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Hardbound. Condición: Good. Attractive early engraved reward of merit pasted inside front board. Small erasure hole front free end paper. A sound copy. Good condition: rear free end paper missing, front hinge weak.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Blindstamped green cloth covered boards with gilt title on front. Light soil, rubbing and scuffing. Bumped spine ends and corners. Heavy to moderate foxing to interior. Binding sound, text clean. Previous owner name to title page. No stickers or stamps. Minor insect nibbling to bottom edges of a handful of pages. Last page with a small tear to one edge. Illustrated with small b/w engravings. ; 8vo, hardcover, 139 pages.…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 140 pages. Illustrated with B&W engravings in the text. Red cloth binding with gold titling and blind embossed decoration on the cover, and a plain spine. Moderate wear and soiling to the covers and spine, corners and spine ends bumped and heavily worn, gold lettering is bright, overall Very Good. Old owner's name and address dated 1898 in ink on front pastedown. Pages are clean and unmarked, and the binding is tight. Still a decent copy. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1857.…

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Good Condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. As Issued. Original green cloth binding with black ink mark on front cover and front flyleaf. 139pp. Contents clean and sound with paper tanned. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Drawings and Diagrams (ilustrador). …

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Contemporary binding of dark green cloth with blind stamped decorative border on both boards and title in gilt on upper board. Tips worn through, top of spine frayed. sticker remnant bottom of spine, endpapers replaced; internally sound and clean. This essay was awarded, by the Bureau of Agriculture and Statistics of Upper and Lower Canada, the first prize for the "best essay on the origin, nature, and habits, and the cause of the progress, of the weevil, Hessian fly, midge, and such other insects as have made ravages on the wheat crops in Canada; and on the best means of evading or guarding against them." Author was Professor of Chemistry at Trinity College, Toronto. 139 pages with line drawings; printed by Lovell & Gibson, Toronto.…

Wheat 1st. ed. v.g.binding used. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Title continues (not respecting capitalisation): ".the vast number of improvements made in agriculture, commerce and trade, modes of travel and transportation, mining, and educational interests, etc., etc. for the past eighty years under the provincial names. with a large amount of statistical information, from the best and latest authorities.fully illustrated with steel and electrotype plate engravings, showing the progress in the various branches treated of." xxxiii, 776pp> Bound in green cloth/baords with gilt decoration and marbled endpapers. Lacking the (blank) ffep; bookplate of a former owner on the fep, light wear to the foot of the spine; otherwise a nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 776 pgs., some foxing on illustrations, other pages show light foxing, bound in green cloth, gold design on front cover and lettering and illustrated beaver on spine. Light rubbing, otherwise a good copy.

Cloth. Condición: Good Plus. First Edition. , 8vo, 139pp, b&w illus. Hardcover in original embossed, blue cloth, with gilt title on front board. Binding is tight, interior clean; boards somewhat rubbed and worn. Sound, tight binding, no damage to hinges. Interior is better than exterior. Weight, 336g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Cloth. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Green cloth binding with gilt design on the front cover and gilt print and design on the spine. Marble design end papers and page edging. No markings in the text with a few light soils spots and some pages with foxing and tanning. There is a name and date (Dec 25, 1886) printed on one of the blank front end papers. There is some white spots on the back cover that appear to be paint droppings. The spine has a small edge tear on the front near the bottom end and ther is some very light wear on the top end. The title page states, Fully illustrated with steel and electrotype plate engravings. …

Blue Cloth. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Spine is slightly darkened. Light wear to head and tail of spine. Mild wear along bottom edges of boards. Previous owner's markings in pencil on first free end page. A partially removed book plate is adhered to front paste down page. Otherwise in very good condition. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 72 pp. ; illustrated ; 27 cm. ISSN: 0140-427X; National Library: 427690-5; 010538609; LCCN: 80-644443 ; LC: GA192; Dewey: 912/.05 ; preceeded by publication: M, the map collector, Issue no. 1-7; Dec. 1977-June 1979 ; issued from 1979-1996 ; Absorbed by: Mercator's world, with v. 1, no. 3 of that title./ No. 1-20, 1977-82. ; OCLC: 6524436 ; pictorial paper wrappers ; Contents: Columbus and maps / F. Fernandez-Armesto -- Maps and the invention of America / J B Harley -- In the wake of Columbus / Robin Knox-Johnston -- Is the Paris map the long-sought chart of Columbus? / H. Wallis -- Native American maps and world views in the Age of Encounter / L. De Vorsey, Jr. -- Large-scale English county maps and plans of cities not printed in atlases. Part 15. Hertfordshire / E. M. Rodger -- News and views -- Book reviews and letters to the editor -- Collectors' barometer -- Collectors' marketplace -- Index to advertisers -- Forthcoming issues. List of Distributors -- 40 years of service at LoC / Ralph Ehrenberg -- IMCOS down under / Christopher Terrell -- Memorial service held in the USA / Ellen Hanlon ; ex-lib, stamps ; else VG. Book. …

