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Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence Author is Alexander Mackenzie Publisher: Readex Microprint Corporation, 1966Hardcover - Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine and front7.6 x 10.2 inches, 414 pagesSir Alexander Mackenzie (1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years. The Mackenzie River is named after him.On behalf of the North West Company, Mackenzie journeyed to Lake Athabasca where, in 1788, he was one of the founders of Fort Chipewyan. He had been sent to replace Peter Pond, a partner in the North West Company. From Pond, he learned that the First Nations people understood that the local rivers flowed to the north-west. Thinking that it would lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska, he set out by canoe on the river known to the local Dene First Nations people as the Dehcho (Mackenzie River), on 3 July 1789. On 14 July he reached the Arctic Ocean, rather… Read More

University Microfilms, Inc., 1966. Hardcover. VG+. 4to. March of America Facsimile Series Number 52. Ex. University library copy ('La Verne College'). Blue boards. Very clean copy with no wear. 412 p. + errata

Readex Microprint Corporation, 1966. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Ann Arbor, 1966; blue cloth covered boards; mild corner and edge wear; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 412 pages.Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. ex-library usual marks and stamps. Facsimile reprint, March of America Facsimile Series, # 52. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. The account of the first European to cross the North American continent above Mexico, Lewis and Clark notwithstanding. Published in London in1801, a copy provided by Thomas Jefferson was carried on the American expedition. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

The Radisson Society of Canada Limited, 1927. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. In maroon cloth. Volume III only. This copy from set limited to 974 numbered copies. Front hinge has been repaired. .

Palala Press, 2015. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Radisson Society. Very Good. 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Spine dulled, minor wear on spine ends, top edge stain on first few pages ; lightly worn; 414 pp, facsimile of 1801 edition hardback; 498 pages .

Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, Inc; Readex Microprint. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 1966. Hardcover. 4 vo 414 clean, unmarked pages; facsimile reprint in faux brown leather w/gilt titles .

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Readex Microprint, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 412 pages plus errata. This is the Readex Microprint facsimile reproduction of the original 1801 edition. bound in faux leather. part of the "Great Americana" series. unattributed forward before text. very clean. priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. ; 7 1/2 x 10 1/4

Paperback / softback. New.

Readex Microprint, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Spine rubbed, slightly pulled at crown from weight of text block; corners of boards bumped, page edges tanned and a bit dusty. cxxxii, viii, 412 pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1801 edition, with new publisher's Foreword. Great Americana series. Size: 4to

Radissson Society of Canada, Toronto, 1927. Christino Edition, reprint of the 1801 first edition.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover, maroon cloth. Vg condition in good dj. Dj edge-worn and chipped at front board corners; contents clean, binding tight. 498 pp.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

MACKENZIE, Alexander. Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Lawrence...to the...Pacific Oceans...Present State of the Fur Trade.... Edited by John W. Garvin. London, 1801. Reprinted 1927. Portr. maps. 498pp. Fine in slightly chipped d/j.

Readex Microprint, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint of the 1801 edition. Quarto. 412pp. Red and blue pencil underlining on a few pages, light foxing on page edges, about near fine without dustwrapper as issued. Part of the "Great Americana" series. Original title: *Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793 with a Preliminary account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country.*.

Paperback / softback. New.