Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson Bay Company
by Raffan, James **SIGNED**
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0002007835
- ISBN 13
- 9780002007832
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About This Item
Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. Stated First Edition, 1st Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Printing. Laid in is the Agenda for "The Silver Canoe" welcome and the launch of Emperor of the North on Oct. 20/07 at the Canadian Canoe Museum. The book tells the epic story of the Hudson Bay Company which was instrumental in the shaping of what was to become Canada. The book further ties the early history of Canada to the part that was played in that development by the canoe. Book includes foldout map of Simpson's journey around the world, 1841-42. 418 pp. plus: Afterword, Author's Note, Acknowledgements, Appendix I - Sir George's Family Tree, Appendix II - Inventory of Estate of Late Sir G. Simpson, Notes, Bibliography, Illustration Credits, Index (Event Index by Date, Subject Index). Book flatSIGNED by author on Title Page. Bookseller's Inventory # 071624.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001624
- Title
- Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson Bay Company
- Author
- Raffan, James **SIGNED**
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition, 1st Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0002007835
- ISBN 13
- 9780002007832
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SIMPSON, GEORGE, SIR, 1792?-1860. HUDSON BAY COMPANY - HISTORY - 19TH CENTURY. FUR TRADE - NORTHWEST, CANADIAN - HISTORY - 19TH CENTURY.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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