Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay in His Majesty's Ship Rosamond. by Chappell, Lieutenant Edward, R. N - 1970

Coles, 1970. Hard Cover/No Jacket. Near Fine. pp.279 with Language of the Cree Indians dictionary. Reproduction of 1817 printing. clean tight copy foxing to text pages pullout map at front inside cover former owner bookplate on inside front cover red cloth covers with gold gilt Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Coles Canadiana Collection - Coles Publishing, 1970. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 279 pp. Trade paperback format. This was originally published in London by J. Mawman in 1817. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and a bit of darkening around the edges; no interior markings. Illustrated with engravings and a fold-out map. The Contents are: Advertisement by Edward Daniel Clarke; List of Engravings; Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay; Appendix A: Statement of the Variation of the Compass, West from London; B: Table of the Voyages of the Company's Ships to Hudson's Bay Since the Year 1773; C: Thermometrical Observations Made at Oxford House, Hudson's Bay in the Year 1811; D: Abstract of the Reckoning of the Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Rosamond, from Hudson's Straits to the Orkneys; E: List of the Dresses of the Esquimaux Indians in Hudson's Straits; and F: A Vocabulary of the Language of the Cree Indians… Read More