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80pp.avec qqs.ills., br.orig.ill., 22cm., estampe, bon état
Paris, Grasset, 1958. In-8, broché, couverture illustrée, 315 pp. Bon exemplaire.
pp. 416, (4)[Publisher's advertisements] + Plates. 8vo. Kane (1820-1857) was a celebrated naval officer and physician, He was stationed at various posts in the Orient, Africa, and Europe. In the Arctic he served as medical officer and naturalist with the Grinnell expedition in search of John Franklin, who had been missing since 1845. He then commanded the Second Grinnell expedition in 1853, which also failed to discover information regarding Franklin, but gleaned important data concerning Eskimos, the Arctic, and possible routes to the North Pole. Issued just after his death, this biography was widely read. Sabin 22094; Hill p. 412; DAB X, pp. 256/7. POLAR 3
255pp.+ 24pp.ills.hors texte + 1 carte dépliante, ex.bibl., texte en bon état
pp. vi, 522 + maps. Profusely illustrated with text photographs. Edges slightly foxed. Small 4to. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in gold. Binding slightly rubbed and bumped. Hardbound. Very good. LOC W13
Lyon, Oeuvre Apostolique de Marie Immaculée s.d.[+/-1923], viii + 440pp.avec ills., br.orig., cachet, 2e éd., bon état, R20370
pp. xvi, 317 + Plus portrait frontis, photographs and folding map of Greenland. Stamped ownership of Theo. J. Lewis. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in gold and black. On front cover is a vignette of a polar bear chasing the tenderfoot. Binding slightly soiled and worn. First Edition. The 1909 expedition to the Pole, aboard the steam yacht Roosevelt, with Donald Macmillan and Bob Bartlett. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2
155pp., 24cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden), text is clean and bright, good, G110184
547 pages. With maps, coloured illustrations, and one hundred wood cuts. Scarlet cloth-covered boards wonderfully preserved. Light overall wear. Few drops of soiling to edges of textblock. Map missing from inside back free endpaper. Front hinge starting. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. A worthy reading copy. Book
435 pages. For twelve arduous but captivating years, Raymond de Coccola was, for all intents and purposes, a Barren Land Eskimo. An unforgettable portrait of adventure, of murder, of sexual mores. It is Father Raymond's touching first-person revelation of birth and of death, of patience and of fatalism; and it is a staggering account of his people's tragedy and loss. It is also a story of survival and hope. Bookplate upon front flyleaf. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Reading creases along spine. Includes a large assortment of excellent black and white plates. Book
239 pages including black and white illustrations. "Ernie Lyall is angutimmarik, "a real Arctic man", who has lived nearly all of his sixty-nine years in the north, and almost half a century above the Arctic Circle. His unique story is a fascinating portrait of life with "the people" - the Eskimos of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear overall. Minor damage to upper corner of back board. Average wear to dust jacket with 1 inch patch of damage to upper corner of back panel. Solid copy overall. Book
vi + 311pp.+ 1 carte dépliante (de l'Anderson et du bas Mackenzie) & 7 gravures hors-texte (dont 3 double-page) d'après les croquis de l'auteur, 1e édition, 18cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés, dos en cuirt avec titre et faux-nerfs dorés), feuilles de garde marbrées, quelques cachets, bon exemplaire, A79658
12 pages. Features: Edmonton Eskimo action photo on cover; William K. Forbes marks retirement; Miss Irene Pollard marks 25th anniversary with company; Leila Kerr Marries; Paintings by Rudolf Anton Messner displayed at Eatons; Good Deeds Clup Haloween Party - text and photos; Passing of Mrs. Gussie Campbell; Murray W. Wickham honoured. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Previous owner's name on dust jacket blurb. "The book first presents a concise summary of the health aspects of traditional Alaskan cultures, then reconstructs the best available picture of the various deseases from which the people suffered up to the time of the first European contact. Next, the narrative follows the often uneven growth of health services in Alaska, from the ships' surgeons on the earliest voyages of exploration and the unique health care system of the Russian-American Company to the American medical missions in the hectic times of the Gold Rush. The final section provides sketches of certain health problems having a profound impact on Alaska history, including smallpox, influenza, syphilis, tuberculosis, and alcohol abuse." 393 pages.
