Search Results: Authors starting with M from Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

Ottawa: John McConniff, 1891. Slightly worn otherwise a very good copy.. Binding: contemporary ¼ cloth with gilt and embossed title and image on upper board, lower board with gilt crest. Flat spine, and all edges tinted red. Hand written dedication on free end paper., Size: Oblong 8vo, Illustration: A profusion of illustrations both full page and in text depicting various scenes and views relating to Quebec., Pages: P. title, 3-112,, Category: ; Book Canada

Montreal: Geological Survey of Canada, 1879. Very Good, folding map. Notes: The map centers on the Lesser Slave Lake., Size : 740x870 (mm), 29.13x34.25 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Category: Maps Canada West Alberta; Maps Canada West British Columbia; Maps Canada North;

United States: The Crowell Publishing Company, c. 1904. Very good; laid down on acid-free paper for long-term preservation.. Notes: The lower left text box contains "Latest Facts" about the progress of the canal, including speculation around building a sea level canal that would involve no locks at all--it would seem that they settled for a mix of the two: this view depicts a total of five locks, where there is now only three. Lake Bohio, the major artificial lake on this map was completely reconsidered, the company eventually settling on creating a far larger lake, Lake Gatun, that avoided building two of the projected locks., Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 339x538 (mm), 13.35x21.18 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Photogravure, Categories: Transportation Ships; Views Central America;

London, 1840. Excellent. Image Size : 395x585 (mm), 15.5x23 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 515x655 (mm), 20.25x25.75 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Steel Engraving, Categories: ; Views Europe Italy

Ottawa: Bureau of Mines, 1904. Very Good. Size : 470x680 (mm), 18.5x26.75 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Geological; Maps Canada Ontario Central; Maps Canada Ontario North;

1840. Very Good to excellent. Notes: A rare panoramic view of the city of Aden the present day capital of Yemen, which at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire., Image Size : 235x345 (mm), 9.25x13.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 433x550 (mm), 17x21.625 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Aquatint, Categories: Views Asia Middle East;

New York: Ackerman Lith., 1854. Very Good. Size : 395x345 (mm), 15.5x13.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: ; Maps United States South Florida

Venice: Domenico Padovani, c. 1695. Very Good;. Size : 449x598 (mm), 17.68x23.54 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Asia Far East China;

London: Architectural Press, c. 1907. Both volumes carry a Kilham and Hopkins receipt stamp of May 13, 1911. A clean, crisp exemplar. . Binding: Full contemporary light-brown cloth; flat spine with gilt title lettering on brown label., Notes: By 1900 “The Architectural Review” magazine could boast that it was ‘the only magazine in the British Empire dealing with the artistic, as distinguished from the business side, of architecture’, a description that rings true today. The first decade saw a long-running series, The Practical Exemplar of Architecture, with photographs and measured drawings, intended to provide architects and students of construction with a universal pattern book illustrating various architectural styles. , Size: folio (316 x 225mm), Illustration: Profusely illustrated with photogravures. Vol. 1: 112 plates & Vol. 3: 6 embedded in text and 112 plates., Volume: 2 volumes; Vols. 1 and 3, Pages: Pp. vol 1: 1-8, 112 plates; vol 3: 1-8, 112 plates., Category: Book Art,… Read More

Walter Scott. , (C. 1887).. Interior clean and crisp. . Binding: Printed paper boards with gilt and pink design on white, half-bound with red cloth. Cloth at board corners cut in decorative design with elaborate gilt work. Cloth at spine densely gilted with matching pattern. Title in gilt on spine. Paste-in and free endpapers light brown with green floral pattern. All edges cut and gilt., Notes: A fine collection of English poetry. Including poems by Thomas Tusser, Sir Thomas Wyat, Alexander Scot, Barnaby Googe, and others. With frontispiece of Earl of Surrey. Henry Macaulay Fitzgibbon (1855 – 1942) was an Irish attorney, literary critic, and musicologist. , Size: 12mo.(132x 97mm). , Category: Book Literature;

London: H.C. Dickins, c.1921. Very Good. Notes: A fine and decorative Scottish sporting print. It is a portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens.The print is signed by the artist in the bottom left corner. Dr. Spens was a prominent member of the Royal Company of Archers (the monarchs bodyguard in Scotland)., Image Size : 645x398 (mm), 25.39x15.67 (Inches), Platemark Size : 658x404 (mm), 25.91x15.91 (Inches), Paper Size : 822x565 (mm), 32.36x22.24 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color with Some Hand Coloring, Medium: Mezzotint, Categories: Portraits Others; Views Europe Scotland; Sports

Toronto: The National Gallery of Canada, c.1953. Very Good. Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 747x998 (mm), 29.41x39.29 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Medium: Silk Screen

