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Arctic Artist; The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822
by Houston, C. Stuart; MacLaren, I.S. [Commentary]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0773511814
- ISBN 13
- 9780773511811
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press [0-7735-1181-4] 1994. (hardcover) xxviii, 403pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. DJ in protective mylar sleeve. Clean, tight, bright, solid copy, resplendent with George Back's beautiful watercolours that show the beauty of the North. Back's journal is the only journal that records the entire expedition; even Franklin relied on it for his accounts of the journey..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123894
- Title
- Arctic Artist; The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822
- Author
- Houston, C. Stuart; MacLaren, I.S. [Commentary]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0773511814
- ISBN 13
- 9780773511811
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal/Kingston
- This edition first published
- 1994
- Keywords
- North, Arctic, Canadian History, Exploration, Franklin Expedition, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Northwest Passage
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.