Rich E E a M Johnson (66 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Limited Edition. No. 504. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. 7" x 9 3/4." Pages lxii, [1] 2-357, complete. Introduction by K. G. Davies in front. Select Bibliography and Index in back. Fourteen additional pages in back list the names of Hudson's Bay Record Society Members and Subscribing Libraries. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slightly bumped corners and slight discoloration and residue on spine. A Very Good copy. No. XX in The Hudson's Bay Record Society series. Edited by E. E. Rich who was assisted by A. M. Johnson. A transcription of the Hudson's Bay Company's "Copy Booke" which has a relatively arbitrary timespan of 1688-1696. In the Introduction, Davies clarifies that the Copy Booke was so named because the first and last entries were dated 1688 and 1696, respectively. Davies says the Copy Booke actually includes entries preceding 1688 (perhaps all the way back to 1682) and following 1696. Davies also describes contemporary events and the historical context of the late seventeenth century. Four appendices follow the main transcription of the Copy Booke. The appendices are "Appendix A: Governors, Deputy Governors and Committees Elected 1687-96," "Appendix B: The Originall & Trebled Joint Stock of the Hudson's Bay Company as It Was Declared by the Committee of the Said Company, the 3d of Septembr. 1690," "Appendix C: The Case of the Hudsons Bay Company in England in Reference to the Canada Company in France," and "Appendix D: Ships Sailing Between London and Hudson Bay 1687-96." Front colophon: "This copy is No. 504 of a limited Edition which is issued only to subscribers to the Hudson's Bay Record Society.".

Hardcover. ,Royal 8vo,Most pages uncut. Clean, tight and in very good condition, pp. xlii, 357, xiv. This copy is No. 1368 of a limited edition issued only to subscribers of the Hudson's Bay Record Society.

xlii, 415, xv pp. 8vo, publisher's red cloth gilt-lettered on the spine; t.e.g. First edition; No. 165 of 550 copies. A fine copy. Additional postage applicable for international shipment! The Publications of the Champlain Society, Hudson's Bay Company Series XI.

cv, 352 xv pp. 8vo, publisher's red cloth gilt-lettered on the spine; t.e.g. First edition; No. 165 of 550 copies. Slight bumping at corners; otherwise fine. Additional postage applicable for international shipment! The Publications of the Champlain Society, Hudson's Bay Company Series XII.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. No. 356 of 550 copies. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Some leaves unopened. 7" x 10." Pages xli, 1-415, complete. Five black-and-white maps, complete. List of Maps and Introduction in front. Appendix A: Posts, Appendix B: Biographical, and Index in back. Fifteen additional pages in back show the names of Champlain Society officers and members, subscribing libraries, and other Champlain Society publications. Former owner's black-and-white bookplate tipped in on front pastedown ("Vigilans et Avdax; Sir James Dunn, Bart., Q.C., LL.D., 1874-1956"). Pages are very clean and intact except for age toning, small occasional marks or stains, slight wear to extremities, and the former owner's bookplate. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight discoloration on spine, light rubbing, slightly bumped corners, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is No. XI of The Hudson's Bay Company Series, a sub-series within The Publications of the Champlain Society series. Edited by E. E. Rich with assistance by A. M. Johnson. Introduction by E. G. R. Taylor. This volume contains transcriptions of letters by or relating to the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) that were originally written from about 1680-1687. The Preface clarifies that discrepancies in the original letters' dating system means that some of the transcribed documents herein date as early to 1679 and as late to 1694. The Preface also describes the letters in this volume as being a companion collection to the minutes of HBC. Front colophon: "Five Hundred and Fifty Copies of this Volume have been printed. Fifty are reserved for Editorial purposes. The remaining Five Hundred are supplied only to Members of the Society and to Subscribing Libraries. This copy is No. 356.".

Hardcover. pp. lxii, 357. Large 8vo. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: HBC bookplate to front pastedown, sticker to ffep. Light shelfwear, slightly shaken binding, sunning and sticker ghost to spine; very good. The Hudson's Bay Record Society XX. Unnumbered copy.

Hardcover. pp. 392. 8vo. Unnumbered copy. Bound in blue cloth. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: HBC library marking to spine and bookplate to ffep. Sticker ghost to spine and ffep. General shelfwear, sunning to spine, binding slightly shaken, corners bumped, some discolouration to page ends of front edge, three fold out maps to rear of book; good+. The Hudson's Bay Record Society XVII.

