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Victoria, B.C., 1931. xiii,174,[2]pp. Portrait frontispiece plus plates. Original cloth. Untrimmed and partially unopened. Overall very good. An account of an overland trek in 1862 from St. Paul, via Fort Gary and Fort Edmonton, thence to the Cariboo gold fields in British Columbia. Over one hundred Canadians participated in the trip. "This account is skilfull collection of diaries, letters, etc...of members of the expedition..." - TPL. Memoir No. IX of the Archives of British Columbia, edited by John Hosie. TPL 4195. LOWTHER 1734
THE OVERLANDERS OF '62 by Wade, Mark Sweeten - 1931
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THE OVERLANDERS OF '62
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Victoria, B.C.: Archives of British Columbia, 1931. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 174 pgs.b/w Illustrs. Portraits. Biographical notes. Name in pencil to front endpaper. A classic account of an overland trek from the east (Fort Garry & Fort Edmonton) to the Cariboo gold fields of British Columbia, condensed from the letters and diaries of 5 trekkers. An excellent copy. Lowther,1734.
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Victoria, B.C.: Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King, 1931. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. xiii,174pp. + [2]pp.pp. Octavo. Original beige linen cloth with beveled edges, uncut. Frontispiece. 22 illustrations throughout the text. Hinges reinforced with a small amount of cloth tape. Bookplate on the front-down paste paper and inscription in ink on the front free-end paper. good to very good Lowther 1734. Based primarily on five diaries from some of the original 150 pioneers who made their way west across the Prairies and Rockies to the Caribou. The front paste down paper has a wonderful bookplate belonging to Alma M. Russell. The front-free end paper also has a contemporary inscription from the provincial librarian, called John Hosie, addressed to 'Miss A. M. Russell,' to whom the bookplate belongs. Overall, this is a superb copy in very good condition. The cloth tape was professionally applied and does not detract from the beauty of this book. 1931
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