Canada Foundations Future by Leacock Stephen (60 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket. This book is bound in blue boards with gilt lettering and a color paste-down on the front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Montreal, 1941; signed private limited edition; signed by Samuel Bronfman; blue cloth covered boards; corners bumped; gold titles; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 257 pages. Signed by Other.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Cloth, xxx, 257 pages, illustrations (part colour), portraits, maps; 27 cm. Ribbon bookmark. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards, age toning. *** CONTENTS: The empty continent; The colonial era, 1534-1713; British America and French Canada, 1713-1763; The foundation of British Canada, 1763-1815; The middle period: ships, colonies, commerce, 1815-1867; The New Dominion struggling into life, 1867-1878; Better times, 1879-1896; The opening of the twentieth century, 1896-1914; Canada as a nation; Canada as a future world power. *** Illustrated by Canadian artists specially commissioned by the publisher: Stanley Royle - Chas. W. Jefferys - W. J. Phillips - A. Sherriff Scott - F. H. Varley - H. R. Perrigard - James Crockart - T. M. Schintz - Ernst Neumann. Size: 4to. Collectible.

HardCover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian edition. Book comes in cardboard sleeve. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Near Fine condition with no scratches. The binding is straight and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Spine is beginning to crack at title page. Covers have some light wear around the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated By Canadian Artists, Boyle, Jeffreys, Philips, Varley etc. End papers illustrated by E. Nrumann. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Privately Printed in Montreal; Canada. Blue cloth binding with darker blue spine. Gilt Ruling with title, author and color illustrations of Ontario Coat of Arms. 257pp. Indexed. Content clean, bright and sound. This book is large and may require additional postage. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. NF hardcover - see actual image. Illustrated by Canadian artists. 257 pps. Laid in complimentary card from House of Seagram who funded this project. Cloth ribbon markers. History-Canada-Canadiana.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (canada, history ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited. Like New limited edition hardcover is a very nice clean copy with only very slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, there are 2 attached ribbon bookmarks and writing on half title page. The slipcase is Good with heavy rubbing to all corners and light rubbing to edges.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Illustrated by Canadian artists, some in color. Small 4to, two-toned blue cloth. Montreal: Privately Printed, 1941. A very good(+) copy with small label affixed to endpaper "compliments of Seagrams Ltd".

Condition: Good. 1941. Private Limited Edition. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound blue cloth with dark blue cloth spine and gilt titles. Printed compliments slip from House of Seagram enclosed. Includes illustrated plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. Attached bookmark is slightly frayed at the end. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Slight water staining to front. Sticker traces to rear. Spine is slightly sunned. Gilt is dull.

Condition: Very Good. . Limited edition. Book in slipcase. Slipcase Good. (history, canada, candian history).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by Canadian Artist (Royle, Jefferys, Phillips, Scott, Varley, Perrigard, Crockart, Schintz, Neumann) (illustrator). First Edition. xxx,257, [7] p., 23 cm. Blue-green decorative cloth with Canada's coats of arms to front boards. 2 gold & black ribbons (page markers). Well illustrated (b/w photograhs and drawings + plates protected by tissue guard. Illustrated end-pages. Index. "A private and limited edition" printed by the Gazette Printing Company Limited. One corner nibble else a tight and bright book.

Condition: Good. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First edition. 8 x 11 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; minimal shelf wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text spotless. Hist. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Private and Limited Edition. (xxvi) 259 pages, color and b/w plates, sepia illustrations in text by Canadian artists, preface by Seagrams President Samuel Bronfman, illustrated endpapers; blue cloth/ small pictorial label front cover. Comp[limentary copy card laid in, gift inscription half-title. Very good+ ; no dust jacket.

xxx, 257, (7) p., ill. en n. et en coul., index, 27 cm. Complet du feuillet de présentation de la maison Seagram, à l'origine de ce projet destiné à faire connaître l'histoire du pays aux citoyens, particulièrement aux écoliers. Ouvrage d'une présentation de grande qualité et illustré par des artistes canadiens de renom tels Adam Sherriff-Scott, Frederick Varley, Hal Ross Perrigard, etc. Une source d'information intéressante sur l'histoire du Canada. Rel. toile de l'éd. sous étui (pratiquement à l'état neuf).

