477 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H) - bright red cloth with gold lettering and emblem on spine. One of an limited edition of 820 copies - this copy unnumbered. B&w photographs, maps, figures. Selected letters of Joseph Harris (serving the U.S. government) and Samuel Anderson (serving the British government) during the Boundary Survey from Point Roberts to the Rockies (1857-62) and from the Lake of the Woods to the Rockies (1872-74). Interior - two tiny corner creases, tiny crease at top edge of pages 290-360, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - two tiny faint marks on fore-edge of textblock.
Title: LETTERS FROM THE 49TH PARALLEL, 1857-1873: SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF JOSEPH HARRIS AND SAMUEL ANDERSON.
Edition: Limited Edition
ISBN Number: 0969342586
ISBN-13: 9780969342588
Location Published: Toronto, Champlain Society: 2000
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Categories: American History & Travel, Canada - Native Peoples, Canada - British Columbia
Seller ID: 13429
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