Chevrolet Standard Six and Master Six; The Future of Medicine; Vintage Dentyne chewing gum ad includes photo of Eskimo lady with healthy teeth; Lovely colour Shredded Wheat ad; Nice Champion Spark Plug ad features Eddie Miller in an Auburn 12 Speedster; Trans-Canada Long-Distance ad with contemporary prices per minute; Outdoor Weddings by Helen G. Campbell; Lending Companies have Good Depression Record by W.A. Higgins; Nice 2-colour ad for Northern Electric Electric range inside back cover; Nice ad for Kodak Verichrome Film on back cover. Address label upon front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. The Maclean Publishing Company Paperback
645h6101Nanaimo B.C.: Filmer's Ltd. Very Good. N.D. First Edition. Paperback. 15 pages featuring black and white photos on one side blank on back. Photos include: View looking over the downtown bowl area and over the inner harbour with the mainland mountains in the misty distance; Partial view of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Harbour from Protection Island; Dozens of fishboats tied up in Nanaimo Harbour with two ferries in the distance presumably headed to/from the terminal formerly located at what is now the Cameron Island condo development; Excellent view of downtown Nanaimo looking southwest from the intersection of Front and Commercial Streets; View of the Departure Bay beach loaded with swimmers and viewers looking north toward what is now the Sherwood Forest development; View of the Nanaimo Courthouse with Mount Benson in the background; and various other tourist spots located up-island. Stapled booklet in red textured covers. Undated but appears to be circa 1950s. Oblong 9.5" x 6.2". Clean and unmarked with light wear. A wonderful example of this rare piece of Nanaimo tourist ephemera.; 16mo . Filmer's Ltd. paperback
1857005328Cincinnati OH: B. W. Grinnell & Co 1857. Brochure. Very good condition. Unbound. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Partly printed document with six certificates printed in color. Document reads "Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association. Cincinnati Ohio 'June 16' 185'7'. 'Savesing Bank' Dear Sir: This Association has been formed for purposes set forth in a Circular which we enclose to you. We ask your attention to the benevolent objects therein contemplated and your aid in favor of the enterprise by disposing of Certificates of the Association at One Dollar each which well entitle the holder of each Certificate to a gift varying in value from fifty cents to FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. This Association will allow you TWELVE certificates for TEN DOLLARS sent to them at Cincinnati and in that proportion. We enclose herin '6' Cerificates. Address all Letters and Orders to B. W. Grinnell & Co. Cincinnati Ohio. P.S. Please write out in full the name of each person holding Certificates with the name of the Post Office County and State." Words enclosed in single parenthesis are handwritten. Referenced in the document and included is a full uncut sheet of five 5 "Certificates" and another single 1 Certificate totalling six Certificates. These are printed in red and black and are hand-numbered '830 831 832 833 834 827' and read 'Western Emigrating Aid Association This Certificate entitles the Holder to a Gift varying in value from Fifty cents to Five thousand Dollars. Cincinnati Ohio.' Signed in facsimile "B. W. Grinnell Co." and decorated with the amount '100000' superimposed in large outline numerals. Document has minor soiling and both documents were folded to fit in a mailing envelope but remain in excellent condition. B. W. Grinnell & Co Paperback
1857005328Cincinnati OH: B. W. Grinnell & Co 1857. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Partly printed document with six certificates printed in color. Document reads "Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association. Cincinnati Ohio 'June 16' 185'7'. 'Savesing Bank' Dear Sir: This Association has been formed for purposes set forth in a Circular which we enclose to you. We ask your attention to the benevolent objects therein contemplated and your aid in favor of the enterprise by disposing of Certificates of the Association at One Dollar each which well entitle the holder of each Certificate to a gift varying in value from fifty cents to FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. This Association will allow you TWELVE certificates for TEN DOLLARS sent to them at Cincinnati and in that proportion. We enclose herin '6' Cerificates. Address all Letters and Orders to B. W. Grinnell & Co. Cincinnati Ohio. P.S. Please write out in full the name of each person holding Certificates with the name of the Post Office County and State." Words enclosed in single parenthesis are handwritten. Referenced in the document and included is a full uncut sheet of five 5 "Certificates" and another single 1 Certificate totalling six Certificates. These are printed in red and black and are hand-numbered '830 831 832 833 834 827' and read 'Western Emigrating Aid Association This Certificate entitles the Holder to a Gift varying in value from Fifty cents to Five thousand Dollars. Cincinnati Ohio.' Signed in facsimile "B. W. Grinnell Co." and decorated with the amount '100000' superimposed in large outline numerals. Document has minor soiling and both documents were folded to fit in a mailing envelope but remain in excellent condition. B. W. Grinnell & Co Paperback books
1903731j2405London: Church Missionary Society. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. "Describes visits to the Church of England/missions along the northern British Columbia coast and on the Nass Skeena and Stikine Rivers from 1879 to 1900." - Lowther 1515. viii192 p. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Gift greetings upon floral-decorated front free endpaper. Front inner joint starting. Somewhat above-average wear to original red cloth legibly lettered in gilt. A worthy example of this very wonderful compilation which provides precious information about the local native peoples. ; 12mo . Church Missionary Society hardcover
