S.S. Beaver: The ship that saved the West
by Pethick, Derek
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front board is lightly bowed. DJ has short tear lower edge with some attendant creasing. spine faded ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and sepia tone photographs and drawings throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages; "Beaver was a steamship originally owned and operated by the Hudsons Bay Company. She was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America, and made remote parts of the west coast of Canada accessible for maritime fur trading. At one point she was chartered by the Royal Navy for surveying the coastline of British Columbia. She served off the coast from 1836 until 1888, when she was wrecked." (Wikipedia) .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20922
- Title
- S.S. Beaver: The ship that saved the West
- Author
- Pethick, Derek
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mitchell Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- SS Beaver, British Columbia
- Bookseller catalogs
- MARITIME;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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