Search Results: Beyond the River and The Bay by Eric Ross

Toronto : University of Toronto Press , 1973(1970) . Second Printing . Good . 8VO . Ex-library copy with usual marking and some damage to bottom of spine from label removals. Four maps present in rear pocket. Probably rebound from trade paper to library hardcover.

Toronto: University of Toronto. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. First Thus. Softcover. 0802061885 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Rubbing and soiling to wrapper. Map in pouch in back. PO name on half-title page. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

University of Toronto Press. Used - Good. First Edition. 1971. Hardcover. Good. Dust Jacket is Very Good.

Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press., 1970 First printing in trade paperback. Minor wear to the covers. Very Good.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Some moderate shelf/handling wear and soiling to covers. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Includes Maps 1-9 in pocket inside back cover. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Some observations on the state of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a view to providing the intending settler with an intimate knowledge of that country." 190pp., index, notes, biblio., ill. Cloth in lightly worn, clipped DJ. Lacks maps from rear pocket, previous owner's name inside front. An imaginary but fact-based account of early 19th-century life in the northwest of the fur traders..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Some observations on the state of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a view to providing the intending settler with an intimate knowledge of that country." 190pp., index, notes, biblio., ill. All called-for maps are present in rear pocket. An imaginary but fact-based account of early 19th-century life in the northwest of the fur traders..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802052231 . Boards show light shelf wear, pages lightly yellowed, DJ shows light shelf wear with some minor chipping, price-clipped. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Tucked into an envelope attached to the back pastedown are 5 sheets of paper some of which are double sided incorporating 9 maps as follows - 1. Part of Arrowsmith's 1811 Map of North America, 2. Regions of the Northwest, 3. Countries of the Northwest, 4. Vegetation, 5. Native Population, 6. Fur Traders' Posts, 7. Hudson's Bay Company, Administrative Districts of the Northern department, 8. The North west Company, Adminstrative Departments 1802, Transportation ; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 190 pages; Ross has created a fictional narrator to tell the story of the very real opening of the… Read More

white s shelf uptairs: Joanna Cotler Books, 1973. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition, reading copy, pages slight brown with age. ref ZKVQ

Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. Includes maps 1 - 9 in pocket in back cover; Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to corners; age tanning; otherwise very minimal wear; This book provides a picture of the Northwest as it was immediately prior to the first white settlement, based on sources that would have been available to the writer at the time. The Northwest of 1811, still in its natural state, is well worth knowing today, not only as a backdrop against which to project the furtrade during its most exciting period, but also as a starting point for modern studies of the geography and history of the region.

Toronto: Unversity of Toronto Press, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for lightly bumped spine ends, in jacket bumped at top of spine. Complete with all maps. A very attractive copy. Signed on the half title page.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-6188-5] 1970. (Mass market paperback) 190pp. Very good. Illus., plans, folding maps in pocket at rear. Exlib sticker to heel of spine. Only other sign is that the pocket was torn out of the rear. History in fictional form..

University of Toronto Press 1970. first edition 190pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., illus. with 5 maps in rear pocket, in EXC cond. (sl gum marking to ep's and boards at edges, rear flap removed and attached to verso ffep) in VG+ d/w (with plastic, rear flap removed)

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 24-18-4. In Like New Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Includes Maps. Beyond The River And The Bay Brings To Life The Exciting Landscape Of The Canadian Northwest In The Early Years Of The Nineteenth Century When The Fur Traders From The St. Lawrence Clashed With Their Rivals From Hudson Bay. The Book Is Based On An Imaginary Long-Lost Manuscript By Ian Alexander Bell Robertson Entitled "Some Observations On The State Of The Canadian Northwest In 1811." Robertson, A Friend Of Lord Selkirk And Sir Walter Scott, Was Invented By Ross In Order To Integrate Into The Test Remarks By Such Contemporary Observers As David Thompson, Daniel Harmon, Peter Fidler, And Alexander Mackenzie. This Book Provides A Picture Of The Northwest At It Was Immediately Prior First White Settlement, Based On Sources That Would Have Been Available To A Writer At That Time. The Arrival Of The First… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-5223-1] 1970. (Cloth) 190pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Illus., plans, folding maps in pocket at rear. Jacket shows minimal shelf wear and one close tear at the rear. History in fictional form..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-6188-5] [1973], later printing. (Trade paperback) 190pp. Very good. Illustrations, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, folding maps in rear pocket, index. There is a previous owner's stamp on the front endpaper. Book about Lord Selkirk. Publisher series: Canadian University Paperbooks 131. Locale: Hudson's Bay; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Selkirk Settlers, Voyages and Travels).

Tight and unmarked copy-Includes five fold-out maps-" Beyond the River and the Bay brings to life the exciting landscape of the Canadian Northwest in the early years of the nineteenth century when the fur traders from St. Lawrence clashed with their rivals from Hudson Bay. The book is based on an imaginary long-lost manuscript by Ian Alexander Bell Robertson entitled "Some Observations on the State of the Canadian Northwest in 1811." Robertson, a friend of Lord Selkirk and Sir Walter Scott, was invented by Ross in order to integrate into the test remarks by such contemporary observers as David Thompson, Daniel Harmon, Peter Fidler, and Alexander Mackenzie. This book provides a picture of the Northwest at it was immediately prior first white settlement, based on sources that would have been available to a writer at that time. The arrival of the first agricultural pioneers in the Northwest in 1811 marked the beginning of the end of the era of the Indian and the fur trade, and the first faltering steps… Read More

Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1973. Some Observations on the State of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a View to Providing the Intending Settler with an Intimate Knowledge of That Country. Map in pouch. White card covers with black and brown titles. Light wear along the edges. VG+.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-5223-1] [1970], 1st printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good plus dust jacket. 190pp. Illustrations, bibliography, notes, index, 5 folding maps (all called for) in rear pocket. The dust jacket is lightly soiled and the bottom corner of the back cover is bumped. Book about Lord Selkirk. Locale: Hudson's Bay; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Selkirk Settlers, Voyages and Travels).

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-5223-1] 1970. (Cloth) 190pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Illus., plans, folding maps in pocket at rear. Review copy. History in fictional form..