A naturalists wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883 by Forbes, Henry O - 1885

From the stacks (non-circulating) of a library, published as a soft cover and later rebound in this hard cover by the library because of its historical importance toi British Columbia. The sub-title is "The Story of Walter Moberly and his share in the making of Vancouver," and the authors are stated to be Noel Robinson and "THE OLD MAN HIMSELF." Walter Moberly (1832–1915) was a civil engineer and surveyor who played a large role in the early exploration and development of British Columbia, including discovering Eagle Pass, now used by the CPR and the trans-Canada highway. His laid out the streets for the community of New Westminster and helped construct the Dewdney Trail across the coast range from Hope to the Okanagan and a section of the Cariboo Road to provide access to the gold fieldsIn 1865, he was appointed Assistant Surveyor General of British Columbia.The book was published in 1915 by the News-Advertiser in Vancouver. It has 118 pages and includes 43 in-text photographs of peoples and… Read More

London [and] New York: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co [and] Reprinted for the Booksellers Fourth Edition, Complete in One Volume. Published the same year as the first edition. London [and] New York: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co: Reprinted for the Booksellers, 1832. 8vo., 5 1/2" x 9", 325pp, illustrated with 8 plates. Bound in brown linen cloth, backstirp missing, wear at the tips and along edges, fading to the cloth, name/date on title page, foxing on endpapers, mild toning along edges. Internally very good, paper bright, binding tight, all plates present. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Reprint of 1908 First Edition. With 2 new and original maps by Mr. Godfrey Sykes and 72 half-tones after original photographs by Dr. Daniel Trembly MacDougal, Mr. John M. Phillips and the Author. xx, 366, [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Original red ribbed cloth, with photo on front cover.

Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Mo: Phil Rau, 1933. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Mo., Phil Rau, 1933. 8vo., 324pp., illustrated with numerous b/w plate. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Some typical fade spotting to covers, mild foxing on front edge of page block, otherwise an attractive copy. Very good plus, clean, crisp, bright, unmarked in very good plus dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo.

Albany: J. B. Lyon, 1915. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon, 1915, first printing. Large 4to. 9 3/4" x 12 1/4", b/w frontis+xii+371pp., illustrated with 56 full page color plates. A historical account of cultivated cherries, and extensive survey of varieties grown in New York. Minor scuff to rear cover, previous owner name stamp on fly leaf and pastedow, else fine, clean, bright.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

2 volumes: xxiii+557 pages with fold out frontispiece map and two additional maps (one folding); vii+550 pages with folding frontispiece map, tables, three maps and appendix. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") recased with original leather boards and original spine laid on. Second edition corrected and enlarged. First published in 1817.Hugh Murray was a geographer. Hugh entered the Edinburgh excise office as a clerk, but from the first devoted his leisure to literary pursuits, publishing The Swiss Emigrants in 1804; two philosophical treatises (The Morality of Fiction 1805, and Enquiries respecting the Character of Nations 1808); and another romance, Corasmin, or the Minister in 1814. In 1816 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, to whose Transactions he contributed, among other papers, one, in 1818, On the Ancient Geography of Central and Eastern Asia, with Illustrations derived from Recent Discoveries in the North of India. In 1817 he enlarged and completed Dr. Leyden's Historical Account… Read More

South Africa: Brenthurst Press, 1985. Signed by Editor Phillida Simons to title page. Standard Edition of 850 copies. Burgundy bds with bright Gilt title in Black flag, Red publishers staining top edge, 2 silk ribbon markers, printed on Domtar fine papers, nice half tone portrait frontis, pp 275 plus 64 colour and b/w illus. Original DJ is fresh with faintest shelf wear to spine head. Overweight.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

(2)p. manuscript letter measuring approx. 8" x 10 ½", folded, signed and dated January 14, 1867, Coast Survey Office, to Charles Lanman in regards to information pertaining to Prof. A.D. Bache. Mr. Hilgard was born in Germany. He settled with his parents in Illinois. Studied engineering in Philadelphia. He entered the Coast Survey in 1845. He was in charge of the Coast Survey under the Superintendent from 1862 until 1875. Throughout the American Civil War he served the Union Army and Navy by the construction of maps and charts and by surveys as well as by tidal and other information. During the failing health of Professor Bache, Hilgard, who was at that time in charge of the Coast Survey office, was obliged to perform the duties of Superintendent, which he did without extra compensation. He was Commissioner of the Committee of International Standards (seeking uniformity of weights and measures). In 1875, he was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Author of… Read More

Stuttgart Verlag v. Krais & Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1868; Large hand colored copper engraving of Mecynorhina torquata Drury and Acrocinus longimanus, together with sixteen other species of beetle. Contrary to its ferocious appearance, Mecynorhina is actually a pollen eater, native to tropical Africa, and among the largest of the world’s flower beetles, attaining a body length of more than 3". The South American Acrocinus or "Harlequin Beetle" depicted at right is of equivalent body size, but with long articulated forelegs that add an additional 6" to its overall length. Engraved identification key in the lower margin lists the Latin binomial and German common name for all beetles shown. An original double plate from C.F.A. Kolb’s Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs, published at Stuttgart in 1868. Hinged and matted entirely acid free, ready for framing. Full sheet size 13 1/4" x 16", matte window 12 3/4" x 14 1/4", outside matte dimensions 18" x 19 1/2".… Read More

London: John W. Parker, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 293, 279pp. Blue embossed cloth, gilt ship vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard for each volume. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail and darkened, contents age-toned most heavily at first and last few pages, light foxing to fronitspieces and c first and last few pages, binding is tight. Evocative descriptions of the landscapes, environment and the people in America in mid 19th century.