1903 Limited Edition Book: The Wild Northland by Sir William Francis Butler, 188/210

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Recounts a trip undertaken in 1873 across the wilderness from Fort Garry to Fort St. John, through the Rockies … Read more DETAILS
Recounts a trip undertaken in 1873 across the wilderness from Fort Garry to Fort St. John, through the Rockies and down the Fraser River to the Pacific. Includes descriptions of the landscape, the native inhabitants, pioneer traders, and settlers.

PROVENANCE
Property of a gentleman (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Acquired from: Reg and Philip Remington Booksellers (Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), March 1985. Bookplate / Ex Libris: Constitutional Club: Library. The Gift of J. Ross Robertson (with signature). Robertson was a historian, politician, and philanthropist, who established The Toronto Telegram (1876-1971) and served as president of the Ontario Hockey Association (1899-1905).

TITLE
The Wild Northland [North land]: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dogs, across Northern North America

PUBLISHER
New Amsterdam Book Company (New York)

BINDING
Paper covered boards

ILLUSTRATED
Folded route map

LANGUAGE
English

EDITION
Originally published: 1873. Limited edition: 188/210

SUBJECT(S)
Travel history

PLACE OF ORIGIN
United States

AUTHOR(S)
General Sir William Francis Butler (Irish, 1838-1910)

PERIOD
Early 20th century

DATE
Copyright 1903

DIMENSIONS
Width 6.5 Depth 2 Height 9.5 inches
8 vo.
360 pages See less