Voyages of Delusion The Northwest Passage in the Age of Reason by Glyn Williams ISBN 13: 9780002571814

Zondervan. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins, 2002. Hardcover. Good.

London: HarperCollins. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 467 pp. .

London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. This copy has the usual pagedge browning with some very light soil..

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Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

HarperCollins, London, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. II appendices, list of illustrations and maps, introduction by author, and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing the Arctic region around Canada circa 1580s. The text is illustrated with 51 black and white illustrations throughout the text, and seven maps drawn by John Gilkes. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), being a reproduction of Ivan Konstantinovichs' painting "The Rescue", on which is superimposed the map "Globe Terrestre" by J. B. Nolin done in 1708, with silver, white and black coloured titles to the front panel and silver, white and pale blue titles to the backstrip. " Based on extensive research, this book explores the adventures and mishaps of the successive voyages, the role of the secretive Hudson's Bay Company whose monopoly gave the control over trading opportunities in the far north, and the… Read More

London: Harper Collins Publishers. 2002. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Previous owner's details and cataloguing information to preliminary pages. 467 pages. In this gripping work of narrative history, Glyn Williams describes the adventures and mishaps of these misguided expeditions. Vividly written and replete with fascinating characters, Voyages of Delusion is a riveting contribution to the history of North American exploration. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: Harper Collins Publishers., 2002. xx, 467pp, index, appendices, bw ills, maps, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, light even toning to page edges.. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

HarperCollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002571811 . Maps. Sources, unclipped jacket, yellowed paper. 700gms weight ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 468 pages .

Harpercollins, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. A very neat tight copy. Octavo in original bleu cloth boards with silver title and credits to spine, 467 pages including black & white frontispiece of James Cook, map endpapers, appendices, index, numerous black & white charts and illustrations. Paper stock slightly toned. The book recounts the adventures and mishaps of the successive voyages to discover the elusive 'maritime philospher's stone' - a navigable passage through the icy seas of the Atlantic from Hudson Bay to the wealth of the Pacific Ocean

London and New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 467 pages; Description: xx, 467 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-453) and index. Subjects: Northwest Passage --Discovery and exploration --Arctic regions. Summary: The eighteenth century--the Age of Reason--was characterized by determined attempts by philosophers, scientists, and political theorists to dispel myth, superstition, and ignorance. But the Age of Reason also witnessed some of the most irrational and vainglorious attempts by sailors and speculators to find a navigable Northwest Passage that would lead through the icy seas of the Arctic from Hudson Bay to the wealth of the Pacific Ocean. Lured by the promise of fame and riches, men endured paralyzing cold, malnutrition, and… Read More

Harpercollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002571811 . Light foxing to verso of jacket; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pages .

HarperCollins, London, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st Edition. xx, 467 pages, illustrated, end paper maps, bibliographical references (p.431-453) and index. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Appears Unread. Glyn Williams describes the adventures and mishaps of these misguided expeditions. The Quest for the North-West Passage should be as big a best-seller as Fergus Fleming's Barrow Boys which was about the quest for the north-west passage in the 19th century. This book is set in the heat of 18th century exploration fever and charts the many perilous expeditions undertaken to find the passage from amongst the ice and Inuit of Hudson Bay. Fuelled by the promise of fame and riches from revitalised British trade and dominance of the North American continent, the search for this illusory passage even captivated Cook, the most pragmatic of explorers. Williams examines successive expeditions from James Knight to George Vancouver. The secretive Hudsons Bay Company plays a… Read More

HarperCollins, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!