Hudson's Bay Company THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF ADVENTURERS OF ENGL... Lot 4211

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LOT 4211Seller's Estimate: USD 70 - 200Title: The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay during Two Hundred and Fifty Years 1670 - 1920Author: The Hudson's Bay Company - The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson), commonly referred to as "The Bay" ("La Baie" in French), is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada, Germany, Belgium and the United States with Galeria Kaufhof, Gilt, Hudson's Bay, Home Outfitters, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH. HBC's head office is in the Simpson Tower in Toronto, Ontario. The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "HBC".The company was incorporated by English royal charter in 1670 as The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay and functioned as the de facto government in parts of North America before European states and later the United States laid claim to some of those territories, It was at one time the largest landowner in the world, with the area of the Hudson Bay watershed, known as Rupert's Land, having 15% of North American acreage. From its long-time headquarters at York Factory on Hudson Bay, the company controlled the fur trade throughout much of the English and later British controlled North America for several centuries. Undertaking early exploration, its traders and trappers forged early relationships with many groups of aboriginal peoples. Its network of trading posts formed the nucleus for later official authority in many areas of Western Canada and the United States. In the late 19th century, with its signing of the Deed of Surrender, its vast territory became the largest portion of the newly formed Dominion of Canada, in which the company was the largest private landowner. [Courtesy Wikipedia.]Publisher: The Hudson's Bay CompanyCity: LondonYear: 1920Binding Style: HardcoverPagination: 129 pagesWidth: 9" Height: 11.5"Book Details:Condition / Notes: This antique volume is bound in publisher's brown leather with stamped gilt lettering and ornamentation on the spine and front cover. There is significant chipping to the spine cover, with some loss at the top. Rubbing is evident to the covers, concentrated at the edges. The binding is solid.A presentation label is affixed to the front pastedown, with the name of Sir William H. Clark signed. A tissue-guarded color frontispiece portrait depicts Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. The pages are clean with mild age toning. This work is lavishly illustrated with numerous tissue-guarded color portrait plates of important figures in the company's history, as well as a facsimile of the original charter and numerous textual illustrations. An elaborate, well-preserved fold-out map is present at the end of the volume.For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $6.50Payment:The buyer is responsible for paying the seller directly after winning the item. Details on accepted payment methods and where to send payment are provided in an invoice from the seller.Additional payment details from the seller:Payment is due within ten days of auction close. Payments in excess of $3,000.00 must be made in secure funds (cash, cashier's check, bank transfer, etc.). Money orders, personal/business checks, bank transfers and cash are accepted for payments below $3,000.00, as may be Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit cards, which are processed directly through our gallery by calling us at . We reserve the right to insist upon secure payment (certified check, money order or bank wire) for any invoice, for any reason, at our sole ... read more

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