Item #5015 London Correspondence Inward from Sir George Simpson 1841-1842 [Jacket Title:] Simpson's Letters to London 1841-1842. George SIMPSON, Glyndwr Williams, John S. Galbraith, intro.
London Correspondence Inward from Sir George Simpson 1841-1842 [Jacket Title:] Simpson's Letters to London 1841-1842

London Correspondence Inward from Sir George Simpson 1841-1842 [Jacket Title:] Simpson's Letters to London 1841-1842

Winnipeg: Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Tall 8vo. Pp. lviii, [3], 4-252, followed by 17 pp. of subscribers. Frontis. portrait of Simpson from his Narrative. Maps. Index. Bound in full black cloth with the HBC heraldic crest stamped on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Underscoring in red pen to one paragraph of the introduction; bookplate removed from front pastedown. Of an edition limited to subscribers of the Records Society, this is hand-numbered copy 1629. Very Good / Near Fine. Item #5015

With much focus on the Oregon Country north of the Columbia River, including a map of Puget Sound to the Cowlitz River. At the time Galbraith was serving as Professor of British Empire History at UCLA. A bright copy with only a slight suggestion of wear to dust jacket. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Price: $30.00

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