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Stefánsson, Vilhjálmur (1879-1962); Edward William Nelson (Intro.). The Northward Course of Empire ; With Illustrations and a Map. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1922. First Edition, First Printing. pp. xx, 274. Small 8vo., measuring 5.5″ x 7.5″. Original ribbed forest-green cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine, blind-stamped title to the front board. Map frontispiece accompanied with eight remarkable photographic plates – all collated and accounted for – (depicting in various order: “Eskimo Women of Alaska”, “Reindeer, Drift Logs and Tall Grass along the Polar Sea”, “The Camp of the Oil Drillers Near Fort Norman”, “Eskimo Dog in the Tall Eskimo Grass”, “Ovibos in their Native Heath”, amongst many others striking scenes), and one exceptionally well-preserved fold-out map of the Arctic Circle. Extremities show lightest fraying to the head of spine, tips, single private ownership stamp to the front pastedown (belonging to a Mr. Hughes-Onslow – Master of the Supreme Court, Royal Courts of Justice), text-block entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked leaves. Overall, very good. Corresponds to OCLC #3213815.
“An argument for possibilities of life in the Arctic regions.” Hardcover. (#6163) $189.00
![I’ve scarcely finished cataloguing this lovely little book of pressed flowers from the Holy Land. Just had to share it with all you. 🌺
Wild Flowers of the Holy Land; Matt. VI, 28, 29, 30 ; London Society’s Mission to the Jews.
[Ferdinand Vester]; London Jews’ Society’s “House of Industry”. Jerusalem, Palestine: Printed at the London Jews’ Society’s House of Industry, Jerusalem, N.D. [Circa 1890’s?]. First Edition. Unpaginated [Fourteen unnumbered leaves]. Oblong 12mo., measuring 12 x 18 cm. Original quarter maroon leather over gorgeous polished bevelled olive-wood boards bearing “Jerusalem” in black atop a deeply carved Jerusalem cross to the front board; like carving to the rear boards with Jerusalem printed in Hebrew characters to the centre; marbled edges, and ivory silk-moiré endpapers. Comprises of eleven beautifully arranged dried flower specimens mounted on stiff leaves, most (excepting two) accompanied with their original, remarkably well-preserved, tissue-guards, and individually captioned with their respective geographic origins (e.g.: “Flowers from Mount Zion”, “Flowers from the Mount of Olives”, etc.). Lightest wear to the leather spine, else, no other flaws noted to the extremities. Faint toning to the title page, otherwise, contents remain near-uniformly without blemish, and with firm, sound binding. A most lovely, and unique period offering from the Holy Land. Rare to be offered in commerce in this edition, and state. This edition unrecorded in WorldCat, however, nominally corresponds to OCLC #753636624 (with notable differences in pagination, and the number of specimens). See also OCLC #698494522. (#7243)](https://blacksbooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
