Search Results: northwestern approaches the first century by smith rd hilton

Victoria, BC: The Adelphi Book Shop, 1969. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Canadian First. Bound in reddish brown leatherette with gold decoration on front cover and gold lettering on spine; a bit of edge wear; previous owner's stamp on inside front cover and foot of one page; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Victoria, B.C.: Adelphi Book Shop, 1969. 67 pp, 9 5/16" H. Brown simulated leather boards with gold lettering on spine, gold illustration on front board. B&w plates. "First published as the complete issue of the 'British Columbia Library Quarterly' for January 1969. Now published by the Adelphi Book Shop Ltd. in an edition of 750 copies, May 1969." "This is not a bibliography, nor is it a pemmican history of the early northwest, although in some ways it shares the nature of both. It is a series of informal lectures, slightly expanded and re-arranged, on the books written by the explorers of British Columbia and its approaches during the century which began with Bering's first voyage and ended with Sir George Simpson's second journey to the Columbia." Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Background & Introduction; Spaniards versus Russians; The British Approach by Land and Sea; The French Look In; The Americans Reach Out; Check-list; Index.… Read More

Victoria, B.C.: The Adelphi Book Shop, Ltd, 1969. Inscribed and signed by the author. First Edition. Very Good condition.

Victoria, B.C.: Adelphi Book Shop Ltd. 1969. (hardcover) 67pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. 8vo. One of 750 copies published by the Adelphi Book Shop Ltd., Vancouver, May, 1969. Brown faux leather, with gilt to front and spine. B / W illustrations. NF with only a tiny amount of wear to the spine ends..