Search Results: early voyages and northern approaches by oleson tryggvi j

McClelland & Stewart, 1963 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A little shelf wear to blue cloth hardcover. Dust jacket has some wear and edges have been taped. Otherwise a solid, unmarked volume. Index. xvi, 211 pp..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1963. This book is volume one of 'The Canadian Centenary Series' (a history of Canada in seventeen volumes). The Canadian Centenary Series is a comprehensive history of the peoples and lands which form the Dominion of Canada. Each volume is complete in itself. Professor Oleson of the University of Manitoba, is the foremost authority on Canada's early Arctic history. Professor Oleson's purpose is to examine how explorers, settlers and hunters from Norway, part of the great movement of the Vikings in the eighth and ninth centuries, made their way across the North Atlantic and formed contact with the lands of the Canadian Arctic. This northern route became one by which fishermen, traders and explorers from England made their way into the Canadian north. 211 pp including: Bibliography, Appendix A - List of Persons taking part in the Vinland Voyages, Appendix B - Chronology of the Early Voyages, Appendix C - Captions to Illustrations, and Index. Illustrated with maps,… Read More

McClelland & Stewart, 1968. Reprint. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 211 pages illustrated. A very good copy in a good complete dust jacket that has a small tape repair on the base of the spine.

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McClelland and Stewart, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Loose spine. Reading copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McClelland and Stewart Ltd Toronto 1963. ex library (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 211pp illus VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap cut & attached to fep)