![Item #4259 [African Press] Prospectus for 1950s Artist's Book "Kélibé-Kéliba" Marcel CABON,...](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4259.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1674424195)
Port Louis, Mauritius: Mauritius Printing & Co., Ltd., 1956. Illustrated by Siegfried Sammer. Editions Sammer / Limited Edition. Loose Prospectus. Just a single copy of this scarce 1956 African prospectus found in institutional collections worldwide, that being held by the National Library of Australia. Text in French. "Kélibé-Kéliba" was issued..... More
![Item #4592 [Prairie Comic] Alberta : Land of Freedom and Opportunity - 1967 Centennial Issue....](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4592.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1689455882)
Calgary, AB: Calgary Power Ltd., [1967]. Paperback. A promotional piece printed by Calgary Power, featuring "The Man From Alberta" hosting an historical tour through the provinces' many highlights. In comic book format, the booklet has the number "2" and the date "1965" printed at the foot of the front cover..... More
![Item #3660 [Klondike] [Georgia Freedman] California-Klondyke Mining and Exploration Company...](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3660.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1621891446)
New York, NY: California-Klondyke Mining and Exploration Co., 1897. Printed Document. From the first line of the prospectus "This Company is formed to prospect for, locate, acquire, work and sell mines and mining claims, both of placer and quartz, in the Klondyke region of Alaska and elsewhere, giving the preference..... More
Charlottetown, P.E.I. City of Charlottetown & P.E.I. Travel Bureau, 1941. First Edition. Map. Wartime issued tourist map of the City of Charlottetown, P.E.I. Map scale is 400 feet to 3/4 inch and is printed in blue ink onto white paper, issued folded for use as a pocket map and measures..... More
New York, NY: Richard R. Smith, 1931. Joe Richards. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Hubin listed mystery where "... they provide thrill after thrill for the most blasé arm-chair jungle hunter..." [DJ flap], later filmed in 1936 as "The Girl From Mandalay". Orange cloth over boards, title stamped in black..... More
Ottawa, ON: The Department of the Naval Service, 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Printed card wraps with publisher's original white linen tape reinforcement to inner covers, narrow 8vo (8 inches [20.3 cm] tall), pp. (1-2), 3-72, illustrated with five full-page drawings of fish, tables, index. Volume with some staining..... More
Canada: Canadian Pacific, 1961. Hardcover. An unusual CP item from an era when CP were struggling unsuccessfully to keep their passenger rail traffic a viable business model with the proliferation of the automobile. Cloth backed paper over boards with paste-on label to upper board, narrow folio (12-3/4 inches tall), pp..... More
Montreal, QC: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1920. Paperback. A very scarce CPR publication, with just three institutional copies found by OCLC : The British Library, UBC and Ingenuim Library and Archives [Science & Tech.] in Ottawa. Brad-bound thick 16mo size (5.75 inches tall), pp. xxv, 159 pages, [1], plus 1 unnumbered..... More
Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1931. Paperback. Title from head of p. 1 ; cover title "Alaska / Canadian Pacific". Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, back cover repeats front cover, 8vo (9 inches [23 cm] tall), pp. (iv - a twelve day cruise itinerary for Aug. 11 - Aug. 22, 1931), 1..... More
Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1931. Paperback. Title from head of p. 1 ; cover title "Alaska / Canadian Pacific". Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, back cover repeats front cover, 8vo (9 inches [23 cm] tall), pp. (iv - a twelve day cruise itinerary [priced at $125.00!] for Aug. 11 - Aug..... More
Montreal, QC: Canadian Pacific Railway - Passenger Traffic Dept. 1923. Paperback. 1923 Canadian Pacific pamphlet featuring photographs of the interiors of the Empress of Scotland (25,000 tons), the Empress of France (18,500 tons) and the Empress of Britain (15,850 tons). Lower cover w. "Printed in U.S.A.-1923" at bottom edge. Stapled..... More
n.p. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. Flexible Cloth. Green cloth over flexible card covers, title stamped in black onto upper cover, 16mo (6 inches tall), pp. 72, Terminal Clearance and Standard Train Order Forms shown in facsimile along with chapters on how to deal with various..... More
