Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Their History, Resources, and Prospects.
by MacFie, Matthew
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1865. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xxi,574,(2) pp.pp. Octavo. Publishers brick red cloth. Original endpapers retained. Illustrated with drawings and folding maps. A clean copy. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Old owners name on half title. A very good copy. TPL 4423; Lowther 255; Lande 1312; Sabin 43253. This is the first book published in England exclusively on Vancouver and British Columbia and covers geography, geology, topography, mines and mining, agriculture, productions, politics, railway, society, indigenous peoples, emigration for the whole area. 1865
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138787
- Title
- Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Their History, Resources, and Prospects.
- Author
- MacFie, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Columbia|Vancouver Island|Canadian History
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