New York.: Frederick A Stokes., 1916. First edition. Date on title page only. Presumed 1st.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard, Public Library, Harvard MA, had acquired in April 1917. Limited library use has left a solid, clean book, blemished with small white front cover stain. Separated plate facing p. 280. Else wonderfully intact.. 1 328 p. Dark blue cloth over boards. Gold spine and front titles. Stitched binding. B&W photo plates, maps. Brief footnotes. 23 cm. Index. RARE in original volume. Author was a Captain, R.M.R.E., with a group headed first in 1909 to a played-out silver mining camp town in Slocan, exploring in winter with pack mules, then over two years, near Whitewater Depot, camping as they moved on in the British Columbia Province in western Canada. Experiences included forestry, meeting with native nations peoples (Quatsino), and traveling also by boats they fashioned, and paddlewheel, by road, trail, stage, and by train. Travel took them to Lillooet Country of Vancouver and the Cariboo Road, engineered in the 1850s. He voiced optimism in returning to live and to earn a living. Deciding on a route home to England, the group chose to head by boat to Seattle, San Francisco, and then via the Panama Canal. Trusting they would find accommodation en route, "How Providence abused that trust will appear later on, " Galloway wrote, introducing the end chapters. A pull-out folded "Sketch Map" in Pen&Ink is at back; 135 photos are found on plates along the reader's journey with Galloway, et al.

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Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: Alibris.W0630008391
Title: The Call of the West: Letters from British Columbia
Author: Galloway, C.F.J
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard, Public Library, Harvard MA, had acquired in April 1917. Limited library use has
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. Date on title page only. Presumed 1st.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Frederick A Stokes.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1916
Keywords: Captain, R.M.R.E.; early 20th century Vancouver, Canada, region; Quatsino; Travel by boats, paddlewheel, road, trail, stage, train, steamer; Lillooet Country; Cariboo Road; Panama Canal; Jamaica;
Bookseller catalogs: World Non-Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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