North West Company, The
by Davidson, Gordon Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, University of California, 1918. First Edition. Large 8vo 9-10 tall. 349pp. Hardcover. Very Good. University of California Publication in History Series, Volume VII. Navy blue boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine; includes all maps as called for. Boards have light wear to edges and light soiling; previous owners bookplate and inscription on front pastedown and endpaper; text block has light toning. This volume contains a history of the famed company of the Canadian fur trade and its competition with the Hudson's Bay Company. Howes D-90. .
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- Back of Beyond Books (US)
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- Title
- North West Company, The
- Author
- Davidson, Gordon Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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