Voyage de L'Atlantique Au Pacifique. A travers Le Canada, Les Montagnes Rocheuses et La ColombieAnglaise. Traduit de L'Anglais avec l'autorisation des auteurs par J.Belin-De Launay.
Paris. Librairie De L. Hachette. 1866. Hardcover. 8vo. 24cm, thefirst French edition, 387p. with 22 plates from wood-engravings and 2double-page maps, bound in quarter red morocco, blind ruled raised bands,gilt border decorations in the panels, red pebbled cloth boards, blindstamped decorated borders on the boards, wavy grain silk endpapers,armorial bookplate, bookseller ticket, a near fine copy in beautifulcontemporary binding. (cdn) The First Edition in French. Peel 249. "Thiswork attained an immediate popularity and ran through many editions,seven within two years. It was again reprinted in 1875 and 1901. A Frenchedition was published in Paris in 1866, and an abridged version of thelatter in 1872. Though published as a joint work, it appears to have beenwritten by W.B. Cheadle. Near Fine. Item #34481
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