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Historical View of The Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America
by TYTLER, Patrick Fraser; WILSON, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1833. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 444 p. 18 cm. Fold-out map at front and a title page vignette. 8 other b&w plates. Red cloth with gold impressing. From our As Is shelf. Spine much deteriorated with many chips. Corners bumped.
Title continues: "From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions. Wo which is added an appendix, containing remarks on a lte memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt."
Title continues: "From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions. Wo which is added an appendix, containing remarks on a lte memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt."
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130415
- Title
- Historical View of The Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America
- Author
- TYTLER, Patrick Fraser; WILSON, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- Arctic, Exploration, Sebastian Cabot, Richard Hakluyt, Alexander Mackenzie, Natural history, Fauna, Birds, Fish, Zoology, Botany, Flora, Geology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic;
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- Vignette
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
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