Lorne, John Douglas [Marquis of Lorne].
Canadian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil.
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Seller ID: 2815R London: RTS, [1885]. First edition (viii, 224, index, adverts). ‘Numerous illustrations from objects and photographs...and sketches’ by the Marquis of Lorne, Sydney Hall, et al., engraved by Edward Whymper, perhaps eighty in all, arranged as several portfolios under a single decorative cover. Small quarto (28cm) dark green, highly decorative publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and decorations (a hunter in the snow, mule team in a Rocky Mountain pass), folding coloured map of Canada (1882) on linen in front pocket. One of a series of illustrated travel publications, among them American Pictures, French Pictures, Land of the Pharaohs. Top and bottom edges of spine rubbed, cover tie detached but present. A Very Good copy. Price: $100.00  
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