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Manitoba and the Great North-West
by Macoun, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Guelph, Ont. : The World Publishing Company , 1882 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . The field for investment, the home of the emigrant, being a full and complete history of the country, its geography, area, situation, and boundaries, its early history and progress, incidents of the settlement from the earliest period up to the present time, topography and general character of the country, its climate, together with tables of temperature and climatic changes, fuel supplies, coal, timber, etc. the soil, its wonderful richness and fertility, natural products, grain, fruits, grasses, and flowers, natural history with enumerations of its mammals, reptiles, insects, birds and fishes, stock raising, special advantages and adaptability, mineral resources and prospects of developement [sic], the water supply, rivers, lakes, etc., steamboat and interprovincial communication, the railway system, its rise, progress, and developement [sic], the Indians, their past history and present status, the Hudson Bay Company and its relations with the country, its past and present history, lands and land policy, the government and railway lands, mode of survey and laying out townships, land regulations of each, advice to immigrants and settlers. Illustrated with woodcuts and 2 colour foldout maps and tinted colour frontis birdeye view of Winnipeg. Attractively rebound in green cloth, gilt titles on spine. Frontis badly folded, small tear to to North-West map.very light wear overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28298
- Title
- Manitoba and the Great North-West
- Author
- Macoun, John
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Guelph, Ont.
- Date Published
- 1882
- Pages
- 687 pp.
- Size
- 8VO
- Keywords
- GVPL, Manitoba, North-West, Canadiana, Prairies NoBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
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- Rebound
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- VG
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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