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History of Canada
Vol. 1: xii, [4], 260 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 251, [9] p.
Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.
Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.
Tags: 18th century, Canada, duodecimo, First Nations, history, Iroquois, North America, Woolf gift
An introduction to universal history
Translation of Synopsis historiae universalis.
With half-title.
With half-title.
Tags: 18th century, Africa, Asia, Europe, geography, history, illustrated, map, North America, South America, Woolf gift
The history of the bucaniers of America
Collation: v. 1: [6], 354 pages, [9] leaves of plates (incl. 3 folded maps); v. 2: [2], 406, [24] pages.
Exquemelin's "De americaensche zee-roovers," Amsterdam, 1678, was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into…
Exquemelin's "De americaensche zee-roovers," Amsterdam, 1678, was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into…
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Vol. 1: viii, [1], vi-xii, 370 p., [19] leaves of plates : 17 ill., 1 port., 1 chart ; v. 2: xii, 359, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates : 10 ill.; v. 3: xii, 400 p., [17] leaves of plates (2 folded) : 16 ill., 2 maps (on 1 plate); v. 4: xii, 310, [64]…
A topographical description of the province of Lower Canada
Embellished by several views, plans of harbours, battles, & c. "Extrait des titres de concessions de terres octroyées en fiefs dans la province du Bas-Canada": p. [1]-1ii. Contains many maps , (some folded) : [1] A sketch of the Battle of La…
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44
A parallel edition, with its own versions of the plates, was printed and issued by order of the Senate as document no. 174, with imprint: Washington : Gales & Seaton, Printers, 1845 (Checklist Amer. imprints 45-2519).
The astronomical and…
The astronomical and…
Narrative of the United States exploring expedition
" ... This edition ... contains ... the same type, page and reading matter, as the one in imperial octavo; the difference between them being in the quality and size of the paper; the substitution of forty-seven wood-cuts for that number of steel…
Illustrations of the manners, customs & condition of the North American Indians
Binder's ticket: "Restored by Pierre Thibaudeau", rebound using original publisher's covers, original spines bound in at end of each volume.
Hudson Bay, or, Everyday life in the wilds of North America
Added illustrated title page; illustrations engraved by Berveiller and Morison after Forster, Bayard and Ballantyne.
"Preface to fourth edition", pages [vii]-viii.
Bookseller's ticket: "Henderson & Co., stationers, Ottawa"
"Preface to fourth edition", pages [vii]-viii.
Bookseller's ticket: "Henderson & Co., stationers, Ottawa"
Voyages made in the years 1788 and 1789, from China to the north west coast of America
With a list of subscribers.
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Polychronicon
Translated and continued by John Trevisa; revised and expanded to 1460 by William Caxton.Imprint from ISTC; colophon (referring to the preparation of…