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A Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World; In Which The Coast Of North-West America Has Been Carefully Examined And Accuratelysurveyed. Undertaken By His Majesty's Command, Principally With A View To Ascertain The Existence Ofany Navigable Communication Between The North Pacific And The North Atlantic Oceans; And Performed In The Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, And 1795, In The Discovery Sloop Of War, And Armed Tender Chatham, Under The Command Of Captain George Vancouver. In 3 Volumes
by Vancouver, Captain George
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London: For G. G. And J. Robinson, And J. Edwards, 1798. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. Three Volumes, 4To. Full Calf, Spine Lettered In Gilt On Black Labels. Exterior Edges Decorated In Gilt, Interior Edges In Blind. Half-Title Leaf Present In Volumes One And Three. Marbled End Papers. Eighteen Engraved Plates Present As Called For ( One Is A Map ). The Separate Folio Atlas Volume Is Not Present. Modest Wear To Edges And Joints, Rubbing To Calf On Spines, Upper Hinge Of Volume 2 Cracked But Still Holding. A Sound, Very Good Set. Small Oval Library Stamps ( From Hachette ) On Titles. Some Plates Have Onion Skins Present, Most Plates Show Some Foxing And Offsetting To Adjacent Pages. Bookplates In All Volumes (That In Vol. One Is On The Rear End Paper, Inverted. From The Library Of William C. Merston, Who Built And Lived In The Oak Bay Beach Hotel In Victoria, Bc. The Bookplates Depict A View Of Mount Baker, Through The Window Of His Study In The Hotel..
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- Renaissance Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016693
- Title
- A Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World; In Which The Coast Of North-West America Has Been Carefully Examined And Accuratelysurveyed. Undertaken By His Majesty's Command, Principally With A View To Ascertain The Existence Ofany Navigable Communication Between The North Pacific And The North Atlantic Oceans; And Performed In The Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, And 1795, In The Discovery Sloop Of War, And Armed Tender Chatham, Under The Command Of Captain George Vancouver. In 3 Volumes
- Author
- Vancouver, Captain George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- For G. G. And J. Robinson, And J. Edwards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Exploration
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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