Toronto: Champlain Society, 1947. Thick 8vo. Limited edition. lii + 277pp + x. Crimson cloth. Bookplate. Near fine. HBC Expedition to the Pacific. Includes a 52-page introduction by fur trade historian W. Stewart Wallace. This volume includes George Simpson's dispatches from the Athabasca Department, Thompson River District and the Snake River. It also includes biographical profiles of major fur traders including Colin Fraser, William McGillvray, Archibald McDonald, among others, with a detailed account of the affairs of the Columbia District. Supplementary documents on the American boundary question are also included. [Smith 62; Strathern 506]. Seller Inventory # 2699

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Title: SIMPSON'S 1828 JOURNEY TO THE COLUMBIA; PART...

Publisher: Champlain Society

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Proprietor: Bjarne Tokerud. Past President of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Canada + member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association--(UK). 43 years' in business. Items and condition are guaranteed as described. We pack carefully with stiff, fresh cardboard and light, but firm packaging. We buy and sell rare books in most fields, including exploration and discovery, especially the Arctic. We are particularly interested in purchasing historical ephemera such as historical letters, photographs and photograph albums, and large book collections. We carry out appraisals for fair market value.

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