The Barren Ground of Northern Canada. BRIGHT, FRESH COPY
Rare and modern books
Pike Warburton
Macmillan,
1892
The Barren Ground of Northern Canada. BRIGHT, FRESH COPY
Rare and modern books
Pike Warburton
Macmillan,
1892
186.30 €
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United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1892
- Author
- Pike Warburton
- Publishers
- Macmillan
- Keyword
- mstock, canada, warburton pike, athabaska, mackenzie, assiniboia, alberta, british columbia
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo., First Edition, with 2 folding maps in green and black, original diced green cloth, gilt back, uncut, dark green endpapers, a bright, clean, crisp copy. 'This, then, was the sole object of my journey; to try to penetrate this unknown land, to see the Musk-ox, and find out as much as I could about their habits, and the habits of the Indians who go in pursuit of them every year' (Preface). Includes as an appendix Professor G. M. Dawson's paper 'On Some of the Larger Unexplored Regions of Canada'. VERY SCARCE
