A Voyage Round The World But More Particularly To The North West Coast Of America Performed In 1785
$10,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
First edition
Bound to style in full calf with red morocco lettering piece. With a marble paper slipcase. Rare deluxe issue with hand-coloured plates of the first edition of a classic narrative of the early exploration on the Northwest coast. Portlock, a veteran of Cook's third voyage, and Dixon were sent by the King George's Sound Company to the Northwest coast of North America to investigate the economic possibilities of the fur trade there. En route, they had a long stay in
- Binding: Leather
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