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(London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle: 1875) Ninth Edition. Pictorial boards (yellow-back edition) (that is, hard covers) pp. viii, 256. With Numerous Illustrations and a Map. Head and foot of spine, corners and edges of boards and external hinges worn; boards rubbed; inner hinges split; a few marginal marks; a couple of clean tears to the folding map; a good copy.
A thousand miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on rivers and lakes of Europe by MacGregor, J
by MacGregor, J
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A thousand miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on rivers and lakes of Europe
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London: Samson Low Marston & Co John MacGregor, aka Rob Roy - The first ever recreational paddler. Looking back on the history of paddling, MacGregor seems to be the first paddler who recorded his adventures on paper and who went out on the water with the primary goal of pure enjoyment. Later in his life he also helped found the first ever paddling association, the Royal Canoe Club of England. checkout paddleworlddcomfor a fascinating snapshot of the author's life & of course paddles. 255pp plus a catalogue of titles running to several pp, covers red boards with an illust of galleons in battle in black ink, smaller version on spine, initial & final pages spotty but internals clean, no date tough author info on 3rd p lists his as Captain of Royal Canoe Club so I guess post 1873. No map.. Hardcover. Fair/None issued. 18 Cm.
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A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe
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A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers & Lakes of Europe
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London & Boston: Sampson, Low, Son, & Marston, 1867. Brown cloth binding with gilt on spine, brown endpapers, with numerous etched illustrations and a fold-out map. Cover shows some scuffs and a few minor stains and top & bottom of spine are bumped. Else good condition, especially inside pages, which are clean, despite occasional slight foxing, mostly on front and back end papers. Quite a rollicking adventure!. Cloth. Good/None as Issued. 8vo.
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London.: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1867. Hard. Good. 12mo.. Illustrated by the author and with a map.. Good. Publishers cloth. Hinges cracked. Slightly foxed and toned.
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