JAMES DOUGLAS IN CALIFORNIA 1841 Being the Journal of a Voyage from Columbia to California. With an Introduction and Notes by Dorothy Blakey Smith

DOUGLAS, James; SMITH, Dorothy Blakey

Published by The Library's Press, Vancouver, 1965

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Tall octavo, original light brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front panel. 56 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies, this being copy No 112. Printed on fine laid paper, the book was designed and the type set by hand by Wil Hudson, Printer for the Library's Press, and bound by the Library's Bindery in Vancouver, BC. The book was composed in the types of Frederick W. Goudy, and composition was begun on the 8th of March, 1965, being the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth. Errata slip laid in, as issued. Ink name and date (1966) on front free endpaper, one small stain to upper cover; else a fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. Unedited transcription of Douglas's journal of his trip to California in 1841, made from the original journal held in the Provincial Archives of British Columbia. The journal is preceded by an excellent Introduction by the Dorothy Blakey Smith, with extensive Notes.

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Title
JAMES DOUGLAS IN CALIFORNIA 1841 Being the Journal of a Voyage from Columbia to California. With an Introduction and Notes by Dorothy Blakey Smith
Author
DOUGLAS, James; SMITH, Dorothy Blakey
Publisher
The Library's Press, Vancouver
Publication year
1965
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing).
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