BIGSBY, John Jeremiah (1792-1881). The Shoe and Canoe or Pictures of Travel in the Canadas. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. 2 volumes, 8°. 5 maps and plans, 3 folding, and 20 engraved plates by Young after the author (occasional insignificant spotting). Original blue cloth gilt, uncut (upper inner hinge of vol. I broken, short tears in head of spines). Provenance: Henry A. Sherwin (bookplate) -- James G. King (signature on front free endpaper in both volumes). FIRST EDITION. Sabin 5360 (citing only the 1851 edition). (2)

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BIGSBY, John Jeremiah (1792-1881). The Shoe and Canoe or Pictures of Travel in the Canadas. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. 2 volumes, 8°. 5 maps and plans, 3 folding, and 20 engraved plates by Young after the author (occasional insignificant spotting). Original blue cloth gilt, uncut (upper inner hinge of vol. I broken, short tears in head of spines). Provenance: Henry A. Sherwin (bookplate) -- James G. King (signature on front free endpaper in both volumes). FIRST EDITION. Sabin 5360 (citing only the 1851 edition). (2)

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