Hardcover. frontispiece of Fort Garry (illustrator). 1st edition. pp. cxv, 300.,Royal 8vo,Spine very sunned, sl. shelf wear; else very good condition, This is number 114H [sic] of a limited edition, issued only to subscribers to the Hudson's Bay Record Society. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Limited Edition. No. 658. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. 7" x 9 3/4." Pages cxv, [1] 2-300, complete. One black-and-white frontispiece showing Fort Garry, complete. Introduction by W. L. Morton in front. Appendix ("Eden Colvile's Letters to Sir George Simpson, 1849-52"), Select Bibliography, and Index in back. Thirteen additional pages in back list the names of Hudson's Bay Record Society Members and Subscribing Libraries. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Covers are clean and intact overall but have residue and slight fading along spine, a few marks and scratches on front and back, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. No. XIX in The Publications of the Hudson's Bay Record Society series. Edited by E. E. Rich who was assisted by A. M. Johnson. This volume contains a transcription of Eden Colvile's letters sent from Canada to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) officials in London. Eden Colvile (1819-1893) was an English businessman and governor of HBC. He was the son of Andrew Colvile who had worked as Deputy Governor of HBC. Eden took over the duties of another HBC governor, George Simpson. As HBC governor, Eden was tasked with handling a variety of conflicts including racial and cultural tensions between the different residents of Red River Colony in Rupert's Land, the Guilleume Sayer trial, and Foss-Pelly trial. Following the main collection of Eden's correspondence to London is a collection of his letters addressed to Simpson. In both collections of his letters, Eden writes about a variety of subjects such as HBC administrative matters, noted HBC officials, and residents and politics of Red River Colony. In his Introduction, Morton writes about the general sociopolitical and racial dynamics in Red River Colony, the agricultural prospects and difficulties in the Colony, and notable individuals associated with Red River Colony. Morton discusses ethnic groups in the region such as the Metis, French Canadians, and Kildonan Scots. He addresses the importance of religion among various groups and tensions between Protestants and Roman Catholics. Morton paints a detailed picture of daily life in Red River Colony such as observed social customs, animals that could be raised there, and crops that could withstand the brutal winters of the region. Front colophon: "This copy is No. 658 of a limited Edition which is issued only to subscribers to the Hudson's Bay Record Society.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes, complete. First Edition. Limited Edition. No. [blank]. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. Volume I published 1951. Volume II published 1952. 7" x 9 3/4." Vol. I: Pages xciii, [2] 3-382, complete. Vol. II: Pages lxii, [2] 3-313, complete. Introduction by Richard Glover in front. Appendix in back of Vol. I. Index in back of each volume. Fourteen and thirteen additional pages in back of each volume, respectively, list the names of Hudson's Bay Record Society Members and Subscribing Libraries. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities (some tearing at fore-edges on some of the opened leaves). Covers are clean and intact overall but have light to moderate rubbing, several scratch marks, slightly bumped corners, and slight fading along spine. Very Good copies. Nos. XIV and XV in The Publications of the Hudson's Bay Record Society series. These volumes contain transcriptions of journals kept by members of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) when the company expanded inland in the Sasakatchewan from York Fort in the late eighteenth century. Edited by E. E. Rich who was assisted by A. M. Johnson. In the Introduction, Glover provides the historical context and background information relating to the journals. Vol. I contains transcriptions of the journal entries kept at one of HBC's principal trading posts, Cumberland House, from 1775-1779 as well as entries kept at Cumberland's outpost from 1778-1779. Vol. II contains transcriptions of journal entries kept at both Cumberland House and its outpost from 1779-1782. Authors of the original journals include Matthew Cocking and William Tomison Master. Front colophon in each volume: "This copy is No. [blank] of a limited Edition which is issued only to subscribers to the Hudson's Bay Record Society.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 357 pages. Discolouration to top section of cover (approx. 10cm x 7cm). A few pages slightly badly opened (all very minor). Apart from the superficial but noticeable fading to front cover a clean hardback. Hudson's Bay Copy Booke of Letters Commissions Instructions Outward 1688-1696.

