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The Publications of The Hudson's Bay Record Society: John Rae's Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic Exploration 1844-1855
by Rae, John; The Hudson's Bay Record Society
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
London: The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo. [8], ix-cvi, [3], 2-401, [1], i-xiii, [1] pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering and rules on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a plate and two fold-out maps at the end of the volume. Volume xvi in the society's publications. One of an unspecified number of copies of a limited edition done by the society. Edited by E.E. Rich, assisted by A.M. Johnson. With an introduction by J.M. Wordie and R.J. Cyriax. A small dampspot on the fore-edge of a few leaves at the end of the volume, a bit of rubbing to the front board.
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- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013639
- Title
- The Publications of The Hudson's Bay Record Society: John Rae's Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic Exploration 1844-1855
- Author
- Rae, John; The Hudson's Bay Record Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Hudson's Bay Record Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
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