Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858
- Hardcover
- London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860
London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. 8vo. xx, 494; publisher's lists: (2); 24, dated 1859; xvi; 472pp. Illustrated with 20 chromoxylograph plates, 16 of which are in full color; 76 woodcut illustrations; 8 maps, hand-colored. Contemporary half polished tan colored calf, spines in six compartments, gilt; tan-colored cloth sides; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Light wear and soil; a very good copy.
The illustrations were based on photographs taken by the expedition's photographer, Humphrey Lloyd Hime.
Sabin 31934; Streeter 3730;
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Details
Title
Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858
Author
Hind, Henry Youle
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts: London
Date
1860
Edition
First edition