Narrative of The Canadian Red River Exploring Expidition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858.
London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. Binding: contemporary ½ morocco with marbled boards, spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges tinted red., Notes: Henry Youle Hind was a Canadian geologist, born in Nottingham, England, in June, 1823. He was educated at Leipsie and at Cambridge. In 1857 he received the appointment of geologist to the Red River exploring expedition, and in 1858 the charge of the exploration of the country between the Red river and the Saskatchewan was entrusted to him by the Canadian government. The publication of his reports on these expeditions was ordered by the Canadian legislature and also by the British parliament., Size: 8vo, Illustration: 8 coloured maps depiciting various parts of the expedition, 20 chromoxylography plates of various vistas and people. Numerous wood-engravings throughout both volumes., Volume: 2 volumes, References: Abbey 630; Sabin 31934, Pages: Volume 1 is missing 3 plates and 1 map, Volume 2 is missing 1 plate and 1 map. Volume 1 P. half-title, printer’s imprint, frontis, title, blank, preface (v)-vii, blank, contents (ix)-xviii, list of illustrations (xix)-xx, 494; Volume 2 P. half-title, printer’s imprint, frontis, title, blank, contents (v)-xiv, list of illustrations (xv)-xvi, 1-396, appendix (397)-436, index 437-472., Category: Book Voyages General; Book Canada. boards detached. Item #B2096
Binding: contemporary ½ morocco with marbled boards, spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges tinted red., Notes: Henry Youle Hind was a Canadian geologist, born in Nottingham, England, in June, 1823. He was educated at Leipsie and at Cambridge. In 1857 he received the appointment of geologist to the Red River exploring expedition, and in 1858 the charge of the exploration of the country between the Red river and the Saskatchewan was entrusted to him by the Canadian government. The publication of his reports on these expeditions was ordered by the Canadian legislature and also by the British parliament., Size: 8vo, Illustration: 8 coloured maps depiciting various parts of the expedition, 20 chromoxylography plates of various vistas and people. Numerous wood-engravings throughout both volumes., Volume: 2 volumes, References: Abbey 630; Sabin 31934, Pages: Volume 1 is missing 3 plates and 1 map, Volume 2 is missing 1 plate and 1 map. Volume 1 P. half-title, printer’s imprint, frontis, title, blank, preface (v)-vii, blank, contents (ix)-xviii, list of illustrations (xix)-xx, 494; Volume 2 P. half-title, printer’s imprint, frontis, title, blank, contents (v)-xiv, list of illustrations (xv)-xvi, 1-396, appendix (397)-436, index 437-472., Category: Book Voyages General; Book Canada.
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