1st Edition Book: The Life and Travels of Thomas Simpson by Alexander Simpson

DETAILS Thomas Simpson (1808-40) was second in command of the Hudson's Bay Company expedition (1836-39), who set out to complete the charting of the Northwest Passage. Contains an account from his brother of the explorer's mysterious death. PROVENANCE Property of a gentleman (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Acquired from: T. H. Edwards Bookseller, April 1, 1980. TITLE The Life and Travels of Thomas Simpson, The Arctic Discoverer by his brother Alexander Simpson PUBLISHER Richard Bentley (London, England) BINDING Half calf, marbelized boards ILLUSTRATED Portrait frontispiece after G.P. Green. Folding map. LANGUAGE English EDITION First edition SUBJECT(S) Travel | History PLACE OF ORIGIN England | United Kingdom AUTHOR(S) Alexander Simpson (British, 1811-?) PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Mid 19th century DATE 1845 DIMENSIONS Width 5.75 Depth 1.25 Height 8.5 inches SIZE Octavo