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

Mackenzie, Alexander

Published by T. Cadell et al, Edinburgh, 1927

About this Item

Boards in red cloth, very good w/ owner inscription inside front, slight yellowing of endpapers, otherwise about near fine, in very good dj w/ some handling, small tears top and bottom of spine. Reprint of the Canadian classic of exploration by Raddison Society for the series Master Works of Canadian Authors. 498p., indexed, bibliography, a few photographs, map. Facsimile of original title page tells us the book was originally published in Edinburgh in 1801. This edition dedicated to King George III. Frontispiece portrait of the explorer by Lawrence. Inscription to a Duke, from an Admiral. In addition to photographs of Indigenous People and rivers and shores there are artist drawings that depict passages in the text. So this is a deluxe 1927 reprint of the 1801 edition. The long title continues: .with a preliminary account of the rise, progress, and present state of the fur trade of that country.

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Bibliographic Details

• 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
• Publisher: T. Cadell et al, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1927
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mathers, C. W.(photography) and Art By Various
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good