Isbn: 9780802052230 - beyond the river and the bay: some observations on the state of the canadian northwest in 1811... (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. includes maps etc in rear pocket. ".brings to life the exciting landscape of the Canadian Northwest in the early years of the 19th century when the fur traders from the St. Lawrence clashed with their rivals from Hudson Bay." 190 pages; 6 5/8 x 9 5/8 " Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.…

Cloth. Zustand: About Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. First Edition. Based on an imaginary long-lost manuscript by Ian Alexander Bell Robertson invented by the author in order to integrate remarks by contemporary observers into the text. Gives a picture of the Northwest as it was immediately prior to the first white settlement and is based on sources that would have been available to the writer at that time. xiii, 190 p. illus., maps (3 fold. in pocket) 25 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding and no wear to the cloth. Mild lower corner bump to the front boards. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean with only tiny amounts of wear to some corner tips. Attractive copy. Weight, 613g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket and nine maps on five folded sheets in back pocket in fine condition. Gift inscription on front fly leaf. Dust jacket is bumped and rubbed at top and bottom edges with a one inch tear. 190 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. "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." 190pp., index, notes, biblio., ill. Cloth in lightly worn, clipped DJ. Lacks maps from rear pocket, previous owner's name inside front. An imaginary but fact-based account of early 19th-century life in the northwest of the fur traders. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Used, hardcover, first edition, 1971, 190 pages. Condition: fine, jacket: near fine. 5 folded maps in back pocket. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. Boards show light shelf wear, pages lightly yellowed, DJ shows light shelf wear with some minor chipping, price-clipped. Previous owner's name on front free end paper.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Tucked into an envelope attached to the back pastedown are 5 sheets of paper some of which are double sided incorporating 9 maps as follows - 1. Part of Arrowsmith's 1811 Map of North America, 2. Regions of the Northwest, 3. Countries of the Northwest, 4. Vegetation, 5. Native Population, 6. Fur Traders' Posts, 7. Hudson's Bay Company, Administrative Districts of the Northern department, 8. The North west Company, Adminstrative Departments 1802, Transportation; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 190 pages; Ross has created a fictional narrator to tell the story of the very real opening of the West and North of Canada that took place in the 19th century. Backing this up is a very detailed bibliography that takes up 27 pages along with footnotes and index that cover another 30.…

[0-8020-5223-1] 1970. (Cloth) Near fine in very good dust jacket. 190pp. Illus., plans, folding maps in pocket at rear. Jacket shows minimal shelf wear and one close tear at the rear. History in fictional form.

Harcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VERY GOOD +++. First Edition. Solid & clean, no markings. D/J j is complete and not priced clipped. Has pocket in back of book with several maps.190 pp. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.

[0-8020-5223-1] 1970. (Cloth) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 190pp. Illus., plans, folding maps in pocket at rear. Review copy. History in fictional form.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 8vo pp. xiii, 190, "Some observations on the State of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a View to Providing the Intended Settler with an Intimate Knowledge of That Country". Five folded maps in rear pocket, b/w illustrations. book.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. very clean hardcover with jacket and 4 maps inside pouch. no marks. clean text. solid binding. dj has light discoloration fade along edges. light age wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. "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.…