Hardback. Condition: Good. 7.5 x 10.5"; 257pp; blue cloth with gilt, original slip case faded and disjointed on two edges; a private and limited edition; compliments card loosely inserted to front; nice clean copy;

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Stanley Royle; Chas. W. Jefferys; W. J. Phillips; A. Sherriff Scott; F. H. Varley; H. R. Perrigard; James Crockart; T. M. Schintz; Ernest Neumann; (illustrator). First Edition. (xxx) 257 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in dark blue and light blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; decorated in black and gilt on the front panel, along with a full-colour paste-on; illustrated endpapers; headband; ribbon markers. Illustrated with maps and with colour and black and white artwork by: Stanley Royle; Chas. W. Jefferys; W. J. Phillips; A. Sherriff Scott; F. H. Varley; H. R. Perrigard; James Crockart; T. M. Schintz; and Ernest Neumann. Size: 8vo. Book.

light blue, dark blue ,gilt decorated & full color illustrated (Canadian coat of arms laid in ) clothbound 4to. (large bk. may require additional shipping). 2 blue & gold satin marker ribbons in mint cond. clear cellophane dustwrapper. slipcased (in a box). very fine cond. mint cond. clean inside & out. no marks at all. the paper cellophane dustw. fine/ dark with age on the spine and has a tiny tear. the slipcase is fine/ has minor rubs at the corners and a couple of brownish spots on one side. not torn or banged up or split . the original presentation slip from House Of Seagram is included in mint cond. collectible copy. gift quality. illustrated endpapers. color illustrated title pg. "a private limited edition." intro. by Samuel Bronfman. 257p +bio. notes & colophon. 31 full page illustrations & maps, some in full color. (artists = Stanley Royle, Chas. W. Jefferys, W. J. Phillips, A. Sherriff Scott, F. H. Varley, H. R. Perrigard, James Crockart, T. M. Schintz, and Ernst Neumann.) illustrated chapter headings. 2 color ink used throughout. very handsomely made book. world history. canadian history. canadian economics. history of canadian commerce. north american history. history of france.history of new france. history of the british empire. travel & exploration. colonialism. voyages of the vikings. norsemen. jacques cartier. hochelaga. stadacona. fisheries of the gulf and the banks. hurons. iroquois. indian wars. seignoral system. frontenac and the indian and english wars. treaty of utrecht. hudson's bay co. king george's war 1744. seven years war. cession of canada. pontiac's war. quebec act 1774. loyalists. foundation of upper canada. rebellion of 1837. the civil war. confederation. red river rebellion. sir john a macdonald. the great war (world war i) . collapse & depression. social credit.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Canadian artists (illustrator). 257 p. Ill. Call number on spine. Code 445, 1702.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Blue cloth boards with pasted down of Canadian Coat of Arms. Light shelf and edge wear to extremeties. Presentation card tucked inside front cover indicating this is a complimentary copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Some scuffing to both hardcover boards. Inlaid with a postcard from the House of Seagram. Slight wear to extremities of paper dust jacket which is rare to find. Binding good and sturdy, and in slipcase. Gilt lettering to hardcover front board and spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. various (illustrator). First Edition. Blue cloth boards with pastedown illustration of Canada's Coat of Arms on front; Gilt lettering on front board and spine, slipcase missing but still a sound unmarked copy except for prev.owner's name on top of ffep; Boards & pages are a little discolored but colored illustrations still crisp with tissue covers; Other b/w illustrations and maps throughout; 257 pages with index; Compliment's card from Seagram's and silk ribbon;

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fine in very good dustwrapper. (slipcase). Case rubbed at edges.

Quarter Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Adam Sherriff Scott & Others (illustrator). Limited. Limited Edition. Interesting History of Canada. B&W and Colour illustrations by Canadian Artists. Dark Blue Spine with large gilt lettering and lighter blue cloth-covered boards with Colour armorial bearing on front with Gilt and Black lettering above. 2 sewn-in Bookmarks. Pictorial endpapers. 257 p.pages, 10 1/2" tall. A few specks of white paint on front cover. No inscriptions. Weight 1.2 kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be a little extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Some scuffing to both hardcover boards. Inlaid with a postcard from the House of Seagram. Slight wear to extremities of paper dust jacket which is rare to find. Binding good and sturdy, and in slipcase. Gilt lettering to hardcover front board and spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is heavier than average, note that shipping might have to be adjusted AFTER initial transaction. Blue cloth covers with applied picture of coat of arms. Lettering in black and gold. Two gold place ribbons. Corners slightly bumped. No dustjacket. 'Illustrated by Canadian Artists'. Card from the House of Seagram, stating the book is a complimentary copy. Slight stain on leading page edges, otherwise clean and unmarked.