Hardcover. Canada, Broadview Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 273 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Dust cover slightly yellowed, but clean inside. In good shape. From the dust cover front flap: " This book presents a compelling view of one of the great travelers of this century and of the last days of "the Old North."
Hardcover. NY/Chicago, Revell, 1st, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in white and black, 229 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. 12 b&w plates. Frontis photo portrait of Grenfell on his ship with tissue guard. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865 -1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Beginning with Vikings of To-day (1895), he published between 1905 and 1938 a succession of books about Labrador, which was at the time a British colony. Owner's name and date on front fly leaf, mild soil to cover.
Hardcover. NY/Chicago, Revell, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in white and black, 226 pages, 12 photographic plates. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865 -1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Beginning with Vikings of To-day (1895), he published between 1905 and 1938 a succession of books about Labrador, which was at the time a British colony. Frontis photo shows Grenfell and Perry (back from the N. Pole) on the deck of the 'Roosevelt'. This is a collection from six periodicals of 14 sketches by the 'Labrador Doctor.' He has fascinating stories to tell about the natives, the sailors, fishermen, the climate and his doctoring. Small tan stain affecting 10 pages, only in margin. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Boston, David R Godine, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 226 pages. Oversized. Black cloth cover, gilt design, very little wear. Dust jacket with minor wear. Many b&w photographs throughout. A bright, clean copy. The story of William Notman and his sons and proteges who for over 60 years chronicled North America ( Canada and continental United States ) through the eye of a camera. He gives an invaluable view of what was like to live in the latter part of the Victorian era.
