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NY Hunt & Eaton 1890., 1890. Hardcover. Fair/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover. beautiful pictorial green boards. An interesting book from late 1800's. Gilt on cover is very bright and well preserved. Black designs of canoe and dog train. However, the rest of the book is poor; front hinge is broken and title page missing. A child has scribbled in pencil on front and back pages. Endpapers on back missing. 266 pp. with several pictures cut out of text, unfortunately. A reading copy with some of the art still intact.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, nd. (c.1930).. Story of the author's missionary work in Northern Canada with an introduction by Mark Guy Pearce.. Pp.267, colour frontispiece + 3 further colour plates and occasional black & white illustrations, presentation bookplate to front free endpaper, small bookseller's stamp (Ruddocks,Lincoln). Grey illustrated cloth. VG.

New York: Eaton & Mains circa 1890, 1890. hard. good++. Pencilled scribbles on dedication page, general edgewear. Still attractive wood engravings. good++, no dj, elegantly stamped pictorial slate green cloth 267 pgs

London: London Missionary Society., 1892. 262pp, bw engravings. Or blue cloth with pictures of men in canoe, and dog sled. Stated presentation copy on front cover. Very slight wear at bottom corners, presentation label on front paste down. An account of missionary work along the Mississippi River, particularly with the Cree indians, and the establishment of a Wesleyan mission among the Salteaux indians. Most of the travel is undertaken by canoe and dog-sled as indicated by the title. Fair amount of anthropological information.. London Missionary Society's Edirion.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

Condition: Good+; light soiling to boards, no DJ. Interior is clean without markings. Presentation label. Decorative boards and spine. B&W illustrations including a photo of the author on frontis page and his wife Elizabeth Young in later pages. Pages lightly age-tanned along edges.

Charles H. Kelly, 1892. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Beautiful illustrations on cover and spine as well as gilt title on cover and spine; beautifully illustrated throughout. Binding, cover and spine all robust and very negligible wear; top left corner of front cover and is stained or very sunned. Inscriptions on inside cover dated 1893 then 1912. Contents very clean throughout, binding tight. Box 24

Gray cloth over boards, illustrated w/ Pen&Ink; scenes from engravings; Gold stylish titles. This history illustrates the misguided policies of the missionaries who supervised schools for youth who were separated from Native Nations' Reservation families to be "educated" in attempts to erase language, heritage and traditions among 19th century Canada territories. While missionary zeal is open to critique; there are some chapters that preserve that which the colonists tried to wipe out; for instance, the Cree syllabic alphabet. Book condition: Soiling to covers; deterioration of thin brown end papers, and more. Repair needed to maintain stitching. Several small fronds of delicate ferns tucked within pages. Numerous drawings. Setting: Northern Canada.

London: Charles H. Kelly,1890.. Pp.267, engraved frontis. + numerous engraved portraits and illustrations throughout + Woodburyprint portrait of Elizabeth Young(author's wife) inserted between pages 28/29, engraved headpieces, small booksellers label to verso front board: "D.B.Friend, 77 Western Road, Brighton". Grey/green illustrated cloth over bevelled boards, gilt title to front, spine faded, edges rubbed. G+.

New York: Hunt & Eaton. Tan illustrated cover w/gilt titles. Rubbing to ends of spine, lower edges a bit, corners. Light soiling. Gift inscription from 1922 on first blank pg. Missing half-title pg. Light toning to pages. Binding very good. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1891.

William Briggs, 1890. Dark Red gilt cloth gold lettering Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. Thanks for looking!. Hard Cover. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.