J Herbert Cranston (8 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. Cranston, J. Herbert. HURONIA - Cradle of Ontario's History. Ontario, Canada: Huronia Historic Sites and Tourist Association. MCMLX. (Translates1960). Fifth printing. Illustrated by C. W. Jefferys. (Maps & illustrations.) 80pp, 8vo (6" wide x 9" tall). Spine stapled softcover publication with anillustrated front cover and a map on the back cover. Exterior somewhat soiled from handling. Bumped on the right lower corner. Interior gentlytoned. Generally in good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/a. First printed in 1949. A bit of age related tanning otherwise good. C.W. Jefferys (illustrator).

Pamphlet. Condition: Very good. 5th printing. 80 pages. Bibliography. Illustrated by C. W. Jefferys. Very good, wrappers. (139). C. W. Jefferys (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Paperback edition of Cranston's 1949 history of the 17th Century explorer Etienne Brûlé who lived among the Wendat Huron people, later serving as a guide and interpreter for Samuel de Champlain. Copy is in good condition. Minimal wear to the pictorial card wraps. Solid and tight binding. Would be very good save for some rather extensive (albeit neat) highlighting throughout the text. Still, a nicely preserved copy of a rather scarce text.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good used condition, owner's signature inside, light wear & marks. C. W. Jefferys (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Huronia Cradle of Ontario's History CRANSTON, J Herbert Simcoe County Historical Association, Barrie, Ontario, 1979, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from 24 drawings by C W Jefferys, 80 No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, tanned Wraps clean and crisp, tanned, rubs to edges and corners, small mark to front Good clean copy HISTORY, CANADA, ONTARIO, HURONIA, GEORGIAN BAY, HURON INDIANS, INDIGINEOUS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES 47039 HISTORY/CANADA(americana pamphlet) £1150 80.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Thus 1st Printing. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; 1st Page(s) of Front Matter Missing; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Discolouration Where Sticker Was Once Affixed; Light Sticker Pull to Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. BOOK NUMBER: 31. AUTHOR: J. Herbert Cranston, Editor, Midland Free Press Herald, 1935-1947; Editor, Toronto Star Weekly, 1911-1933. CONTENTS: Foreword; Bibliography; I. "Columbus of the Great Lakes" II. Brule Joins Champlain's Adventurers III. First Contact with the Indians IV. Battling the Iroquois--Preview of Brule's Fate V. Brule Exchanged for a Huron Indian VI. Back to the Freshwater Sea with the Hurons VII. De Vignau, the Impostor VIII. Brule Among the Hurons IX. Huron Habits and Customs X. Huron Religion and Superstitions XI. Race Without Sex Inhibitions XII. Champlain Goes to Huronia XIII. Disastrous War Against the Iroquois XIV. Brule's Journeys Through the South XV. Discovery of the Grand Lac--Superior XVI. To Quebec with Brother Sagard XVII. Brule Visits the Neutrals XVIII. Champlain Betrayed to the English XIX. Canada Given Back to France XX. Brule Killed and Eaten XXI. Father Brebeuf's Dilemma XXII. Ontario's First Murder Mystery XXIII. His Sins Atoned--Honour His Due XXIV. Death at the Torture Tree. SYNOPSIS: Within the tragic story of Old Huronia, with its heroic Jesuit missionaries and the bloody wars of extermination between the Hurons and the Iroquois, is set the colourful life of Etienne Brule, a man deserving long-overdue recognition for his amazing achievements as an explorer. He was also a man whose vicious life ultimately brought him the unenviable distinction of being the first and probably the only white man to be eaten at a Canadian cannibal feast. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. C. W. Jefferys (illustrator). Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. scarce; light brown publisher's cloth; lettering in white on spine; slightest of edge rubbing; 144 pages; many illustrations by renowned Canadian artist C.W. Jefferys; book plate of a previous owner (designed by Canadian artist Thoreau MacDonald) on second free end paper; signature in pencil by the owner on front free end paper with her small name sticker; occasional underlining and marginalia lightly in pencil; Etienne Brule (1592 -1633) was the first European explorer "to set eyes on four of the Great Lakes"; he lived "among the Hurons, mastered their language and learned their culture" [ and he ]" became an interpreter and guide for explorer Samuel de Champlain". C. W. Jefferys (illustrator).…