Queen Charlotte Islands - A Narrative of Discovery and Adventure By the North Pacific
Rare and modern books
Poole, Francis, Lyndon, John W. - Editor
Hurst and Blackett,
1872
Queen Charlotte Islands - A Narrative of Discovery and Adventure By the North Pacific
Rare and modern books
Poole, Francis, Lyndon, John W. - Editor
Hurst and Blackett,
1872
499.95 €
(Ladysmith,
Canada)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1872
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Poole, Francis, Lyndon, John W. - Editor
- Publishers
- Hurst and Blackett
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Keyword
- Queen Charlotte Islands Northwest Coast British Columbia Haida, Native Peoples Cowichan Mining Company Skincuttle Inlet Indians, British Columbia Travel, Exploration & Adventure Antiquarian
- Binding description
- H Hardcover
- State of preservation
- Good
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- First edition
- True
Description
347 pages. Three black and white plates including frontispiece. Two maps. Author's recollections of his mining adventures with the Queen Charlotte Mining Company at Skincuttle Inlet circa 1862. Attractive forest green three-quarter leather binding bears moderate wear. Gilt lettering legible upon backstrip which is moderately sunned. Library markings removed leaving occasional blemishes. Bits of clear tape residue near base of spine. Plate at page 120 loose but present. Hairline opening along front hinge. Lowther 401. Book
