HELM, CHARLES & MIKE MURTHA & ROBERT WILLIAM SANDFORD

The Forgotten Explorer Samuel Prescott Fay's 1914 Expedition to the Northern Rockies

Surrey, BC: Rocky Mountain Books, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 189752255X. Card covers show light shelf wear, minor creasing, light corner curl. ; A tight solid book. B&W photographs ; Trade PB; Mountain Classics Collection; 6.5 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 292 pages; "North of Jasper, in the Canadian Rockies, is a large, spectacular wilderness of alpine flower meadows, glaciated peaks, canyons, waterfalls and abundant wildlife. Compared to the millions each year who visit Banff and Jasper national parks immediately to the south, this northern area sees few visitors. Fewer still have ever attempted to travel through this wilderness in one continuous trip. The first to do so was Samuel Prescott Fay in 1914. To this day, his exact route has never been duplicated. During his expedition, Fay kept a detailed journal (currently held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC), which he provided to the US Biological Survey (now known as the US Fish & Wildlife Service) and to various Canadian government authorities. However, the journal in its entirety has never been published. Brought together for the first time in book form, both maps and journal entries provide an early and dynamic record of an area that remains little known to this day.". Very Good .

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Book number: 20743

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 189752255X Rocky Mountains Rockies EXPLORATION

HUME, STEPHEN

Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550174347. Light edgewear and 1" tear back bottom fore edge ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in clear protective cover. Colour and B&W illustrations throughout ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 336 pages; "Journalist and poet Stephen Hume followed in Fraser's footsteps and canoe wake for four years. He studied fading maps and diaries in archives across North America, interviewed the descendants of people who aided Fraser and retraced Fraser's route across British Columbia's vast and varied landscape.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21297

Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration

Keywords: 1550174347 simon fraser Exploration British Columbia History::Canada EXPLORATION

KLUTSCHAK, HEINRICH & WILLIAM BARR (TRANSLATOR)

Overland to Starvation Cove with the Inuit in Search of Franklin, 1878

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1987. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802057624. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 261 pages; "In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years later, Heinrich Klutschak of Prague, artist and surveyor on a small expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment, stumbled upon the grisly remains at Starvation Cove of the last survivors among Franklin's men. 'Overland to Starvation Cove' is the first English translation of Klutschak's account. A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological document, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, the Utkuhikhalingmiut, and the Netsilingmiut. But above all, it is a fascinating story of arctic adventure.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20980

Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration

Keywords: 0802057624 John Franklin Inuit EXPLORATION NORTH

LAMBERT, RICHARD S.

Franklin of the Arctic

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1954. Second Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Ex-library, with usual library stamps and markings. Card pocket removal remnants on half-title page and back free end paper. DJ has small some tears and tape removal damage & dewey decimal sticker on spine.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, hinges intact. ; Ex-Library; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 354 pages; One of he biggest mysteries in Arctic exploration is the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew during his voyage of 1845. This book chronicles Franklin's three voyages - 1819, 1825 & 1845. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17979

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: Arctic Exploration John Franklin History::Canada EXPLORATION

LAYLAND, MICHAEL

A Perfect Eden Encounters By Early Explorers of Vancouver Island

Victoria, BC: Touchwood Editions, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 177151177X. Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; Signed by author on the title page. Many B&W and colour illustrations and maps ; 10.2 X 9.4 X 0.9 inches; 256 pages; "In 1842, when explorer James Douglas encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as “a perfect Eden." This book, a compelling history of the earliest explorers to Vancouver Island, gathers the early recorded histories and personal accounts left by Chinese seafarers, Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial surveyors, as well as soldiers, settlers, and other adventurers, starting from many centuries ago up to 1858. Collected here in detail for the first time, these accounts create a multilayered tale of discovery and exploration. A Perfect Eden is the companion volume to the acclaimed The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20371

Catalogue: Canadiana::British Columbia::Exploration

Keywords: 177151177X Vancouver Island Explorers History::Canada EXPLORATION

MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER & MILO MILTON QUAIFE (INTRODUCTION)

Alexander Mackenzie's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean in 1793

