A History of the Canadian West to 1870-71: Being a History of Rupert's Land (The Hudson's Bay Company's Territory) and of the North-West Territory (Including the Pacific Slope)
by Morton, Arthur S
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, c1939. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. xiv,987pp. Octavo. 12 sketch maps (folding). Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Errata sheet tipped in at table of contents page. Covers slightly rubbed. Peel 3, #630. "An encyclopaedic history of the west to 1870". 1939
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- Aquila Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119647
- Title
- A History of the Canadian West to 1870-71: Being a History of Rupert's Land (The Hudson's Bay Company's Territory) and of the North-West Territory (Including the Pacific Slope)
- Author
- Morton, Arthur S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1939
- Keywords
- Hudson's Bay Company|Fur Trade|Rupert's Land|Western Canada
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- Gilt
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- Errata
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- Cloth
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