THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF THOMAS SIMPSON THE ARCTIC DISCOVERER **SIGNED LIMITED EDITION**. This item is unavailable.THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF THOMAS SIMPSON THE ARCTIC DISCOVERER **SIGNED LIMITED EDITION**

pp: xviii [1] 2 - 204. Bound in grey leatherette boards lettered and decorated in gilt. This copy is numbered (#464), and signed by both the publisher and editor on the limitation page. Includes frontispiece portrait, and two maps on a fold-out page at the end of the text. The text concerns the life of one of the noteworthy Scottish explorers who seem to dominate exploration of northern Canada. In Simpson's case, he was contracted to chart the northern coast in order to assist the search for the ever elusive Northwest Passage. While on a journey south to the wilds of the United States, he died, along with some of his companions in what is a controversial incident even today. This copy of his biography is very good with light soiling to the slipcase. The book itself is near fine and unread.