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In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies
by Outram, James (1864-1925)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: MacMillan Company, The, 1905. xii,(2),466,(2) pp. Octavo. Original decorative green cloth and gilt top edge. Gilt sky only on the first edition. Gilt title on spine. bookplate on the front pastedown. 46 plates (including frontispiece). Illustrations in text from photos. 3 coloured maps (1 folding - at end). Text block very clean and crisp. A fine copy, scarce in this condition. Neate O20. A classic Canadian Rockies title. The author was formerly a clergyman who was knighted in 1912 and spent most of his time in Canada after 1900. Outram made first ascents of Assiniboine, Columbia, Forbes and other peaks. Scarce in the true first edition and complete with the folding map. This copy bears the signature of W.S Ladd on the front endpaper. William Sargent Ladd was a physician that developed a passion for the mountains at an early age. He first visited the Canadian Rockies in 1905 and returned regularly for over 20 years. He developed a great relationship with the pioneering guide Conrad Kain and regularly climbed with him. This book may have been one of the first Canadian titles he acquired for his collection! Ladd is also famous for providing the American Alpine Club with their first club house in New York. Overall a special copy of the book. 1905
Synopsis
Originally published: New York : Macmillan Co., 1905. Includes bibliographical references.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144561
- Title
- In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies
- Author
- Outram, James (1864-1925)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacMillan Company, The
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Selkirks|British Columbia|Canadian Mountaineering|Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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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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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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