190673ac5357Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1906. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 275 pages. Index. Many high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot of a long native-built bridge across the Bulkley River at Ahwillgate. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Binding weak at page 275. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
190873ac5358Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 235 pages. Index. Many wonderful high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot inside the home of native Chief Kodenaha at Klukwan Chilkat River. Also included is an excellent full-page photo of the Tyee Copper Company smelter on Ladysmith harbour. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
191673ac5359Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1916. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 473 pages. Index. List of illustrations. Many fascinating black and white photographic plates. Diagrams and fold-outs. Above-average external wear. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. Contains a wealth of historical B.C. documentation. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
187937868Savannah: Morning News Steam Printing House 1879. 1879. FLORIDA GEORGIA. Sixth edition. 7 1/2" x 5" pictorial wrappers 80 pp. illustrated maps advertisements. A small green slip has been affixed to the title page advising the the Savannah Florida & Western Railway has purchased the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company and is now the successor. Folding map is of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and shows the lines from Savannah to Bainbridge spur to Albany and connections in Florida from Tallahassee to Baldwin and Jacksonville and to Cedar Key. The booklet describes stations and points of interest in southern Georgia and Florida as well as other railroads towns and points of interest in Florida and southern Georgia. Moderate wear to the spine rear cover becoming loose but still intact covers lightly soiled interior clean else a very good copy. Morning News Steam Printing House, 1879. unknown
1945713c7651Vancouver B.C.: Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. The Vancouver Sun. Good. 1945. First Edition. Plastic Comb. 152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry. Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. power/chain saw manufacturer; British Columbia B.C. Packers; W.R. Carpenter Canada Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering 1940 Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation brewing the pulp industry technical education tourism mining highways mining printing the British Columbia Police Force New Westminster Victoria and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Industrial History Vancouver British Columbia 1945 Vancouver Sun West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd. . Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. (The Vancouver Sun) unknown
1987257j0582Vancouver British Columbia: F.E. Eaton & Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed without inscription by Gerald E. Wellburn upon title page. From a lavishly produced limited edition of only 1000 copies. "The preservation of pioneer mail serves to build close bonds between collectors and historians. Nowhere is this more dramatically illustrated than in the fascinating array of covers and stamps from the Gerry Wellburn collection which we are pleased to present in this book. A native of England "Gerry" 1900-1992 started stamp collecting in 1905. In 1911 he moved to Vancouver Island by which time he had already begun to make and write up his own album pages. His keen attention to detail gives Gerry's collection unique charm that has been enjoyed by thousands of fellow collectors throughout the world at various philatelic exhibitions." - pages 4-5. 164 glossy pages profusely illustrated in colour. Index. Prior owner's name and date inside front board beneath front flap of dust jacket otherwise book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to partially sunned dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this magnificent work. 35.5 x 25.3 cm.; Folio; Signed by Author . F.E. Eaton & Sons hardcover
1923758c6074Toronto: Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited. Fair. 1923. First Edition. Paperback. "Contains the best recipes of our last book to which have been added the carefully tested and selected recipes of experts adapted to the changes and improvements in culinary methods and apparatus. A book with valuable information on the preparation of a varied number of dishes and confections for all ordinary meals and special occasions. Invaluable to the new - and helpful to the experienced housewife." - title page. 183 pages. Heavy wear consistent with a much used - and loved - copy. Occasional markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage Canadian cookbook. Driver O504.1. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The New Purity Flour Cook Book Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited . Western Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited paperback
1966ZB393059Western Literature Association 1966. Volumes 1-17 1966-1983 an uninterrupted run of complete volumes partly bound library markings textually clean & tight price is for the lot. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Western Literature Association unknown
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 14 plates on 11 and 3 folding maps (2 coloured), some barely discernible offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, red top, fore-edge lightly spotted else a near fine copy copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. A classic of its time, recalling Maclean's Buchan-like experiences before and during WWII. Includes coverage of the Moscow State Trials, operating with LRDG in the Western Desert, kidnapping a general and being dropped in occupied Europe as Churchill's personal envoy to Tito. THE ORIGINAL EDITIONS IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.481.
