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April 12, 2007: Rare Canadian Books to be Auctioned
"The library of the late Frank Streeter, an American collector who focused on acquiring vintage books about the European exploration and mapping of the New World, includes more than $1 million worth of coveted first editions published by Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec, pioneering Pacific navigator George Vancouver, and Alexander Mackenzie, the first person to complete a coast-to-coast crossing of Canada."
