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Pelly, David F.

Expedition; An Arctic Journey Through History On George Back's River

1981

78,96 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1981
Luogo di stampa
Toronto. Betelgeuse Books
Autore
Pelly, David F.
Edizione
Limited First edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Polar Signed
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [23 x 17 cm]; xiii, 172 pp, color frontis, illustrations, portraits, color plates from photos, maps, bibliography, list of birds, mammals and plants found, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very good jacket (rubbed at edges, slight wear at spine head, not price clipped), else a fine copy inscribed & signed by the author with his name on title page. A picture of this book is available upon request b An account of the Pelly Lake Expedition that retraced George Back's 1834 travels through the Canadian Arctic and Barrens, from the source of Back's River to Lake Pelly. The Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company at the time, John Henry Pelly, who supported Back's explorations, was an ancestor of the author. The frontis and many illustrations are from Back's original work.