Birds of the Early Explorers in the Northern Pacific, Pearse, Theed. Published by Theed Pearse, Canada, 1968. 8vo up to 9½” tall. 275pp. Blue cloth boards, mapped endpapers. Two light corner folds and otherwise in fine condition in like dustjacket.
A study of all known logs, journals, and contemporary accounts of bird life recorded by the first maritime explorers along the North Pacific coast up to the year 1830.Theed Pearse (1871–1971), a notable English-born barrister and avid ornithologist who lived in Comox, BC.
