Beyond the River and the Bay; ; 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
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1970
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, CanadaAinsworth Books ( IOBA)
AbeBooks seller since May 2, 1998
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 21.42
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
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.…
Seller Inventory # 20632
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Beyond the River and the Bay; ; 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
- Author
- Ross, Eric
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Toronto
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good-
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802052231
- ISBN 13
- 9780802052230
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- History::Canada
Ainsworth Books ( IOBA)
Chilliwack, BC, Canada
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Ainsworth Books is a home-based business, formerly a storefront operation. At present we have only 3/4 of our stock listed with more being entered daily. E-mail us at ainsworthbooks@gmail.com if there is a book you are looking for and don't see it listed. We are Wayne and Betty Kilner. Wayne, now retired from his full-time job, helps out by doing data entry in his off hours. Longtime member of IOBA Independent On-line Booksellers Association.
Specialty
Canadian/ British Columbia history, Military History, Native Studies, Science: Advanced Math, Physics etc., Collectible Hardcover FictionAssociation member
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Ainsworth Books ( IOBA)
BC, Canada
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CWO (libraries billed) checks, money orders, and PayPal accepted. Email money transfer within Canada. Prices in US funds. Will hold. Books returnable with permission. All dustjackets enclosed in Mylar. Contact us at 604-818-7014 or ainsworthbooks@gmail.com
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