New York: Citadel Press, 1967. Facsimile. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear, sun-faded on spine. Price-clipped, with gift inscription on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Yellow cloth covered boards with red titles on spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages; Facsimile reproduction Of Mackenzie's Journals of Expeditions from Lake Athabasca to the Arctic Ocean and from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean, first published in 1801. It includes Account Of Development Of Fur Trade By The Northwest Company.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17548

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: northwest Exploration British Columbia Rocky Mountains Pacific ocean EXPLORATION

MARSHALL, JAMES STIRRAT & CARRIE MARSHALL

Adventure in Two Hemispheres Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage to the Pacific Coast and Hawaiian Islands

Vancouver BC: Self Published, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket chipped head of spine, small sticker damage upper front panel of DJ, some yellowing. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 208 pages; "Adventure in Two Hemispheres is not a life story, but the record of a single voyage round the world - a voyage which began at Falmouth on April 1, 1791 and ended in the Shannon River on October 17 1795. The voyage lay by way of Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand to the Hawaiian Islands where the winter of 1791-2 was passed. " (jacket blurb) They continued on to the California Coast and north to Puget Sound. Vancouver spent his next two summers exploring as far north as Cook Inlet while wintering on the Hawaiian Islands, establishing a relationship with King Kamehameha.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18885

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: captain george vancouver King kamehameha hawaii EXPLORATION

MCCLURE, A(LEXANDER) K.

Three Thousand Miles Through the Rocky Mountains

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Frontispiece. Original maroon cloth covered boards with light wear to extremities, bottom fore corners a little bumped, spine a little faded, head and tail of spine a little frayed. ; Tight solid book, maroon end papers, hinges intact, frontispiece with intact tissue guard & two other engravings in section on Mormon church. Titles in gilt on spine. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 456 pages; ``A(lexander) K(elly) McClure (January 9, 1828 – June 6, 1909) was a journalist, editor, writer, politician, and historian, active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics, especially in the 1860s, and a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln.`` This book is written as two series of letters to the public, one series published in the New York `Tribune` and the other in the `Franklin Repository`. Colonel J.X. Beidler, Judge L.P. Williston, Colonel Geo. L. Shoup, Colonel Neil Howie and Colonel Wilbur L. Sanders, whose faces appear on the frontispiece are encountered by McClure on his travels. Extensive section on Utah and the Mormon church.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 15392

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: USA Utah Colorado Mormons Montana Rocky Mountains EXPLORATION

MCDONALD, LUCILE

Search for the Northwest Passage

Portland, OR: Binford & Mort, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show only light shelf wear. Dustjacket shows general wear, short tears, chipping and creasing. Previous owner's name on front free end paper, price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Grey cloth covered board with decorative design and title on front, blue titles on spine. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers, B&W illustrations throughout. A scarce book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 137 pages; The author has researched not only the standard British resources but also the French and Spanish language resources, giving a more balanced view of the efforts of explorers like Perez, Cook, Heceta, Vancouver as well as some of the lesser known.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21370

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration Northwest Passage Northwest coast History::USA History::Canada EXPLORATION HISTORY

MCGOOGAN, KEN

Ancient Mariner the Amazing Adventures of Samuel Hearne the Sailor Who Walked to the Arctic Ocean

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002000989. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.0 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 334 pages; "Samuel Hearne is grudgingly recognized as the eighteenth-century British adventurer who, during a remarkable three-year odyssey, became the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America. In Ancient Mariner, McGoogan demonstrates that Hearne was far more complex, accomplished and influential than the history books suggest. Beginning with Hearne’s entry into the Royal Navy at twelve years of age, McGoogan paints an authentic portrait of eighteenth-century British life, both on and off the wooden sailing ships. After serving as a midshipman during the tumultuous Seven Years’ War, Hearne moved to London and, in 1766, just twenty-one, joined the Hudson’s Bay Company. Based at the company’s northernmost fort, an ambitious Hearne embarked on an overland quest for rich veins of copper supposedly located “far to the northward where the sun don’t set”—and also to discover the Northwest Passage. In his posthumously published journal, Hearne described the three-year odyssey—a harrowing journey marked by hardship, hunger and disappointment, and mitigated only by his friendship with the legendary Dene leader Matonabbee. Hearne trekked more than 3,500 miles. His epic adventure culminated in the infamous and still-controversial massacre at “Bloody Falls”—an event that, as McGoogan shows, changed him forever. Drawing on naval history, fur-trade history and literary history, McGoogan portrays Hearne as a skilled navigator, a pioneering anthropologist, a ground-breaking naturalist and a gifted natural artist. He fell in love with a native woman and never fully recovered after she died tragically.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19048

