Webb, William Seward. California and Alaska and Over the Canadian Pacific Railway. First Edition, Leather. One of 500 Signed Copies. Illustrated. New York and London, 1890. G.P. Putnam's, New York and London, 1890.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. Folio size, original elaborately decorated front cover, titles on spine, wear to spine edges and bottom and top edges as well as the corners, t.e.g. Decorated endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown. Very good plus. One of 500 numbered copies, signed "G.P. Putnams Sons." Frontispiece, tissue guards, etchings (4 India proof impressions), many full-page photogravures. Beautifully done.

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Webb, William Seward, 1851-1926. California and Alaska and over the Canadian Pacific Railway. G. P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerboker Press, New York and London, 1890.

Price: US$450.94 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 4to. Pp. xix, 190, frontis ("etching"), illustrated with 88 plates, 3 etchings. Bound in full black calf with gilt lettering and outlines to spine bands, all edges beveled. Top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies of this "Letter-Press" Edition, this is number 250. Clean and tight copy, likely rebound, with green floral endpapers, complete with all the captioned tissue guards.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

WEBB, WILLIAM SEWARD. California and Alaska and Over the Canadian Pacific Railway. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1890.

Price: US$526.10 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarto. Full leather gilt with new leather spine. Decorated endpapers. Top edge gilt. Number 369 of 500 copies only. Early Photos of the West. Sharp copy.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

WEBB, William Seward [1851-1926].. California And Alaska And Over The Canadian Pacific Railway.. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press, 1890., 1890.

Price: US$854.21 + shipping

Description: 4to. pp. 1 p.l., xix, 190. with half-title. 4 etched plates (incl. frontis.) mounted on India paper (tissue guards marked 'proof'). 88 photogravures. few text illus. uncut in contemporary roan, elaborately tooled in gilt, top edge gilt (extremities & joints rubbed, head & tail of spine chipped). First Edition: letter-press edition limited to 500 copies. The American businessman recounts his railway journey, on a private train, through the western United States and Canada. The work contains descriptions of Denver, Colorado Springs, Santa Fe, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Northern California, Montana, Alaska (pp. 141-170), Manitoba, Victoria, Winnipeg &c. Smith 10804. Lowther 906. cfRicks 251. cfWickersham 6481. cfArctic Bib. 19208. Not in Peel.

Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada