1975, ISBN: 9780520025578

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London, England / Toronto, Ontario: London, UK ( Toronto, ON ): MacMillan, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1968. ----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good to Very Goo… Mehr…

London, England / Toronto, Ontario: London, UK ( Toronto, ON ): MacMillan, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1968. ----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good to Very Good+ dustjacket, a wee bit of light rubbing, some very small nicks at upper spine tip, sunning to the spine of the jacket, ---146 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"On the morning of May 28, 1808, Simon Fraser, two clerks, two Native guides, and nineteen voyageurs set out in four frail birchbark canoes from Fort George on the Pacific slope of the Rocky Mountains. Before them was an unnamed and unexplored river that led south and, Fraser hoped, west to the Pacific coast. Every bend threatened new dangers - impassable rapids, treacherous portages, unfriendly Natives. But in 71 days, Fraser and his party fought their way to the mouth of the savage river and back to Fort George. Fraser's journey on the river named for him is one of the most remarkable feats in the exploration of western Canada. Although Fraser failed to find the navigable canoe route to the Pacific, so desperately needed by the North West Company, his exploration helped to secure for Great Britain - and for Canada - the vast territory that became British Columbia"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Very Good+ (see description). Illus. by Lewis Parker. 5.5w x 8.5h Inches. Flap Not Clipped., London, UK ( Toronto, ON ): MacMillan, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1968, 3.5, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1975. 1st printing; dj w/lite chipping ;unclipped price in mylar; 433 clean, unmarked pages/index... A history of the famous Wilkes Expedition to the Polar Regions, the South Pacific and to the coasts of what are now Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia - exploring, encounters with natives, mapping, and collecting scientific specimens.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W photographs and Engravings; maps on End Papers. 4 vo., University of California Press, 1975, 3<

2014, ISBN: 9780520025578

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Tor Science Fiction, 2014-08-26. Mass Market Paperback. New., Tor Science Fiction, 2014-08-26, 6, Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.… Mehr…

Tor Science Fiction, 2014-08-26. Mass Market Paperback. New., Tor Science Fiction, 2014-08-26, 6, Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 433 pages including index. B&w illustrations. Recounts the Wilkes Expedition, whose six ships set out from Norfolk in summer 1838 to sail to the polar regions, the South Pacific, and the coasts of present-day Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The expedition discovered new islands and reefs in the Pacific and charted the Fijis and other islands. Its men explored, fought with natives, and gathered copious scientific specimens, many of which were given to the National Museum, the Naval Observatory, and the U.S. Botanical Garden. Dust jacket with light edgewear, clean copy. Record # 381956, University of California Press, 1975, 3<