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0002000989 Arctic Ocean Exploration EXPLORATION NORTH

MCGOOGAN, KEN

Dead Reckoning the Untold Story of the Northwest Passage

Toronto: Patrick Crean Editions, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1443441260. Light wear to dustjacket ; A near-fine volume in a VG DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.4 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 438 pages; "Dead Reckoning challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian England and focused almost exclusively on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, above all, Canada’s indigenous peoples, this work brings the story of Arctic discovery into the twenty-first century. Orthodox history celebrates such naval figures as John Franklin, Edward Parry and James Clark Ross. Dead Reckoning tells their stories, but the book also encompasses such forgotten heroes as Thanadelthur, Akaitcho, Tattanoeuck, Ouligbuck, Tookoolito and Ebierbing, to name just a few. Without the assistance of the Inuit, Franklin’s recently discovered ships, Erebus and Terror, would still be lying undiscovered at the bottom of the polar sea. The book ranges from the sixteenth century to the present day, looks at climate change and the politics of the Northwest Passage, and recognizes the cultural diversity of a centuries-old quest.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20424

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 1443441260 Northwest Passage Erebus Terror John Franklin Inuit EXPLORATION

MCGOOGAN, KEN

Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery

Madeira Park, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2023. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1771623683. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 345 pages; "Drawing on his own research and Inuit oral accounts, McGoogan teases out many intriguing aspects of Franklin’s expeditions, including the explorer’s lethal hubris in ignoring the expert advice of the Dene leader Akaitcho. Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845, yet people remain fascinated with his final doomed voyage: what happened? McGoogan will captivate readers with his first-hand account of travelling to relevant locations, visiting the graves of dead sailors and experiencing the Arctic—one of the most dramatic and challenging landscapes on the planet.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21805

Catalogue: Exploration::North

Keywords: 1771623683 Sir John Franklin Arctic EXPLORATION NORTH

MCLYNN, FRANK

Stanley

London: Constable and Co, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0094702209. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 499 pages; "This is the second volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. During this period of his life King Leopold II of the Belgians was a dominant figure. The complexity of Stanley's relationahsip with Leopold is here described - a story of emotional duplicity and double-dealing. Stanley collaborated with the devious Leopold to outwit the nations of Europe and thus to provide the King of the Belgians with the Congo - a personal fief in the heart of Africa. The author does not diminish Stanley's greatness but points up the dark side of the man.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18196

Catalogue: Africa::Exploration

Keywords: 0094702209 belgian congo Africa King leopold Biographies & Memoirs Africa

MENZIES, GAVIN & IAN HUDSON

Who Discovered America?: The Untold History of the Peopling of the Americas

New York: William Morrow, 2013. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 006223675X. Remainder dot on bottom page edges, short tear top half-title page.; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 308 pages; "The iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, Who Discovered America? calls into question our understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. In Who Discovered America? he combines meticulous research and an adventurer’s spirit to reveal astounding new evidence of an ancient Asian seagoing tradition—most notably the Chinese—that dates as far back as 130,000 years ago.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21252

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 006223675X Exploration North America EXPLORATION HISTORY

MOUNTEVANS, ADMIRAL LORD

South with Scott

London: Collins, 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ has some shelf wear & soil with tears and chipping, corners lightly bumped. Gift notation on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 288 pages; This revised edition has B&W photos throughout. Mountevans was second on command on Scott's ill-fated 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Luckily due to a bout of scurvy during the expedition resulting in his removal to England to recuperate he did not suffer the fate of Scott and his party. He survived to recount the exploits, hardships and endurance, living through two Antarctic winters and the disappointment when they realized that the Norwegian, Amundsen, had made it to to the South Pole 34 days before them.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18146

Catalogue: Exploration::Antarctic

Keywords: Antarctic South pole amundsen Expedition EXPLORATION