The Canoe and the Saddle, Adventures among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests; and Isthmiana
- 1863
1863. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.
8vo, (1), 375, 16 (ads)pp. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, brown coated endpapers; backstrip sunned, a touch of fraying to the backstrip ends, 8mm closed tear in front free endpaper; very good.
§ First edition. A novelized memoir of travels in the Pacific Northwest by Connecticut-born writer and abolitionist Theodore Winthrop. Winthrop was the first Union officer to be killed in the Civil War. His novels were published posthumously. The Winthrop Glacier on Mount Rainer was named for him in recognition of the popularity and influence of this book. Includes a vocabulary of the Chinook Jargon. Howes W-584. BAL 23168.
8vo, (1), 375, 16 (ads)pp. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, brown coated endpapers; backstrip sunned, a touch of fraying to the backstrip ends, 8mm closed tear in front free endpaper; very good.
§ First edition. A novelized memoir of travels in the Pacific Northwest by Connecticut-born writer and abolitionist Theodore Winthrop. Winthrop was the first Union officer to be killed in the Civil War. His novels were published posthumously. The Winthrop Glacier on Mount Rainer was named for him in recognition of the popularity and influence of this book. Includes a vocabulary of the Chinook Jargon. Howes W-584. BAL 23168.
Details
Title
The Canoe and the Saddle, Adventures among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests; and Isthmiana
Author
Winthrop, Theodore
Condition
Unknown
Date
1863