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Clerk of the California. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Clerk of the California.  AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE
Clerk of the California. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE BY HUDSON'S STREIGHTS, TO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OCEAN OF AMERICA, PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1746 AND 1747, IN THE SHIP CALIFORNIA, CAPT. FRANCIS SMITH, COMMANDER. London: Printed; and sold by Mr. Jolliffe……. 1748 2 vols. vii,237; (ii, title),326,(18, index)pp. Four plates, 6 folding maps. Modern full speckled calf, a few minor repairs to plates & maps, some light browning & off-setting, title leaf of Vol 1 slightly discolored & brittle, with old bookplate on verso. (2)

TPL 206, under Drage, Theodore Swaine. Not in Hill or Howes, and very rare. See colour illustration