The Farthest Shores
by Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Longmans,Green and Company, 1960. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. [x],127pp. Octavo. Original illustrated cloth; spine title in brown. Illustrated dust jacket, unclipped; small chips to crown and foot; lower edges slightly creased, front corners show small chips. Ornamental endpapers. Previous owner's signature on back of ffep. very good Volume one in the Canadian Pageant Series, first written as a drama for the CBC. Author Haig-Brown tells the stories of those who discovered the coast of British Columbia, including Juan de Fuca, Alexander MacKenzie and David Thompson. 1960
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132205
- Title
- The Farthest Shores
- Author
- Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans,Green and Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Alexander MacKenzie|British Columbia|David Thompson|Exploration|Juan de Fuca|Signed|Travel and Exploratioin|Travel and Exploration
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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