Edited by Barbara Belyea (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Clean and pristine, with no markings or signs of use. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 9.0 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 336 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Tan cloth covers with black stamped lettering and compass rose on front cover and stamped spine label on spine. The book is in good to good plus condition- covers are a bit worn and soiled, spine label and compass rose are scuffed. The text block is slightly cocked and wavy. The contents are tight and clean. Pagination: xxiv, 336pp. The 24 page introduction by Belyea includes a short biography of Thompson and an explanation of her editorial endeavors. David Thompson was a British-Canadian fur trapper and explorer who was the first European to navigate the full length of the Columbia River. Thompson's journals presented in this book were written in the years between 1800 and 1812. The editor selected the passages from the journals that describe each stage of his exploration of the Columbia River. Included is an explanatory page of signs and abbreviations, section of maps, list of sources and an index. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by No Illustrations (illustrator).…