mcleans notes twenty five years von mclean john (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. No. 238 of 550 copies. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. 7" x 9 3/4." Pages xxxvi, [1]-402, complete. A few black-and-white plates and one black-and-white folding map in back, complete. Introduction in front. Index in back. Twelve additional pages in back show the names of Champlain Society officers and members, subscribing libraries, and other Champlain Society publications. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Covers are very clean and intact overall except for light to moderate darkening, tiny dampstain at bottom on front, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is No. XIX in The Publications of the Champlain Society series. Edited by W. S. Wallace. This volume contains an autobiographical account by John McLean (c. 1799-1890), a Scottish-Canadian fur trapper, fur trader, explorer, businessman, and journalist. In his Preface, Wallace commends McLean for his "clear and vigorous style which makes [his account] eminently readable." In 1820, McLean joined the North West Company (NWC), one of two prominent Canadian fur trading companies at the time. After years of fierce hostilities, NWC merged with its rival, Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), in 1821. As indicated by his writings, McLean still retained his preference for NWC but was employed by HBC until 1846. In his twenty-five years of service with HBC, McLean undertook many years of arduous travel in the Canadian wilderness as one of its chief traders. His journal provides a fascinating account about life as a Canadian fur trader and an invaluable record of scenery and historical events of the Canadian North-West Territories during the nineteenth century. Among the many subjects McLean describes in his account are the transition of his employment to HBC, interactions with European and Indigenous traders, ambushes by Indigenous people, hospitality and kindness shown by Indigenous people, expeditions in the North-West Territories, rugged terrain and unrelenting weather in the Territories, near-death experiences, visits to different forts or trading posts, New Caledonia, Ungava, Red River Colony, and George Simpson. In the back is a chart showing the "Vocabulary of the Principal Indian Dialects," which includes common English phrases and their translation ins Sauteu (Ogibois), Cree, Beaver Indian, and Chippewayan. Front colophon: "Five Hundred and Fifty Copies of this Volume have been printed. Fifty are reserved for Editorial purposes. The remaining Five Hundred are supplied only to Members of the Society and to Subscribing Libraries. This copy is No. 238.".

1932. (Cloth) Very good, no dust jacket. 402pp. Folding map of Canada showing the positions of Forts and Trading Posts mentioned by McLean. Gilt top-edge. Ex-library with bookplates and stamps. Mild waviness to the top of the first 20 pages. Sounds much worse than it is. Very attractive copy despite everything. A reprint of the two volume 1849 London edition, with a preface and introduction by W.S. Wallace. Publication XIX of the Champlain Society. Un-numbered copy of 550 copies. Peel(3) 225.

1932. (Cloth) Very good plus. 402pp. Folding map of Canada showing the positions of Forts and Trading Posts mentioned by McLean. Spine sunned, else fine. A reprint of the two volume 1849 London edition, with a preface and introduction by W.S. Wallace. Publication XIX of the Champlain Society, numbered 46 of 550 copies. Peel(3) 225.

1968, reprint edition. (Hardcover) Fine, no dust jacket. 402pp. Vocabulary of the principal Indian dialects, index, folding map. Edited by W.S. Wallace. Publisher series: Champlain Society 19. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Indians of North America).

24cm, xxiii 402p. rear folding map, limited to 550 copies, this being #36, crested red cloth, t.e.g., spine slightly faded, a very good sound copy. (Ar). Charles W. Jefferys's copy with his signature on the free fly. - McLean served the Hudson's Bay Company in the Ottawa valley, the Northwest, on the Pacific coast, Hudson Bay and in the Labrador between 1821 and 1845. He was the first white man to traverse the entire Labrador Peninsula, and in so doing he discovered the Grand Falls of the Northwest River. His narrative "one of the classics of wilderness travel", is also an authentic record of the H.B.C. activities after its union with the Northwest Company.

McLean, John. John McLean's Notes of a Twenty-five Year's Service in the Hudson Bay Territory. Edited by W.S. Wallace. Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1932. 1st ed. thus. xxxvi,402pp. Large folding map. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Spine sunned, else near fine. One of 550 numbered copies. McLean's narrative "is a fascinating story of travel; to add to its value it deals with the little-known area of Labrador"-Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature.