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AN ATTEMPT TO REACH REPULSE BAY IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP GRIPER IN THE YEAR MDCCCXXIV

AN ATTEMPT TO REACH REPULSE BAY IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP GRIPER IN THE YEAR MDCCCXXIV

by Lyon, Captain G. F.

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Toronto: Coles Canadiana Collection - Coles Publishing, 1971. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xvi) 198 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings and a fold-out map. Originally published in 1825, the full title is: A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome in His Majesty's Ship Griper in the Year 1824..
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THE BLACK HEART - A Voyage into Central Africa

THE BLACK HEART - A Voyage into Central Africa

by Hyland, Paul

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London: Victor Gollancz, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 288 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: PART ONE: TO THE POOL: The Mouth; Black Gold; The Seat of Government; City of Rocks; The Haunted Path. PART TWO: TO THE FALLS: Journeying Deep; A Muddy Hole; A Moveable Equator; The Great Bend; The Inner Station. PART THREE: TO THE GREAT WHITE WATER: Low-Level History; A Most Malarious Marsh; Exodus; Konga Vantu; and Black Thoughts; followed by a bibliography and an index..
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CANADA'S HISTORY - formerly The Beaver - February March 2018

CANADA'S HISTORY - formerly The Beaver - February March 2018

by Reid, Mark Collin (editor) (Brigitta Wallace; Christopher J. Rutty; Nelle Oosterom; Garry Moir; Jeff Keshen;

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Winnipeg, Manitoba: Canada's History, 2018. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 66 pp. Magazine. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings. This issue contains: Finding Vinland - Viking Settlement by Brigitta Wallace; Mercy Mission - Polio by Christopher J. Rutty; Radio Queens by Nelle Oosterom and Garry Moir; and War Correspondence - Goldberg brothers letters home during World War Two by Jeff Keshen; along with an assortment of regular features including an article by Christopher Moore; A unique Yukon wedding aboard a steamer bound for Whitehorse; Exploring Saskatoon's boomtown era; and an assortment of others..
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DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH - The Exploration of Canada's Arctic

DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH - The Exploration of Canada's Arctic

by Francis, Daniel

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Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1986. Book. Illus. by Samuel Gurney Creswell;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 224 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; blue endpapers; headband. Illustrated with black and white plates and maps. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; previous owner's name inside. The dustjacket features Critical Position of HMS Investigator on the North Coast of Bearing Island by Samuel Gurney Creswell - 1867 from the Public Archives of Canada. The Chapters are: The First Voyages; Seeking the Hudson Bay Passage; Overland to the Arctic; The Royal Navy in the North; The Ordeal of John Ross; Completing the Coastline; Lost and Found: The Search for Franklin; Search for the Pole; The Scandinavians; and Canada Claims the Arctic; followed by an epilogue, a bibliographic essay and an index..
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE

THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE

by McClure, Robert Le M.(preface by William C. Wonders)

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Edmonton, Alberta: M. G. Hurtig, 1969. Book. Illus. by Commander S. Gurney Cresswell;. Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xxxv) 405 pp. Red cloth decorated in black and gilt on the spine; gray endpapers; headband; illustrated with a fold-out map and with black and white artwork by Commander S. Gurney Cresswell. This is an ex-library copy in quite reasonable condition. Edited by Commander Sherard Osborn from the Logs and Journals of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure..
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FROM WAR TO WILDERNESS

FROM WAR TO WILDERNESS

by Shelford, Cyril (foreword by Liz Hardey)

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Victoria, British Columbia: Shelford Publishing, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. (xiv) 250 pp. Signed on the title page by Cyril Shelford. Glossy pictorial boards; endpaper maps; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light wear on the corners; creased on the last page; as issued, no dustjacket. The Chapters are: Boer War 1899 - 1902; Liverpool to America; Northwest to Alaska; Fairbanks Alaska; Kuskakwim and Kayukuk Rivers; Second Trip to Alaska; Trapping Up the Kantishna River and Goodbye to Alaska; In Search of a New Life in the Wilderness of B.C.; Moving Supplies to Homestead from Hazelton; and A Bride Beholds Her Home; followed by an epilogue..
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FROZEN IN TIME - Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition

FROZEN IN TIME - Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition

by Beattie, Owen; Geiger, John

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xi) 180 pp. Blue boards lettered in pale blue on the spine; beige endpapers; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Illustrated with maps and colour plates. The Chapters are: PART ONE: THE SKELETONS: An Arctic Mystery; Into the Frozen Seas; Isthmus of the Graves; Death's Island; Scattered Bones; Phantoms Remain; A Doorway Opens. PART TWO: THE ICEMEN: Across the Precipice; The Face of Death; The Evidence Mounts; Iceman Revisited; The Royal Marine; and Understanding a Disaster; followed by: Appendix One: List of the Officers and Crews of HMS Erebus and Terror; Appendix Two: Major Expeditions Involved in the Search for HMS Erebus and Terror; bibliography; and an index..
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THE GREAT NAVIGATORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

THE GREAT NAVIGATORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

by Verne, Jules

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London: Gerald Duckworth, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xvii) 490 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white maps and drawings. Lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings..
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HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY 1670 - 1870:  Volume III: 1821 - 1870

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY 1670 - 1870: Volume III: 1821 - 1870

by Rich, E. E.

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pages 401 - 974. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; endpaper maps. Two black and white plates: a frontis of Winston Churchill; and on page 448 - Sir George Simpson. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some darkening on the spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: COMPANY RULE: 1821 - 1870: Reorganisation Under the Deed Poll and the Licence for Exclusive Trade; The Governor; Economy and Recuperation; The Company the Colony and Opposition Traders; Freedom of Trade at Red River; American Opposition in the Columbia Department and the Snake Country; Development in the Columbia; Settlement and National Rivalry in the Columbia; McLoughlin and the Settlers in the Columbia; The Company and Oregon; Victoria and Vancouver Island; The Company and the Government; The International Financial Society; The Deed of Surrender; and The End of Company Rule; followed by an index..
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JOHN CABOT - The Discovery of Newfoundland

JOHN CABOT - The Discovery of Newfoundland

by Fardy, Bernard D. (foreword by Harry Cuff)

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St. John's, Newfoundland: Creative Publishers, 1996. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo. (xii) 115 pp. Trade paperback format. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. The Contents are: Cabot's Antecedents - L'Anse Aux Meadows; Cabot's Destiny - Bristol: Merchant Princes Capitol; Cabot's Discovery - Ye Matthew - Ship of Discovery; Cabot's Exploration - Henry VII: Machiavellian Monarch; Cabot's Landfall - Sebastian Cabot: Explorer or Pretender; and Cabot's Second Voyage - Cabot Commemorated..
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LAST VOYAGE OF THE UNICORN

LAST VOYAGE OF THE UNICORN

by Young, Delbert A.

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Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1969. Book. Illus. by Mary Cserepy;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 182 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; endpaper maps. Edgewear on the dustjacket with a short tear and creasing on the lower right of the rear panel; a very short tear and creasing on the lower right of the front panel; some rubbing. Illustrated with line drawings by Mary Cserepy. The Chapters are: Captain Munck; Unicorn; Departure; Icy Seas; A Stray; Mare Magnum; Vinderhaffn; Aground; Winter; Despair; Ship of the Dead; Spring; and Return..
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LETTERS FROM NORTH AMERICA

LETTERS FROM NORTH AMERICA

by Silvy, Father Antoine (translated by Ivy Alice Dickson)

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Belleville, Ontario: Mika Publishing, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Translated Edition. 8vo. 228 pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated with a fold-out map and drawings. Lightly rubbed around the edges of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The letters were written as a reslut of Silvy's journeys between the years 1673 and 1708, from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi to James Bay, Hudson Bay and Labrador....
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THE LONELIEST CONTINENT - The Story of Antarctic Discovery

THE LONELIEST CONTINENT - The Story of Antarctic Discovery

by Chapman, Walker

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Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 279 pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates and maps. Very light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Terra Australis Incognita; Cook Crosses the Circle; The Sealers Find a New Continent; Weddell Sails South; To the Magnetic Pole; The Crowded Antarctic; Scott's First Expedition; The First Assault on the Pole; The Conquest of the South Pole; The Scott Tragedy; Mawson and Blizzards Whackleton and Endurance; Byrd-Admiral of the Ends of the Earth; Ellsworth-Across the Continent by Air; and Toward the Atomic Age; followed by an index..
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LOUIS JOLLIET - Explorer of Rivers

LOUIS JOLLIET - Explorer of Rivers

by Eifert, Virginia S.

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New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 242 pp. Green cloth lettered in silver on the spine; illustrated with maps. Light wear around the edges of the dustjacket; price clipped; previous owner's name inside. The Contents are: Introduction; The Christening; The Way West; The Iroquois; Word of a River; The Decision; Adrien; Mission to the West; The Great River; People of the Mississippi; An End to Peace; The Illinois Country; Claire Francoise; The Northward Trail; Hudson Bay; Boisseau; Frontenac; Disaster; Labrador; Eskimo Country; The Triumph; and The Northern Mystery; followed by a bibliography and an index..
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OCEAN TO OCEAN - Sanford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872

OCEAN TO OCEAN - Sanford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872

by Grant, The Revd.George M.

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Toronto: Prospero Books, 2000. Book. Illus. by Lucius O'Brien;. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xiv) 371 pp. Black boards decorated in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with drawings and photographs. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; most of the front free endpaper has been removed. The rest of the title is: Being a Diary Kept During a Journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific with the Expedition of the Engineer-in-Chief of the Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial Railways..
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ORDEAL BY ICE - The Top of the World

ORDEAL BY ICE - The Top of the World

by Mowat, Farley

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Revised Edition. 8vo. 427 pp. Trade paperback format. Light rubbing on the corners with a faint crease on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates and maps. The Contents are: The Forerunners; The Ice Seas; Henry Hudson's Fateful Voyages; The Black Winter of Jens Munk; The Venturesome Voyage of Captain James; French Guns Amongst the Ice; The Marble Tomb; Of Whales and Ice; Winter Without End; The Vanished Ships; The Fate of Franklin; The Almost Eskimo; and The Passage West..
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THE PALLISER EXPEDITION - An Account of John Palliser's British North American Exploring...

THE PALLISER EXPEDITION - An Account of John Palliser's British North American Exploring Expedition 1857 - 1860

by Spry, Irene M. (re: John Palliser)

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (vi) 310 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings and maps..
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PARRY OF THE ARCTIC

PARRY OF THE ARCTIC

by Berton, Pierre

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1992. Book. Illus. by Paul McCusker; Scott Cameron;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (ix) 84 pp. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Scott Cameron; interior drawings by Paul McCusker. Also illustrated with maps. Subtitled: Exploring the Frozen North. The Chapters are: The Strange People; Into the Unknown; The Ice Won't Budge; The People of Igloolik; The End of the Fury; and Treadmill to the Pole; followed by an index..
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THE POLAR PASSION - The Top of the World

THE POLAR PASSION - The Top of the World

by Mowat, Farley

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Revised Edition. 8vo. 365 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates and maps. The Contents are: The First Steps North - The Saga of Thorgisl Orrabeinsfostri 997 A.D.; The Bay of Disbelief - The Fifth Voyage of Robert Bylot and William Baffin 1610; A Moth to the Flame - Elisha Kent Kane Arctic Explorations 1853 - 1855; Life on an Ice Floe - Charles Francis Hall Life Among the Esquivaux 1865; George Tyson Wonderful Drift 1871 - 1873; Lieutenant Greely Sees It Through - Adolphus Greely The First Crossing of Greenland 1881 - 1884; The Inland Ice - Fridtjof Nansen The First Crossing of Greenland 1888; The Passion Quickens - A Survey 1892 - 1906; Voyage to Nowhere - Robert Bartlett The Last Voyage of Karluk 1913 - 1914; and The Top of the World - Frederick Cook My Attainment of the Pole 1907 - 1908..
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THE POLAR VOYAGERS - Explorers of the North

THE POLAR VOYAGERS - Explorers of the North

by Rasky, Frank

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Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 320 pp. Signed by Frank Rasky on the half-title page. Dark green boards lettered in silver on the spine; endpaper maps. Light wear on the corners; no dustjacket; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white paintings and drawings. The Chapters are: The People at the End of the Earth; The Viking Sea Darers; The Cabots in Quest of Cathay; The Arctic Gold Rush; The Wizard the Knight and the Pilot; Icicles on Dutch Beards; Mutiny on Hudson Bay; Astronomer of the Midnight Sun; The Foxe-James Yacht Race to Cathay; and Fur Trade Caesars in the Savage Country; followed by: Notes and Acknowledgements; A Select Arctic Bibliography; and an index..
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