TRAVELS THROUGH THE CANADAS, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes; with an account of the productions, commerce, and inhabitants of those Provinces [HAND-COLOURED] by Heriot, George - 1807

Illustrated with a large colour folding map two-tone folding frontis and numerous two-tone illus. from drawings made at the several places by the author

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Coles Publishing Company Limited, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1971 Excerpt From Travels Through The Canadas, Containing A Description Of The Picturesque Scenery On Some Of The Rivers And Lakes: With An Account Of The Productions, Commerce And Inhabitants Of Those Provinces Amid The Multitude Of Tribes Scattered Throughout The Extensive Regions Of America, It-Appears. Singular That There Should Be Found In Use' A Distinct Language Peculiar To Each, And Frequently Customs Which Have But Little Affinity To. Those Of Neighbouring Associations Among Many, Ceremonies And Practices'are Found Resembling Those Of The Former Inhabitants Of Countries In The Ancient Hemi Sphere.' When There Appears Any Striking Similarity With Respect To Usages, Among People Far Remote From Each Other, It Is Remarked In The Follmg Pages.

Rutland, Vt: Charles E Tuttle Co, 1971. title continues: and customs of several of the Indian Nations of North and South America.HEAVY. xxiv, 602pp, Algonquin vocabulary, folding plates, folding map. Red cloth in jacket. Generally light edge wear to jacket BUT there is a 14cm strip holed along the rear flap fold by silverfish with a couple of tiny depredations to the cloth, light even toning to page edges. A nice edition of this work describing the author's impressions of Canada from 1792-1816.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to.

Edmonton. Hurtig. 1971. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. 26cm, (facsimile reprint of the first edition of London. 1807). xii,602,[ii]p., with 27 plates after Heriot (6 being double folding) and a folding map, red cloth, fine in fine jacket Heriot's book contains important material on Western Canada and is particularly detailed on the fur trade, voyages to the North, Eskimos and the cod fishery.

Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle [1971]. (4to) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 602pp. Facsimile of the first edition of London. 1807. Red silk cloth. 27 plates (6 folding) and a folding map in color, algonquin vocabulary. Some chipping along fore-edges of dust jacket. (Canada, Algonkian Indians, Voyages and Travels).

1st printing this edition. As New hardcover in As New DJ in Very Good slipcase. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete but front flap has lower corner clipped. Slipcase is intact and solid; lightly scuffed. Large 4to, 602 pp; many illustrations. This is a new, unread book.

xii+602+plate list+[1 ads] pages with folding frontispiece, folding hand-colored engraved map of the St. Lawrence and 27 plates: 25 aquatints (6 folding) and 1 line engraving. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8 3/4") bound in half leather with five raised spine bands with black label in gilt lettering over marbled boards. (Dow, Niagara pages 127-130; Field 687; Lande 433; Sabin 31489; TPL 805) First edition.
This work is of more than strictly Canadian interest--most of the book is dedicated to "a comparative view of the manners and customs of the Indian nations of North and South America," including a 31-page Algonquin dictionary.
George Heriot arrived in Canada in 1792, the beginning of a quarter-century association with the colony. In his first years. In 1796, he returned to Britain, travelling along the south coast and in Wales before spending some months at the University of Edinburgh. After preparing some paintings for exhibition at the Royal Academy, he left for Canada.
Shortly after his return to Quebec, he… Read More

London, Richard Phillips, 1807, First edition. . nineteenth century half blue morocco, gilt spine title lettering & decorations, raised bands, top edge gilted, light offsetting from plates, interesting bookplate of Robert Wetherill, some plates with shorter margins as issued, near fine, nicely bound. . 4to [28 x 23 cm]; xii, 602, [i, directions to place plates], [i, ads] pp, 27 plates, (sepia aquatints), 6 folding including frontis panorama, hand colored folding map showing Great Lakes to Gulf of St. Lawrence. . First edition of what some have called the first Canadian coffee table book which underestimates its value as an important and comprehensive account of Canada. Heriot at postmaster-general of British North America 1799-1816, travelled extensively in the area, describing the fur trade, cod fishery, conditions, one of the best accounts of the loyalists settlements in Canada, voyage to the north, as well as a scholarly study of the indigenous peoples of north and south America, with a… Read More

London: Printed For Richard Phillips, 1807., 1807. 4to. pp. xii, 602, [2]plate list & ads. folding hand-coloured engraved map of the St. Lawrence & 27 plates: 26 aquatints (6 folding) & 1 line engraving. 19th century half chagrin (bit rubbed, front joint cracked, plates offset as always, short tear in 1 plate repaired). First Edition. This is a variant issue, with the plates printed in black and white on thin paper, rather than in sepia on thick paper. Heriot’s position as deputy post-master general of British North America (1800-16) required that he travel extensively throughout the Canadas. As Spendlove remarks, the appointment was a fortunate one for posterity, for it was on these numerous journeys that he produced his many exquisitely fine watercolour and ink sketches, some of which form the basis of the present work. Like the majority of the topographical artists of his day, Heriot had studied under Paul Sandby at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was certainly one of his… Read More

London: Printed For Richard Phillips, 1807., 1807. 4to. pp. xii, 602, [2]plate list & ads. folding hand-coloured engraved map of the St. Lawrence & 27 plates: 26 sepia aquatints (6 folding) & 1 line engraving. modern calf (plates offset as usual). signature on title of L.R Masson, possibly Louis François Rodrigue Masson, lieutenant-governor of Quebec [1884-87]. First Edition. Heriot's position as deputy post-master general of British North America (1800-16) required that he travel extensively throughout the Canadas. As Spendlove remarks, the appointment was a fortunate one for posterity, for it was on these numerous journeys that he produced his many exquisitely fine watercolour and ink sketches, some of which form the basis of the present work. Like the majority of the topographical artists of his day, Heriot had studied under Paul Sandby at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was certainly one of his most accomplished pupils. Spendlove considered him to be the finest… Read More