Smith Arthur Britton (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. vii, 600 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in burgundy, cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light wear at corners and spine ends. The spine is somewhat darkened. Overall light rub wear. A collection of extracts from journals, diaries, letters, travel books, guide and directories pertaining to life in 19th century Kingston, Ontario. Commentary from John A MacDonald, Elizabeth Simcoe, Susannah Moodie, Charles Dickens, and many more. May require extra postage due to weight of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Reprint "New Discovery Edition". Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stiff unmarked book in barely rubbed dust jacket. New Discovery Edition. ; 9.9 X 8.3 X 0.7 inches; 176 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The book is bound in bright red pebbled boards with bright gilt letters on the front cover & spine. The contents are clean & unmarked. The book is like new. This book weighs over 1 kilo so extra postage may be required.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. McKay, John W. (illustrator). Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; Legend of the Lake is the story of the building, launching, and foundering of Ontario during 1779-80, reconstructed from archival documents, including British Admiralty plans for the ship, upon which renowned maritime architectural draughtman John W. McKay has based his scale drawings of Ontario. The book also features full-color paintings of Ontario by Peter Rindlisbacher, as well as portraits of soldiers and seamen. Of special interest to maritime historians is a full description of the techniques and materials used in building the ship as well as a list of shipwrights employed on Carleton Island. For the social historian, the book presents a picture of daily life at Fort Haldimand on Carleton Island and on board a lake vessel. For the military historian, the book provides a description of Ontario's armament and accounts of the various regiments involved in dockyard defense and conducting raids against northern New York. And for all reader, it is a captivating tale of high adventure and mystery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like New. Flat-signed by the author on the 1/2 title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Signed on title page by editor "Brit Smith.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John W. McKay (illustrator). On Halloween 1780, near Fort Niagara, the worst shipwreck in the history of Lake Ontario occurred. The sloop-of-war, "Ontario", built to defend British North America against the revolutionary forces of George Washington, foundered in a violent storm. She was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes up to that time (124 feet). This book is the story of the building, launching, and foundering of "Ontario". Full-scale plans and drawings of the ship will be of special interest to the modeler. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color plates and drawings, including ship plans.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. Signed dedication from the author on the 2nd page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover; Hardcover. Beautiful clean crisp copy in a clean crisp dust jacket which has been placed in protective mylar. ; B/w Phot & Ill; Oblong 8vo; 159 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. The Inside of the book is clean with no gift inscription or remarks inside. 159 pages with the index.We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 23cm, viii,599p., mapped endpapers, illustrations, wine fabrikoid, An assortment of one hundred extracts on Kingston and area taken from journals, diaries, letters, travel books, guides and directories. Authors include Charles Dickens, Susanah Moodie, Lord Selkirk, John A. Macdonald, Robert Rogers and many more.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. On Halloween 1780 near Fort Niagra the worst shipwreck in the history of Lake Ontario occurred. The sloop-of-war, "Ontario", built at the Carleton Island shipyard near present-day Kingston to defend British North America against the revolutionary forces of George Washington, foundered in a violent storm. At least 88 men, women, and children were lost. This is a profusely illustrated history of the ship and her times explained in such great detail that this is an ideal text for the ship modeler.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 159 pages. An excellent copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed by Arthur Britton "Brit" Smith on half title page. Both book and jacket are in near fine to fine condition. Additional photos available upon request. Inscribed by Author(s).

landscape format hardback [21x25cm]. 159 pages. well illustrated from contemporary sources, photos, colour paintings, etc. ISBN 1550821865 . very good condition in the dust-jacket, but with a bit of a whiff of old tobacco smoke. a fine book telling the story of the building, launching, and foundering of the British sloop-of-war 'Ontario' during 1779-80. For the duration of her short life, she was the largest naval vessel serving on the Great Lakes [please see our storefront page for shipping information].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 600 pp. Illus. Endpaper maps. Spine bumped. Jacket edges have light wear. Inscribed by the editor on the half-title. Drawn from rare antique books this is an anthology of 100 of the best passages written about Kingston and the area. Heavy book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Editor.

Harcover. Condition: NEAR FINE +++. First Edition. BOOK IN SUPERB CONDITION, ONLY MARKING IS AUTHOR`S SIGNATURE ON HALF TITLE PAGE O/W, NO MARKINGS, SUPER CLEAN AND TIGHT. D/J HAS 1 TINY TEAR AT TOP ON FRONT AND ONE VERY SMALL TEAR ON BACK AT TOP. IT IS GENTLY RUBBED IN PLACES. THOUROUGHLY RESEARCHED, CRAMMED FULL OF UNIQUE ANECDOTES, FACTUAL EVENTS, AND EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS. A MOST COMPLETE HISTORY OF CANADA`S FIRST CAPITAL. 600 PAGES, MAP LIKE ENDPAPERS AND SOME UNIQUE ILLUSTRATIONS.SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Revised Edition. 176 pp. Index. Photos. Drawings. Bibliography. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author. Revised 'Discovery' edition. Describes the building of the ship at the Carelton Island shipyard, launching and foundering of the Ontario, and her later discovery. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; Signed by Author.

[1-55082-186-5] 1996. (Oblong 4to hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 159pp. Black & white and color illustrations, photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrations by John W. McKay & Peter Rindlisbacher. Locale: Lake Ontario. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Ontario, H.M. Brig-Sloop, Shipwrecks--Lake Ontario).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

[1-55082-186-5] 2008, new discovery edition. (Oblong 4to hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 176pp. Black & white and color illustrations, photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. Contributors include Jim Kennard, Dan Scoville. Illustrations by John W. McKay & Peter Rindlisbacher. Locale: Lake Ontario. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Ontario, H.M. Brig-Sloop, Shipwrecks--Lake Ontario).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robert J. Crothers (illustrator). First Ediion. Introduction by A. Britton Smith (Compiler and editor). " Book is an assortment of extracts from Journals, Diaries, letters, Travel Books, Guides and Directories. Most Items deal directly with Kingston." (Introduction) 600 pp. Red leatherette covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine and front panel, map ep's, many sketches copied from photographs by Crothers. Book has very slight edge soiling, ow it is as new. Unpriced, unclipped DJ has edge /surface wear. SIGNED by Editor. Rare in this state. Book weighs well over 2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs, unless shipped within Canada. Bookseller's Inventory # 200204. By Editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. McKay, John W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 159 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Page edges are lightly smudged. Blue endpapers. Bound in blue hardcovers with gilt titles. Lightly worn around the edges. Blue illustrated dustjacket in near fine condition with yellow titles. Lightly worn and spotted around the edges with small tears. 1ST EDITION. NF/NF Size: 10 x 8 1/2. Book.

Condition: New. (inventory#Shelf).