THE GREAT FUR OPERA Annals of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1970.
by SEARLE, Ronald. Text by Kildare Dobbs.:
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- Hardcover
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1970.. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION 1970, (issued the same year in the UK by Dennis Dobson) 4to, 285 x 210 mm, 11¼ x 8¼ inches, light reddish brown boards, gilt lettered spine, blind ornament to upper cover, 126 pages including prelims. Double page coloured title illustration plus humorous black and white illustrations throughout, many full page. "A witty and irreverent glance at the 300 year history of the Hudson's Bay Company, North America's oldest continuing commercial enterprise". (dw blurb). "1970" ink date at top of front endpaper, no other inscription, an almost Fine copy in very good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, upper panel lightly dusty, spine and folds faintly browned, very slight pale foxing to margins of upper panel, minute chip to top of upper fold). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43348
- Title
- THE GREAT FUR OPERA Annals of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1970.
- Author
- SEARLE, Ronald. Text by Kildare Dobbs.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1970.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY NORTH AMERICA CANADA cartoons humour ronald searle
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