Toronto: H. Belden & Co. , 1881. Worn, interior very good.. Binding: ¼ morocco with cloth boards, front board with embossed title. , Notes: Engraved and lithographed by Rolph, Smith & Co.The list of maps in this atlas: The World in Hemispheres; The Parliament Building Parliament Square Ottawa; Chart of the World on Mercators projection; Europe; Asia; Africa; Oceania; South America; North America; Map of the United States of America; Map of NewFoundland; Chart of the World showing the relative positions Dominion of Canada and the other British possessions; Rail Road map of the Dominion of Canada; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada districts of Algoma, Parry Sound also parts of Nipissing district and Renfrew Co.; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Quebec; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Quebec; New… Read More

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, T.H. Best Printing Co., , 1955.. A very good example. Light wear to board extremities. Interior is clean and crisp. . Edition: First Canadian Edition., Binding: Publisher’s full teal cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. No dust jacket., Notes: Betty MacDonald (1907 – 1958) was an American author who specialized in humorous autobiographical tales. Onions In The Stew is an autobiographical text about her life in a log cabin by the ferry landing on Vashon Island during the war. , Size: 8vo.(209x140 mm). , Illustration: With book review by John P. Marquand loosely inserted., Provenance: Ex-Libris Denis J. Chretien; embossed stamp on half title. , Category: Book Women; Book Biography;

Toronto: H. Belden & Co., 1881. Covers are worn, spine defective but interior very good.. Binding: Folio. ¼ morocco with cloth boards, front board with embossed title. , Notes: Maps prepared under the direction of D. MacDonald.The maps depict various lot and street plans, Town layouts, period advertising and charming sketches of historical and farm residences., Size: Folio, Illustration: The list of maps in this atlas: The World in Hemispheres; The Parliament Building Parliament Square Ottawa; Chart of the World on Mercators projection; Europe; Asia; Africa; Oceania; South America; North America; Map of the United States of America; Map of NewFoundland; Chart of the World showing the relative positions Dominion of Canada and the other British possessions; Rail Road map of the Dominion of Canada; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada… Read More

Windsor, Ontario: Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, c.1933-42. Very Good. Notes: A pictorial map of the Detroit River region showing a small part of Michigan and the western part of Essex County, Ontario. The map depicts coloured drawings of historical persons, structures, and events, with brief captions and a decorative border. The map was designed and executed by Lillian Scott and historical accuracy was overseen by George F. Macdonald., Size : 743x555 (mm), 29.25x21.85 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Category: Maps Canada Ontario South

Canada: McMichael Canadian Collection, c. 1985. Very Good. Notes: J.E.H MacDonald (1873 - 1932) was a member of the famous Group of Seven Canadian artists. MacDonald is viewed with admiration for his art, with one writer commenting, \\\\\\\"no Canadian landscape painter possessed a richer command of color and pigment than J.E.H. MacDonald ... His brushwork is at once disciplined and vigorous. His best on-the-spot sketches possess an intensity and freshness of execution not dissimilar from Van Gogh.\\\\\\\" (Paul Duval, \\\\\\\"The Tangled Garden, the Works of J.E.H. MacDonald.\\\\\\\")This print beautifully exemplifies the new forms of expression that MacDonald began experimenting with, such as poster-like formats of broad flat planes and simplified colors. Goat Range, in particular, is notable for its grainy texture, subdued color and tight three-dimensional composition. , Image Size : 525x642 (mm), 20.67x25.28 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 583x711 (mm), 22.95x27.99 (Inches), Coloring:… Read More

Toronto: H. Belden & Co., 1881. Very Good;. Notes: Rare late 19th Century map of Tecumseth of Simcoe County. It depicts main roads, school houses, churches, and the train routes., Size : 220x300 (mm), 8.66x11.81 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario;

Toronto: H. Belden & Co., 1881. Worn, interior very good.. Binding: Folio. ¼ morocco with cloth boards, front board with embossed title. , Notes: Maps prepared under the direction of D. MacDonald.The maps depict various lot and street plans, Town layouts, period advertising and charming sketches of historical and farm residences.Engraved and lithographed by Rolph, Smith & Co., Size: Folio, Illustration: The list of maps in this atlas: The World in Hemispheres; The Parliament Building Parliament Square Ottawa; Chart of the World on Mercators projection; Europe; Asia; Africa; Oceania; South America; North America; Map of the United States of America; Map of NewFoundland; Chart of the World showing the relative positions Dominion of Canada and the other British possessions; Rail Road map of the Dominion of Canada; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the Dominion of Canada counties of Ontario; New Atlas of the… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, and Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London, c.1834. Near fine condition, bound in decorative gilt contemporary publisher’s cloth. A handsome copy. . Edition: 2nd Edition. , Binding: Contemporary decorative full gilt cloth boards with ornate floral and foliage fanfare border on upper board, blind tooling on lower board. Spine with 4 compartments of gilt tooled bands, gilt lettering on two, all edges gilt. , Size: 12mo, Illustration: Illustrated with 1 engraved frontis portrait of Linnaeus., Pages: P. advertisment, blank, frontis, engraved title, printer’s imprint, preface (3- 6), contents (7-16), 17-391., Category: Book Natural History; Book Biography; Book Science & Technology;