Author: SIMPSON, ALEXANDER
Title: The Life and Travels of Thomas Simpson the Arctic Discoverer - Volume 3 (Only) of the Canadian Heritage Series, Library Edition
Description: Toronto: Baxter Publishing Company, 1963. Numbered Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed and numbered (#491) by Publisher and Editor across from half-title page. X, [8], 204 pages. Two fold-outs inside back board contain three maps. Black and white frontis portrait of Simpson. Reprint of the 1845 first edition. "If today the frontiers of civilization have been pushed far into the formerly barren, hyperborean regions of our country, we owe it to such as Thomas Simpson and others of his stamp. It is good to read about their prodigious exploits." - John Gellner. Grey leatherette boards adorned with gilt. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Life and Travels of Thomas Simpson The Arctic Discoverer - Volume 3 (Only) of the Canadian Heritage Series, Library Edition Exploration Northwest Passage Canadian Arctic. Fair .

Keywords: 3 () Travel & Adventure