Hardcover. pp. lxii, 313. 4to. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Ex-Hudson's Bay Company Library: adhesive residue and ink number to spine, bookplate to front pastedown and pencilling to ffep. Binding slanted, sunning and creasing to spine, short tear to front hinge; very good-. Hudson's Bay Record Society XV. Unnumbered copy.

Hardcover. pp. xciii, 382. Royal 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Ex-Hudson's Bay Company Library: adhesive residue and ink number to spine, HBC bookplate to front pastedown, pencilling and sticker ghost to ffep. Spine slanted and sunned, wear to edges, spot to front board; good. The Hudson's Bay Record Society XIV. Unnumbered copy.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. B/w (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; black w/w/gilt spoine titles; slight weear at tips 300 clean, unmarked pages+list of members of society. [Eden Colvile was a businessman primarily notable as the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, a huge organisation set up for the North American fur trade but also instrumental in the early history of Canada.].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No. 191 of a Limited Edition. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. 7" x 9 3/4." xxx, [1]-392 pages, complete. Two black-and-white folding maps tipped in back, complete. The maps are by Samuel Hearne and are titled, "A Plan of Albany River ., 1774," "Plan of Moos River ., 1774," and "Plan of Slude River." Fourteen additional pages in back listing members and libraries who are subscribing to the Hudson's Bay Record Society. Front colophon: "This copy is No. 191 of a limited Edition which is issued only to subscribers to The Hudson's Bay Record Society." Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning throughout and slight wear to edges. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slightly bumped corners. Binding is tight. A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. Volume XVII in the Publications of the Hudson's Bay Record Society series. A collection of reprinted journal entries from 1783-1785 relating to the Hudson's Bay Company's posts in the Southern Department of Hudson Bay. Excerpt from Preface: "This is the first volume to be published by the Record Society which deals specifically with the affairs of the posts at the Bottom of the Bay--the Southern Department as it was later called. There the earliest posts established by the Company were set up and there the earliest effects of French competition were felt." Contents are listed as follows: "Preface," "Introduction," "Moose Fort Journal, 1783-84," "Moose Fort Journal, 1784-85," "Appendix A: Moose Fort Correspondence Books, 1783-84 and 1784-85," "Appendix B: Posts," "Appendix C: Biographies," "Appendix D: Standard of Trade, 1783-84," "and "Index." The Hudson's Bay Company was founded in 1670 as a fur trading company. HBC once controlled a commercial monopoly throughout the entirety of Rupert's Land, a territory expressly formed for HBC's monopoly. Rupert's Land also comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The Canadian government gained control of Rupert's Land in 1870 following negotiations with HBC. HBC is still in business to this day as Canada's largest and oldest corporation. Today, HBC is commonly referred to as "The Bay" and has many brick-and-mortar retail stores as well as an online store. HBC has since changed its product line to reflect current interests, and as of 2023, no longer sells animal fur products.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Publications of The Champlain Society. Hudson's Bay Company Series XI. 550 copies printed. This copy unnumbered. xli, 415, xv p. 25 cm. Five fold-out maps. Red cloth hardcover with faded spine. A little softening to spine ends. Correspondence of the Hudson's Bay Company in the 17th century.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. half-title + society title + series title+f/piece + t.p.+cxv+300+xiv (list of members & subscribing libraries). This No. 843 of 'limited edition' for subscribers only. Internally near pristine, in fact largely unopened. Sp. sl.faded, otherwisedark blue covers clean & unworn. Excellent copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hudson's Bay Record Society limited edition hardcover sans dust jacket (as issued), 1954, blue cloth with gilt printing on spine, clean/tight, No marks/stains/foxing or signs of use, slight surface rub to cloth; Near Fine. We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. London, The Hudson s Bay Record Society, 1957. Vol. XX. lxii-357-xv pp. Blue cloth, library call number on spine, stamp on title page, otherwise in fine condition. (This copy is number 1138 of a limited edition which is issued only to suscribers of the Hudson s Bay Record Society).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. London, The Hudson s Bay Record Society, 1956. Vol. XIX. cxv-300-xiv pp. Blue cloth, library call number on spine, stamp on title page, otherwise in fine condition. (This copy is number 1138 of a limited editon which is issued only to subscribers of the Hudson s Bay record Society).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. No. 356 of 550 copies. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Several leaves unopened. 7" x 9 3/4." Pages cv, [5], 6-352, complete. Nineteen black-and-white illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations and Introduction in front. Appendix A: James Isham's Journal, 1746-47; Appendix B: Indian; Appendix C: Biographical; and Index in back. Fifteen additional pages in back show the names of Champlain Society officers and members, subscribing libraries, and other Champlain Society publications. Former owner's black-and-white bookplate tipped in on front pastedown: "Vigilans et Avdax; Sir James Dunn, Bart., Q.C., LL.D., 1874-1956." Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and the former owner's bookplate. Covers are very clean and intact overall except for a small mark on back, slight residue on spine, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is No. XII in the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Series, a subset in The Publications of the Champlain Society series. Edited with an Introduction by E. E. Rich who was assisted by A. M. Johnson. This volume contains the transcription of an autobiographical account by James Isham (1716-1761), an Anglo-Canadian chief factor (master) who worked for Hudson's Bay Company at York Fort and Fort Prince of Wales. Isham provides one of the most comprehensive accounts of the Canadian frontier and HBC's activities during the eighteenth century. In 1732, Isham was sent to York Fort when he was 16 years old to work as a clerk or bookkeeper. As a clerk, he was commended for his sobriety and upstanding character by the master of the fort and eventually worked his way up to chief factor himself. Isham's account is filled with a wealth of information about various aspects of Canadian frontier life. He also drew a few sketches to accompany his writings. His account begins with a brief dictionary of English words and phrases and their phonetic translations in Cree. According to Rich, this period in Canadian history was marked by relatively amicable relations between European traders and Indigenous communities based on transactional peace. Isham describes many of the cultural customs of the Cree and other Indigenous tribes. He also describes several Canadian species of birds and other animals. There is also brief description of beaver-hunting methods. Notably, Isham was in charge of both Fort Prince of Wales and York Factory in two separate occasions where exploratory ships trying to find the Northwest Passage had to overwinter at the forts. Each time, this caused great contention between Isham and the captains of the ships. In the latter instance, at York Factory, the crew of one of the ships published an account critical of Isham and HBC. Appended to Isham's main account is his rebuttal to the crew's assertions they made against him and HBC in Henry Ellis's A Voyage to Hudsons Bay in the Dobbs Galley. Front colophon: "Five Hundred and Fifty Copies of this Volume have been printed. Fifty are reserved for Editorial purposes. The remaining Five Hundred are supplied only to Members of the Society and to Subscribing Libraries. This copy is No. 356.".