1997091521-KSeattle WA.: University of Washington Press 1997. Book. Illus. by Susan Einstein. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1997 Black cloth hardcover with silver lettering to the front board and spine 223 page book. Photo illustrated in color plates by Susan Einstein . Edward Bohlin was the Western Leather and Silver designer maker to all the top western actors and studios . Inscribed by James H. Nottage to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley signed on the title page . A very scarce book on this artist and signed by the author to the Mayor of LA. Condition : FINE Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. University of Washington Press Hardcover
65830, Brepols, 2020 Hardback, xliv + 670 pages, Size:155 x 245 mm, Languages: Latin, French, English. ISBN 9782503004150.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and 4 maps on 3 folders at end, some relevant annotation in red pencil; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides ruled in gilt, back with raised bands lettered and ruled in gilt, divisional insignia from upper board preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. This copy was formerly in the library of a member of 16th Devon (Yeomanry) Battn, attached 74th Division, and bears his signature on front free endpaper. 'The division was formed in the course of the Palestine Campaign from dismounted Yeomanry regiments. It undoubtedly contained some of the finest material that Britain ever put into the field. Having taken a leading part in the Third Battle of Gaza and the capture of Jerusalem, it was sent to France in the Spring of 1918 where it again distinguished itself. A clear and well-informed record of its career.' (Falls). VERY SCARCE. Enser, p62; Falls. p.132 (star for quality)
1940154291St. Croix Falls WI: N.p. 1940. Vintage string bound photograph album containing 31 black-and-white snapshot photographs including four hand-tinted in blue and yellow documenting a school costume day. Manuscript ink annotation to the inside front cover provides the date and album title: "Dress-Up-Day Pictures / April 5 1940". <br /> <br /> Many photographs with manuscript ink annotation captions to the bottom edges identifying the subjects. <br /> <br /> The outfits run the gamut: while some teens opted for simple cross-dressing costumes many were more creative dressing as cowboys hula girls hoboes married couples and the like. Notably unusual costumes include an ice box Life Magazine a beer barrel a telephone directory several rolls of Tums and a record player with a paper sign noting the record title as Rhapsody in Blue. A humorous assortment. <br /> <br /> Photographs generally 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Mounted on black cardboard album leaves rectos and versos. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1941TB33750Washington DC: U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service WPA and CCC 1941. First Edition. Both volumes of this complete two volume set are in very good and near fine conditions. Both are small quartos of 10 1/4 by 7 3/4 inches bound in adhesive bindings in light brown cloth covered boards with darker brown text on the spines and front boards. The cloth at the head and heel of volume I is rubbed and worn and the upper fore corners of the front and rear boards are bumped but professionally straightened and strengthened. Volume II shows only light wear to the cloth at the head of the spine and the text block for this volume was made from two-hole punched paper. Volume I is made from standard un-holed paper. Both volumes contain four index tabs each. In volume I: Northwest Inland States; Pacific States; Yellowstone; and Yosemite; Volume II: Central States Southwestern National Monuments; Southwestern States; and Territorial Parks and Monuments. These two volumes contain 664 pages of bibliographies on 79 national parks and national monuments each one with its own pagination. This bibliography is not listed in any of the WPA or American Guide resources held by Town's End Books. OCLC locates only five institutions owning the book version of this title. The forward contained in volume I mentions that this project started in 1936 with: where "much credit is due Mrs. Hazel Hunt Voth for originally laying out the program and directing it until her resignation in April 1939." Hazel Voth's other other major accomplishment was A Bibliography of Yellowstone National Park which is reprinted in this set. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, WPA and CCC hardcover
