Title continued: Being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Undertaken With the View of Exploring a Route across the Continent to British Columbia through British Territory, by one of the Northern Passes in the Rocky Mountains.
London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1875. xviii, 396 p. 12mo. Fold-out map. 4 b&w engravings. Attractive 1/4 burgundy leather with marbled boards. Spine a tad faded. Ink signature on front endpaper and title-page.
References: TPL 4341. First published in 1865, a lively narrative of a sporting trip from England across Canada and return from British Columbia by sea, June, 1862-March, 1864. This work achieved considerable popularity and drew attention to the agricultural and mining possibilities of the Canadian West. Peel 249. Though published as a joint work, it appears to have been written by W.B. Cheadle.