Voyages from Montreal, On the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans: In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country
by Mackenzie, Alexander [Fur Trade]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Printed and Sold by G. F. Hopkins, 1802. First American edition. Leather bound. Very good. 296pp. Octavo [22 cm] In a later 3/4 leather binding, with brown cloth over boards. New endsheets and flyleaves. The boards are a bit warped. Repair to title and dedication pages. With map present at the front. Wright-Howes M 133. "First crossing of the continent from ocean to ocean by a white man. The narrative portion was prepared for publication by William Combe from Makenzie's notes." - Wright-Howes, p. 362.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55719
- Title
- Voyages from Montreal, On the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans: In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country
- Author
- Mackenzie, Alexander [Fur Trade]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Printed and Sold by G. F. Hopkins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1802
- Keywords
- Chicago2019; HarrisBox19; fur trade; SANFRANCISCOMAP2019; LAX2019 & SEATTLE2019; BOSTON2019; Pasadena2020; canadafirsts
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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