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NARRATIVE OF THE CANADIAN RED RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION OF 1858. Two volume set.
by Hind, Henry Youle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good- condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set, complete with 11 maps and 20 color plates. Original cloth bindings are moderately sunned on the spine, with some fraying and rubbing; protected in archival mylar. The rear hinge of the first volume is cracked, remaining intact. Vol. I: xx, 494 pages, followed by 26 pages of advertisement. Vol. II: xvi, 472 pages including an index. Numerous woodcuts in text. The color plates are printed using the chromoxylograph process. Field 699; Wagner-Camp 360. During the expedition, Mr. Hind lived among the Crees and Chippeways, whom he observed and recorded in detail. One of the best, most comprehensive early works on the Indians of Canada. Previous owner's inscription neatly on the front endpaper. The single page maps are hand-colored, and the folding maps are in excellent condition and are also enhanced by hand-coloring. First edition..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017658
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF THE CANADIAN RED RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION OF 1858. Two volume set.
- Author
- Hind, Henry Youle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- Sunned
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- Hinge
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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