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[3], 151 pp. (from type on recto side only). "The Origin of These Journals" by John W. Todd, Jr. 13¾x8¼, bound in full green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. "Limited Edition."

"These remarkable Journals covering Robert Campbell's many activities in the fur trade in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company, across its most important years, are of inestimable historical value. The activities and distances covered over some of the ruggedest country in North America, under the most difficult conditions and weather imaginable, are almost impossible to believe..." - from the editor's note. "The first journal published herein was copied from a typed copy that reposed for years in the fine library of the late George W. Soliday of Seattle. No record has been found as to where the original of this lies--or if it still exists...The second of the two journals included in this volume is in the possession of Mrs. J.W. Waddy of Canada, a grand-daughter of Robert Campbell, who also has a copy of the manuscript Campbell wrote and dictated when he retired..." - from Todd's introduction.