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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
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802040330
- ISBN 13
- 9780802040336
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Saskatchewan and University of Toronto Press, r1973. Hardcover. very good. 2nd. xxviii,1039pp. Octavo. 12 sketch maps on 6 sheets in rear pocket. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Maroon endpapers. Dust jacket rubbed with open tears and creases to edges. very good Peel 3693 (First Edition). "An encyclopaedic history of the west to 1870". 1973
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119742
- 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
- ISBN 10
- 0802040330
- ISBN 13
- 9780802040336
- Publisher
- University of Saskatchewan and University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- r1973
- Keywords
- Hudson's Bay Company|Fur Trade|Rupert's Land|Western Canada
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