Beyond the River and the Bay;
by Ross, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0802052231
- ISBN 13
- 9780802052230
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Canada: University of Toronto Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802052231 . "Some observations on the state of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a view to providing the intending settler with an intimate knowledge of that country" - subtitle. "Brings to life the exciting landscape of the Canadian Northwest in the early years of the nineteenth century when the fur traders from the St. Lawrence clashed with their rivals from Hudson Bay. Based on an imaginary long-lost manuscript by Ian Alexander Bell Robertson which was completed in 1811 but lost and undiscovered until 1963 in an Edinburgh attic. It is published here for the first time. Provides a picture of the Northwest as it was immediately prior to the first white settlement, based on sources that would have been available to a writer at that time." - dust jacket. 190 pages. Bibliography, footnotes, index. Includes five maps stored in pocket inside back board. Light wear to unmarked book. Binding tight. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. ; 8vo .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 723h1694
- Title
- Beyond the River and the Bay;
- Author
- Ross, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802052231
- ISBN 13
- 9780802052230
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0802052231, Canadian Northwest - history, Canada - emigrants, Canada - fur trade, York Factory - history, Churchill Factory - history, Fort Prince of Wales - history, Fort William - history, Hudson's Bay Company - history, The Northwest Company - hist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Alberta;
Terms of Sale
RareNonFiction.com
All items packed very securely in sturdy new cardboard cartons and shipped promptly with tracking and full insurance. Higher value items double- or triple-boxed. In addition to traditional payment methods we are pleased to accept BTC, ETH, LTC and DASH.
About the Seller
RareNonFiction.com
Biblio member since 2003
Ladysmith, British Columbia
About RareNonFiction.com
Full-time specialists in rare nonfiction books and vintage magazines since 2001. Our inventory of over 20,000 items is wonderfully diverse and constantly growing. All items shipped in sturdy new cardboard cartons with tracking and full insurance. As proud members IOBA we adhere to its code of ethics. Phone: 1-877-660-6118 or +1-250-245-8959. Email: info@rarenonfiction.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.