Hardbound. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Description: An unspecified limited edition, this is copy number 1094. Includes three black and white photo plates and a fold-out map at the rear. A one-hundred page introduction by R M Patterson is followed by the journal, then an appendix with biographies. The preface explains that the story of the exploration of the Finlay River has been the subject of much speculation, not all of it t accurate or well-informed. While an official copy of the Journal of Samuel Black's voyage rested in the Company's archives, other copies had become better known. But so much has these copies been divorced from their contexts that not only the authorship of the journal, but, in consequence, the responsibility for the journey had been wrongly attributed. Mr. Patterson, bringing to his task the enthusiasm and the knowledge of one who had himself travelled the same route, has without any doubt put the Journal, the journey, and Samuel Black into their correct relations.'' BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt on the spine; top edge gilt; the spine is faded, otherwise Very Good. appendix, index. 8vo (9.75 inches tall). c (100), 260 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. illustrated (illustrator). very good to fine blue cloth uncut pages. stored in box 1001.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. very good to fine blue cloth, limited edition.(storedbox 1001).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. very good to fine blue cloth, limited edition. stored in box 1001.

Number 121 of a Limited Edition. Hardback. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decoration on spine, teg. Good plus, no d/w. Spine faded and bumped, boards marked. Heavy book, will require extra postage - please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).

8vo. lxii + 3575pp. + [xv]. Some light browning to margins of pages. Original navy cloth with slightly faded gilt lettered spine, several small marks to boards, t.e.g. No. 1140 of an unspecified limited edition.Hudson's Bay Record Society XX.Ex-libris Ann Savours Shirley US$29.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 415 pages. The Hudson's Bay Record Society XI. No ownership markings and solid binding. Very minor fading to book spine. Number 1418 in a Limited Edition . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.