188034640New York: E. Wells Sackett & Bro. Printers 1880. 1880. NEW YORK STATE. First edition. 8vo. 8" x 5 1/4" pictorial wrappers 45 3 pp. illustrated map advertisements. The folding map is bound in at the very front and is a map of the New York Ontario & Western Railway and branches and shows the line running from New York City to Oswego and stations in between. There are 10 steel engraved full-page plates of New York towns and views and a brief sketch of all of the towns along the route to Oswego. An interesting advertisements promotes farms for sale priced from $15.00 to $40.00 an acre. A long list of hotels boarding houses and private families on or near the route of the New York Ontario and Western Railway is provided. Covers lightly soiled else a very good copy of an interesting an informative booklet. E. Wells Sackett & Bro., Printers], 1880. unknown
1st edition. Later boards with original front paper wrapper bound in, 8vo, 139 pages. Singerman 4769. The first Jewish book pubished in St. Joseph, Missouri, which was the base of the pony express. Nice 19th Century Western Americana Jewish imprint. SUBJECT (S) : Rosh Hashanah. New Year. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Boards show heavy wear; paper shows some damp-waviness, otherwise Good Condition. (Spec-9-3A)
Pacific Ocean Western part latitude 28"N. to 20"S. and longitude 94"E. to 160"E. including Eastern Archipelago - Magnetic variation curves are for 1930. Washington D.C., published Oct. 1931, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Pacific Ocean Western. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 777x1031 mm
- EDIZIONE ORIGINALE, COLORITURA COEVA -Importante e decorativa mappa tratta dal "Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale delineato sulle ultime osservazioni", edito a Roma dal 1792 fino al 1801, opera che la Calcografia Camerale commissionò al Cassini al fine di sostituire l’ormai obsoleto "Mercurio Geografico".Giovanni Maria Cassini, Chierico Regolare Somasco fu geografo e cartografo, ma anche intagliatore di architetture e prospettive - uno dei migliori discepoli di Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Cassini fu uno degli ultimi sferografi italiani del Settecento ed i suoi globi ebbero una notevole diffusione, come pure questo "Nuovo Atlante Geografico".Incisione in rame, coloritura coeva dei contorni, leggere bruniture, per il resto in ottimo stato di conservazione.L'Atlante del Cassini fu ristampato dalla Calcografia Camerale nel primo quarto del XIX secolo, prima del 1839. Solo gli esemplari di prima edizione come questo sono stampati su carta vergata coeva e sono colorati a mano in epoca. Le tirature del XIX secolo sono già su carta meccanica, priva di vergelle, e generalmente in bianco e nero. - FIRST EDITION, CONTEMPORARY OUTLINE COLOUR -The Italian painter and engraver, Giovanni Maria Cassini, produced this splendid map of as part of his epic three-volume atlas. Published in: Nuovo atlante geografico universale delineato sulle ultime osservazioni. Roma, Calcografia camerale, 1792-1801.Cassini was geographer and cartographer but he was also good at engraving architectural items and perspectives – he was one of the best disciples Giovanni Battista Piranesi had. Moreover, Cassini was one of the last artists to engrave spheres in the XVIII century and his globes were quite famous and widespread, and realized the most important Italian Atlas of the XVIII century; his maps always bear a cartouche, extremely rich in colours and details. Copperplate with fine original hand colour, some foxing, otherwise in very good condition.The Cassini's Atlas was reprinted by the Calcografia Camerale in the first quarter of XIXth century (before 1839). Only the first edition of the atlas is printed on contemporary laid paper, while the late issue are on XIXth century paper and often without colour.
184989449Agra: The Secundra Orphan Press 1849-51. First editions. Interesting collection of technical papers relating to the government of the North Western Provinces. Includes the description of a bridge built at Seoni by Major Boileau with plan; detailed plans for the cutting of a canal from the Sutlej at Tihara with excellent maps; an account of the "Oothaeegeeras" or Sunoreahs "professional thieves of Bundelcund" including a glossary of "Bolee" their argot; a important "Report upon the Tea Plantations in the North Western Provinces" by Robert Fortune noted botanist and plant collector for the HEIC; together with some revenue surveys of the region submitted by William Muir as secretary of the revenue board to John Thomason the lieutenant-governor. Attractive group of uncommon Indian imprints. Octavo 200 x 126 mm Twentieth-century blue cloth title gilt to the spine original upper wrappers bound in. pp. ii 66-108 3 folding lithographic maps with colour; pp. ii 213-250 folding lithographic map and 3 folding letter-press table; ii 251-286pp. folding letter-press table and tables to the text. Cloth clean and sound Patent Office Library ink-stamps to the wrappers maps and occasionally to the text light toning overall very good. hardcover