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; viii, [9] - 139, [i] pp, illustrations from drawings, chart. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering, cover wear, at spine ends, light stain, very light foxing, one page of text with blank corner torn away (no loss), good. The author, who went conducted several important explorations including Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858, and whose most famous work is Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula of 1863, here, as a Trinity College professor, wrote this very detailed work on a vital crop. It won the first prize awarded by the Bureau of Agriculture. TPL 3735. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. T., Lovell & Gibson, 1857. 139 pp., illustrated. Hard cover (faded), library mark on spine, stamps on endpapers. Good condition.

covers showing wear, good plus condition. few sketches (ilustrador).

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; viii, [9] - 139, [i] pp, illustrations from drawings, chart. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering, cover lightly faded, interior near fine and clean in very good cover. The author, who went conducted several important explorations including Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858, and whose most famous work is Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula of 1863, here, as a Trinity College professor, wrote this very detailed work on a vital crop. It won the first prize awarded by the Bureau of Agriculture. TPL 3735. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a prize-winning essay offering a detailed exploration of destructive insects, with particular focus on the Hessian fly. Written in 1857, it serves as a fascinating historical account of insect infestations from the perspective of 19th-century North America, and offers a comprehensive summary of the Hessian fly's impact, life cycle, and behavior. The author delves into the debate surrounding the fly's origins, presenting convincing evidence that it is a European import, and traces its devastating progress across the American continent, from its initial appearance in 1776 to its widespread presence by 1857. The essay also explores the effects of the Hessian fly on wheat crops, and the various methods employed to combat its infestations, including crop rotation and the use of resistant wheat varieties. This book provides an in-depth look at a significant insect pest, and offers insights into the challenges and strategies involved in managing destructive insects in agriculture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 344 pages. 12.00x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Cloth colour frontis + 80pp + 7pp colour plates / Prbds frontis + 80pp + 7pp colour plates / Prbds colour frontis + 80pp + 7pp colour plates / Cloth colour frontis + 78pp + 7pp colour plates / Cloth colour frontis + 77pp + 7pp colour plates.Clean & bright. Five separate volumes in artists' series plublished by T C & E C Jack as one lot.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 776 p., interspersed with illustrations. 23 cm. B&w plates. Faded cloth with blank impressing on boards, gilt lettering on spine. Spine sunned and gilt wearing off. Spine ends torn, corners a bit bumped. Cracking at front and rear. A few pages loose. Stains at pp. 14-15 affecting surrounding pages, not affecting text. Showing the wonderful development of its natural resources, by the unbounded energy and enterprise of its inhabitants; giving, in a historical form, the vast improvements made in agriculture, commerce, and trade, modes of travel and transportation, mining, and educational interests, etc., etc. With a large amount of statistical information, from the best and latest authorities.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. 139 pages; yellowed and lightly foxed throughout. Last few pages water stained but very readable. Illustrated throughout. Blue endpapers are yellowed. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Titles faded, covers rubbed and stained. Corners bumped. Binding good and tight. GOOD-. Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full red cloth. viii, 9-139 pp. B&W illustrations. Bruising, rubbing and a few spots of wear to extremities. Light general soiling, some cockling and small damp stains to rear board. Some light spots of soiling and foxing to interior.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. T., L. Stebbins, 1868. xxxiii-776 pp., illustrated. Hard cover, gilt lettering on spine, stamp. Very good condition.

776 Pp. Frontis and 33 steel engravings & 1 map Extreme wear to the edges of the covers, inner hinge cracks and some foxing especially to the outer margins of the steel engravings Half brown calf with maroon cloth covers and marbled end-papers.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: None Issued. 1st Edition. BOOK RATES VERY GOOD WITH MINOR WEAR TO BOARDS AND SOME MILD FOXING ON A FEW PAGES & PLATES. MOST PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. SOLID & VERY CLEAN, NO MARKINGS. HEAVY BOOK THAT WILL REQUIRE A BIT MORE FOR POSTAGE. FURTHER SCANS ON REQUEST, THANKS. VARIOUS ARTISTS (ilustrador). …