The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and Discoveries to 1812 Tapa dura - 1992

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1992. 265pp.No clipping, fading or inscriptions. 265, b/w illustrations. Scarce in the UK.. 1st edition. hard back. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

Canada: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very light wear..

Vancouver: UBC Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0774803991 . 265 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Light wear to edges and corners. Text block edges have some soiling. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has crinkling at the spine ends, and light wear to edges and corners. The story of Britain's rise to pre-eminence along the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Eight pages of black and white photographs. .

Vancouver: UBC Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps . Pacific maritime studies series ; 9 An expanded and updated edition of Gough's previous "Distant Dominion". Blurb: "The Northwest Coast was irrevocably changed the day that Captain James Cook sailed into Nootka Sound in 1778. Cook's discovery of the sea otter population along the coast initiated the maritime fur trade, which, in turn, led to feverish competition among several nations, especially Britain, Russia, and the United States, as well as the celebrated rivalry between Spain and Britain for control of Nootka. By 1812, a toe-hold of British empire was established and the aboriginal way of life was shattered. The Northwest Coast documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in this far-flung corner of the empire. It shows how the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power,… Leer más

Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 279 Pages, Map.

Vancouver, BC: UBC Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774803991 . 265 pp. Illus. Index. Notes. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Describes how the British activities secured their claims to dominion and trade rights along North America's northwest coast. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hard covers in dust jacket. Spotting to top edge. Otherwise clean, sharp, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, very nearly as new. Illustrated. Notes, bibliography, index. xiv,265pp..

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7 in- 9 in Tall. Hard cover, dust jacket. Finr/ fine. Illustrated. 280 pages. The Canadian northwest coast, home to aboriginal peoples for thousands of years, became a player in British imperialism when Captain James Cook arrived at Nootka Sound in 1778. Cook's discovery of the sea-otter population along the coast initiated the maritime fur trade, which, in turn, led to feverish competition involving several nations (especially Britain, Russia, and the United States) as well as to the celebrated rivalry of Spain and Britain for Nootka. Britain's determination to push its commercial interests, coupled with its timely and adroit use of naval power, secured British claims to dominion and rights to trade along the northwest coast. By 1812, a toe-hold of the British empire was established and the aboriginal way of life was irrevocably shattered. Based on fresh researches into known… Leer más

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of British Columbia Press, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine, Unread Copy, In A Fine Jacket.In Fine Jacket. As New Copy..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.