4°. 33,5 x 27 cm. 352 S. Original Leinen mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel, montiertes Deckelphoto. Illustrierter Schuber mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel. Rückentitel minimal berieben, sonst tadellos. Band mit beeindruckenden (oft doppelseitigen) Farbphotos.
80 pages. Features: Farwell, Saskatchewan Detachment; Cottonwood Patrol; Texas Adventure - Cpl. G.R. Mashford; Police and the Computer; Toy Guns; Frontier Law Enforcement; A "Tape Recording"; A Ranger's Lot; The Caribou Eskimos; It's Your Money; Jamboree of the Air; New Corner Brook Building; When We Were Young and Gay ; and more. Prior owner's details black out upon page one else unmarked with average wear. Centerfold taped in place, otherwise a sound copy. Book
64 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and Inuktitut. Undated but appears to be circa 1979. Unmarked with average wear. An informative snapshot of the native people of this region several decades ago. Book
202 pages. Glossary. Numerous black and white photographic plates and facsimile reproductions of documents. Autobiography of John C. Nesbitt who served in the R.C.A.F. in WWII, became a bush pilot, then flew for the R.C.M.P. before becoming a successful prospector. He accumulated over seventeen thousand hours as a pilot. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to handsome maroon boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this adventurous life story. Book
x, [2], 256 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Life among the Eskimos, in an isolated Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the far north-eastern shore of Hudson Bay, is vividly and engagingly described by a Manitoba girl who went North to marry the Post Manager and spent the first two years of her married life there. Includes discerning pictures of Eskimo character and ways of life, accounts of seal and whale hunts, and exciting stories of trips through dangerous waters clogged with drifting ice in a small motor-powered boat." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear to publisher's canary yellow cloth. Binding intact. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
16 pages of wonderful black and white photos depicting the life of these most hardy people prior to the coming of the Europeans. Subjects include: winter homes, summer homes, winter migrations, summer migrations, food gathering, the people. Illustrated covers. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this fascinating compilation. Book
194 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Children's scribbling upon blank leaves at end of book. Book
144 pages. Magazine/program for the 1986 Grey Cup game in Vancouver. Many articles and ads plus roster details for both teams. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A nice vintage CFL item. Magazine
60pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Passage of House Joint Resolution 205 marks new era for Alaska; Her Name is Salty - first of six chapters of "Trolling Poles"; The Stikine River; Caribou Hunt - grizzlies were around but hard to find on this northern British Columbia trip; Nine Polar Bears - for Eskimos to see a herd of polar bears is a rare event; Hunt Wolves in September; Log Cabin Home; and more. Covers loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Two volumes. pp. 464, (4) [Favorable reviews of the book from prominent men and newspapers - the reviews continue in Vol. II]; 467. Frontis, half titles and numerous steel engravings. Profusely illustrated with text wood engravings. Foxed. 8vo. 231 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, worn. Manuscript ownerships of Bean & Owen, March 31, 1859. "Aside from its importance as a key in the literature of the of the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, Kane's narrative, with its valuable geographic and scientific information, is one of the great books of Arctic exploration and the search for the Northwest Passage. It contains much information about the Eskimos. Kane, was a U.S. Navy physician who organized the voyage, discovered the ice-free Kennedy Channel and laid the foundation for scientific study of the Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37001; Hoyer 'Groenlandica' 213. Rarely found in such decent condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 4
Features: The Outport; The Story of Newfoundland; The Beothuk Indians; The Norse in Newfoundland; The Dialects of Newfoundland; Greenspond - Townscape in a tickle; Old Prints of Newfoundland; Collectors and Collections; Furniture - Imported and Country Styles to 1850; Building a St. John's Victorian House; Items Found in the New Found Land; Government House; Stamps, Insignia, Medals and Currency; Commissariat House; Period Pieces for a Refurbished Commissariat House; Painters of Newfoundland; The Moravian Missions and The Labrador Eskimos; Hawthorne College; The Newfoundland Historic Trust; Museums and Historic Sites; Arts and Culture Centres; Lighthouses; and more. Date hand-written atop front cover. Quality copy. Magazine