London, Longman, Brown, Green etc., 1859. Fine recent full cloth. Gilt lettering on back. Small stamp on halftitle, title, on a several pages throughout and on verso of plates. XVII,455 pp. + Appendix, 8 chromolithographed plates (incl. frontispiece, Kane del., Vincent Brooks, lith.) and 1 folded engraved and coloured map. Plates as well as text exceptionally clean. Fine woodengravings in the text.
First edition of this famous first-hand description of the North-American Indians. The author, a Canadian painter, traversed, almost alone, the teritories of the Red River Settlement, the Valley of Saskatchewan across the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia River the shores of Puget Sound, and Vancouver's Island. It is an interesting collection of the incidents of life and travel, among the Indian tribes inhabiting the Regions over which he passed. - Sabin 37007.
Titan Books Ltd (10/2023)
LIVRE A L’ETAT DE NEUF. EXPEDIE SOUS 3 JOURS OUVRES. NUMERO DE SUIVI COMMUNIQUE AVANT ENVOI, EMBALLAGE RENFORCE. EAN:9781803363608
Edmonton M.G. Hurtig Ltd 1971
in-8 ilustré, lxiv et 329p. Cartonnage de l'éditeur, toile rouge et jaquette illustrée couleurs. :: 2nd Hurtig edition. :: Première édition en 1829. :: Bon état.
N° 100 - petit in-8 cartonnage éditeur avec sa jaquette - 1951 - 250 pages - Ed. nrf. Gallimard - coll. Série Noire
bon état (rousseurs , infime manque au dos de la jaquette)