Montreal: Published for Canadian Pacific Railway News Service, (c. 1916). Paperback. Cover title: "Canadian Pacific Rockies". Stiff brown card covers, cord-bound with letter-press title in brown to upper cover, oblong 4to (10 inches tall), pp. 27 leaves - 24 with duo-tone images tipped-in recto; title page and 2 leaves of..... More
Canada: Canadian Press, 1979-1986. Photograph. A small collection of sixteen credited B&W "CP Photo" images of famous authors. All measure approximately 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 inches wide with credits typed onto recto or verso. All images have been roughly trimmed to size and are in very good condition. Images include... More
Hamilton, ON: Canadian Westinghouse, 1932. Hardcover. Printed in Canada by Copp Clark Co. Ltd. Blue leather stamped in gilt over thin card, a.e.g., 32mo (4-3/8 inches [11 cm] tall), pp. 64, (52 - a 1931 calendar), (5 - addresses, etc.), pastedowns with printed 1932/33 calendars respectively. Lacks first calendar leaf..... More
New York: The Saturday Review Company Inc, 1935. Paperback. Illustrated wraps, 4to (11-7/8 inches tall), pp. 23. Magazine is toned with short closed tears and wear to spine, faint stains. Crossword puzzle at rear has been started in pencil. Contains great ads for Scribner's release of Thomas Wolfe's "Of Time..... More
Calgary, Alberta: Corvus Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated wraps, folio (13 inches tall), pp. 114. Light wear to covers. Canada's Navy Annual Issue 4, 1989/90. Filled with mostly color photos and includes Diamonds in the Rough - 75 Years of a Canadian Submarine Service. More
New York: Baronet Publishing Company, (1979). First Baronet Printing. Paperback. Illustrated wraps, 8vo (8-1/4 inches tall), pp. 278, stated first printing, inscribed and signed on the title page "to John - Orson Scott Card". Volume with some edge wear and light creasing, trace of soil and a small stain to..... More
New York: Ace, (1979). First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Illustrated wraps, 12mo (7 inches tall), pp. 278, stated first printing; fore-edge of text with two tiny 0.5mm tears to first few leaves. An unread copy of the author's first published book, not issued in hardcover. More
Ottawa, ON: National Museums of Canada, 1976. Paperback. Saddle stapled printed wraps, 4to, pp. 73, illustrated with B&W photos, a clean copy. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with title stamped in orange onto top board and spine, 8vo (7-5/16 x 4-15/16 inches [18.5 cm x 12.5 cm]), pp. [i-iv], v, [vi-viii], 1-279, all edges trimmed. Stated "First Edition" and code "I -..... More
![Item #1089 [Rachel Carson] Mountains in the Sea (The Sea Around Us). Rachel Carson](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1089.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1553650583)
Chicago: Science Research Associates, (1962). Paperback. Pictorial stapled wraps, 8vo (7-7/8 inches tall), pp. 31, [32], illustrations by William De J. Rutherfoord. Covers rubbed, with some rusting to staples, a small abrasion at upper edge of top cover and a half inch tear at foot of spine fold. Published by..... More
![Item #2928 [Rachel Carson's First Published Nature Story - 1922] "My Favorite Recreation" Rachel...](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2928.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1520643679)
New York: The Century Company, 1922. Paperback. St. Nicholas Magazine - Vol. XLIX No. 9. Side stapled illustrated wraps, small 4to (9-3/4 inches [24.3 cm] tall), pp. (16) ads, 898-1008, (16) ads, illustrated throughout with line drawings and photo reproductions. Volume with toning and light soil near edges, a small..... More
![Item #4354 [Alaska, Yukon, Bugaboos, Yosemite] The American Alpine Journal 1966. H. Adams CARTER,...](https://harropianbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4354.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1674319443)
New York, NY: The American Alpine Club, 1966. Paperback. Vol. 15, No 1, Issue 40. Minor wear to dust jacket, else book and large fold-out map of the 1965 Logan expedition are fine. 8vo size (9 inches tall), pp. 250, illustrated w. line drawings, B&W photo reproductions and a map..... More
Mariposa, CA: Gazette Press, (1936). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards, 8vo, pp. xii, 183, illustrated, maps, signed by author ffep, p.o. notes taped to p. vi (blank); Price-intact DJ has large pieces missing and multiple tape repairs. More