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Bear-Hunting in the White Mountains or Alaska and British Columbia Revisited; With Illustrations Direct from the Author's Sketches, and Map by Permission of the Royal Geographical Society
by Seton-Karr, H. W
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1891. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. [vii]156pp. Octavo. Original red illustrated cloth; spine title in gilt. Spine slightly darkened; small chip to foot, crown similar. Edges uncut at upper and fore. Textblock shows minor dust soiling to upper. Engraved frontis with original tissue guard, illustrations in text. Several small fox marks to guard. Foldout map at rear. A tight copy; pages flexible and easily turned. very good Lowther 948. Seton-Karr records his adventures hunting bears in British Columbia and Alaska in a series of letters, with drawings from his own collection. The author later died in Canada's worst maritime disaster; the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River in 1914. Scare in un-opened copy. 1891
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132153
- Title
- Bear-Hunting in the White Mountains or Alaska and British Columbia Revisited; With Illustrations Direct from the Author's Sketches, and Map by Permission of the Royal Geographical Society
- Author
- Seton-Karr, H. W
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Adventure|Alaska|Bear Hunting|Bears|British Columbia|Hunting|Letters|Travel|Western Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting And Fishing;
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About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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