THE SUBSTANCE OF A JOURNAL DURING A RESIDENCE AT THE RED RIVER COLONY, British North America; and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823.
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London
Year Published:
1824
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First English Edition
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Inventory No:
028664
Condition
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Very Good
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Binding:
Half Leather
Size:
8vo (14 x 22cm)
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pp. xi, [1], 210, [1 -errata]; [2 - blanks]; three engraved plates (the engraving of Meeting the Indians is bound opposite p. 40 and not as the frontispiece). Contemporary half black polished calf with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine; navy-blue moire silk boards; original marbled end papers. Binding very good and strong with light wear, slight rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight, the odd spot; plates a little toned and slightly toned to edges . Provenance: with the contemporary engraved bookplate of Thomas Christy to the front free end paper. A very good copy.
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