Voyages From Montreal On The River St Lawrence Through The Continent Of North America To The Frozen

by Sir Alexander Mackenzie

$5,800 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First edition

Full contemporary calf. Spine, richly gilt in compartments. Red morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers First edition of this cornerstone of any collection of books on the exploration of North America. Alexander Mackenzie was 'the first white man to cross the continent, and his journal... is of surpassing interest' Wagner-Camp . The present work is the first published account of the two exploring expeditions that Mackenzie made on behalf of the North West

• Binding: Leather

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