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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. No. 360 of 550 copies. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. 7 1/2" x 10." Pages cxxxi, [1]-372, complete. One black-and-white frontisepiece, complete. Introduction in front. Appendix A: Biographical, Appendix B: Supplementary Letters and Documents, and Index in back. Thirteen 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 virtually pristine and intact except for slight darkening, faint marks on front and back, and slight wear to extremities. A Fine copy. This is No. II in the Hudson's Bay Company Series, a subset within The Publications of the Champlain Society series. Edited with an Introduction by E. E. Rich. Rich was assisted by R. Harvey Fleming. This volume contains a transcription of Colin Robertson's letters dating from September 1, 1817-September 1822. Transcriptions of many supplementary letters and documents are also included. Colin Robertson (1783-1842) was a Scottish-Canadian fur trader and politician. He worked for both Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company who were fierce rivals in the fur trading industry. Robertson's letters offer an insider's look at both companies and their day-to-day activities. Given the dates of his letters, they also provide invaluable historical context behind the merger of HBC and North West Company in 1821. He worked for HBC until 1840 when he retired from the industry. Robertson also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Two Mountains from 1841 until his passing in 1842. 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. 360.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, cxxxi, 372, xi pgs. Frontis, top edge gilt, index, appendices, list of subscribers. #344 of limited edition for subscribers. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Light spotting and soiling to spine and cover, else VG. Lower spine ends worn. Interior endpapers are browned from acid migration from the glue used during publication. This browning is present front and rear, else the interior is near fine. Hinges weak. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Colin Robertson was a veteran of the trade and rivalry with the North West Company. He spent over 8 years establishing the HBC trade in Athabaska, often in intense competition with the NWC traders. His correspondence is important for a full understanding of the HBC trade during this era. …