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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835
de Back, George
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London, 1836.. x,[2],663,[1]pp. plus sixteen plates on India paper and folding map. Thick quarto. Modern three-quarter blue morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Minor rubbing, spine slightly sunned. Minor marginal foxing to plates. Very good. A large paper copy of this major source both in the early exploration of the Far North and in ethnology. "...Full of details of his commerce with the Cree, Chippewa, and Coppermine Indians...a fundamental source of information about Indian life along the route of the Arctic expedition" - Streeter. This private expedition was undertaken to search for the second Ross expedition. Back and his party went from Montreal to Great Slave Lake, then overland to the Arctic Ocean. The narrative also contains valuable information on Arctic flora and fauna. A basic Arctic exploration.
The Streeter copy sold to parties unknown for $90 in 1969. It was not a large paper copy, but it did have a short letter from Back tipped in. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 851. STREETER SALE 3704. FIELD 63. SABIN 2613. HILL 42. WAGNER-CAMP 58b:1 (octavo ed). TPL 1873 (octavo ed). REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 47 (note).
The Streeter copy sold to parties unknown for $90 in 1969. It was not a large paper copy, but it did have a short letter from Back tipped in. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 851. STREETER SALE 3704. FIELD 63. SABIN 2613. HILL 42. WAGNER-CAMP 58b:1 (octavo ed). TPL 1873 (octavo ed). REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 47 (note).
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- NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835
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- Back, George
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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