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Published by Francis P. Harper, 1897
Seller: Barbers Book Store Online, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Three volumes, 72 of 100 limited sets on handmade paper. Large paper edition. 4 maps in back pocket. Large octavos. 1027 pages. From the library of don Worcester, prolific author, winner of SPUR Awards and history Professor, his rubber stamp. Language: eng.
Published by Francis P. Harper, New York, 1897
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Three volumes. Three folding maps and folding facsimile in rear pocket of third volume. Portrait. Original cloth and boards, paper labels. Boards edgeworn, hinges weak; spines darkened and chipped at heads and toes. Internally very clean and fresh. Very good. Unopened. From the special edition limited to 100 copies in boards and printed on handmade paper (this being number 73), from of a total edition of 1100 copies. Published by F.P. Harper, and probably the most difficult to obtain of the excellent series issued by that firm. Describes the travels and adventures of both men, mainly in the Canadian Northwest. "Considered by historians to be the most important contribution to Western history and exploration published in the twentieth century" - Tweney. Edited by Elliott Coues. HOWES H419, "aa." TWENEY 89, 9. PEEL 32. WAGNER-CAMP 7 (note).