The Oregon Territory: A Geographical And Physical Account Of That Country And Its Inhabitants With Outlines Of Its History And Discovery
Published by Charles Knight And Co., London, 1846
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, CanadaReeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB)
AbeBooks seller since November 15, 2004
Condition: Used - Good
£ 273.28
Quantity: 1 available
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brown contemporary half calf leather binding with marbled boards and rebacked; lettering in gilt on dark green leather label; gilt is bright; inner joints slightly cracked; hinges are strong; frontispiece engraving of the Mouth of the Columbia River; no foxing; no browning; 226 pages; both maps [one folding] are present and in excellent condition; chapters include Description of Coast and Harbours, Trappers and Voyageurs, Description of the Interior, Native Tribes, Sketch of the Fur Trade, Settlers in Oregon etc; Bound in [as issued] is a new edition of Catherine Parr Traill's, The Backwoods Of Canada, also published in 1846 and also by Charles Knight And Co.; [her first ed. was published 10 years earlier by the same publisher]; her book "Being Letters From The Wife Of An Emigrant Officer, Illustrative Of The Domestic Economy Of British America"; 252 pp followed by [1] Illustrations list; all 12 full page illustrations are present in excellent condition; subject matters include botony, sugar-making, qualifications of a settler's wife, cultivation of Indian corn, wheat, birds, Indian Hunters, insects, climate, etc.tips are bumped and worn with boards peeking; shelf rubbing at edges; previous owner's signature and notation on f.f.e.p. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Oregon Territory: A Geographical And Physical Account Of That Country And Its Inhabitants With Outlines Of Its History And Discovery
- Author
- Nicolay, Rev. C. G.
- Publisher
- Charles Knight And Co., London
- Publication year
- 1846
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Binding
- Half Leather
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 16mo
- Seller catalogs
- Darwin, Native American
Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB)
South River, ON, Canada
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Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB)
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