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Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, Spottiswoode and Co., 1860.. A fine example in gilt full period calf. Interior is clean and crisp.. Edition: London, Binding: Full original green calf boards. Double gilt framing on upper and lower. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt scores on bands, compartments densely gilt with title and vol. number in gilt lettering on red and brown labels in compartments 2 and 3 respectively. Decorative gilt rolls on board edges. Blind dentelles. Marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges marbled. , Notes: Henry Youle Hind (1823 – 1908) was a Canadian geologist and explorer. Hind led expeditions to explore the Canadian prairies in 1857 and 1858. Hind’s accounts of his expeditions to the Red and Assiniboine River valleys in 1857 and to the Souris, Qu-Appelle, and South Saskatchewan River valleys in 1858 were integral in supporting movements for European settlement in these regions. Hind’s research was prompted from a need to find new agricultural land…