COX, Ross (1793-1853). Adventures on the Columbia River, London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831. 2 volumes, 8°. Half titles (some light spotting). Original blue boards with green spine, printed spine labels (new pastedowns and endpapers, worn at extremities, edges and spines a little soiled). FIRST EDITION. Sabin 17267. Cox, an Irish emigrant, was an employee of the Pacific Fur Company. He headed up the Columbia River in 1812 to establish the fur trade there. This account of his journey includes the first narrative in English to recount a transcontinental trip through Athabasca Pass. Cox returned to Ireland in 1817. (2)

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COX, Ross (1793-1853). Adventures on the Columbia River, London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831. 2 volumes, 8°. Half titles (some light spotting). Original blue boards with green spine, printed spine labels (new pastedowns and endpapers, worn at extremities, edges and spines a little soiled). FIRST EDITION. Sabin 17267. Cox, an Irish emigrant, was an employee of the Pacific Fur Company. He headed up the Columbia River in 1812 to establish the fur trade there. This account of his journey includes the first narrative in English to recount a transcontinental trip through Athabasca Pass. Cox returned to Ireland in 1817. (2)

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