[Rae, John.] E. E. Rich, ed.
John Rae's Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic Exploration 1844-1855. Edited by E. E. Rich, M.A. Assisted by A. M. Johnson, Archivist, Hudson's Bay Company. With an Introduction by J. M. Wordie ... and R. J. Cyriax.
The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1953.
First edition. 8vo. pp. cvi, 401, xiv (subscribers); 2 illusts., 3 maps including 2 folding; as new in the original blue cloth gilt, t.e.g., in original plain white dust-jacket, minor tears, and original box (worn).
Arctic Bibliography 36959. This important work makes available Rae's letters to others in the fur trade, in particular Sir George Simpson, concerning his Franklin search expeditions of the 1840's and 1850's. The introduction offers some historical background, as well as a description of Rae's own explorations.
£200
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