Limited Edition Book: The Wild Northland by Sir William Francis Butler, 188/210

DETAILS Recounts a trip undertaken in 1873 across the wilderness from Fort Garry to Fort St. John, through the Rockies and down the Fraser River to the Pacific. Includes descriptions of the landscape, the native inhabitants, pioneer traders, and settlers. PROVENANCE Property of a gentleman (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Acquired from: Reg and Philip Remington Booksellers (Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), March 1985. Bookplate / Ex Libris: Constitutional Club: Library. The Gift of J. Ross Robertson (with signature). Robertson was a historian, politician, and philanthropist, who established The Toronto Telegram (1876-1971) and served as president of the Ontario Hockey Association (1899-1905). TITLE The Wild Northland [North land]: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dogs, across Northern North America PUBLISHER New Amsterdam Book Company (New York) BINDING Paper covered boards ILLUSTRATED Folded route map LANGUAGE English EDITION Originally published: 1873. Limited edition: 188/210 S