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Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813 and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific by FRANCHÈRE, Gabriel [1786-1863] & HUNTINGTON, J.V. (1815-1862) (translated and edited by) - 1854
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Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813 and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific
by FRANCHÈRE, Gabriel [1786-1863] & HUNTINGTON, J.V. (1815-1862) (translated and edited by)
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New York: Redfield, 1854. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF J.J. ASTOR'S ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH PACIFIC FUR COMPANY
First US English edition. , 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, 376pp [8, ads], Rebacked with original spine relaid with publisher's dark green cloth with gilt stamped letters and small beaver at head of spine, boards with perimeter blind stamped, and new endpapers. Generally clean throughout with some very light tone on some pages and the occasional light foxing. Overall very good condition. illustrated with three black & white full page wood engraved plates (title page, and pages 48 & 88) by S.C.Avery. John Jacob Astor's attempt in 1811 to establish the first American settlement on the Pacific Coast.
Prepared in part to correct some aspects of Washingtom Irving's account of the Astorians, this edition in English was translated by Jedediah Vincent Huntington and appeared when the author was retired in Brooklyn. This is cited as the second edition, but in fact is the first American edition.
First edition in English, illustrated with three plates and enlarged from the original French edition. First published in French in 1820, Franchère's work was "the first printed account in book form of John Jacob Astor's attempt to establish the Pacific Fur Company post at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The author, a Canadian, was one of the party sent out by John Jacob Astor to establish his colony at Astoria and he describes the voyage up the Columbia.
"To this translation of the original work, the author contributed new material in the form of a Preface to the Second Edition, an additional chapter in which he alludes to the many changes that had occurred to the scenes which he had long ago visited and described, and an Appendix in which he gives an account of some of the persons who left Astoria before and after its transfer to the British" (Graff 1400).
"Most important source on the Astor adventure" (Howes F310).
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AVENTURES ET MESAVENTURES DE JOEL KERBABU: Breton de Landerneau en Bretagne dans ses Voyages en Potugal, aux Indes Orientales, en Arabie, en Ethiopie, en Chine, au Japon, au Tonkin et en France
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THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE: an introduction to the limestone and chalk plateaux of ancient Aquitaine
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Round About Piccadilly and Pall Mall; or, A Ramble from the Haymarket to Hyde Park: Consisting of Retrospect of the various Changes that have occurred in the Court end of London
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Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific
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New York, Redfield, 1854. Second Edition. 12mo 7” - 7 ½” tall. 376pp. Hardcover. Good. Brown cloth boards; includes 3 plates as called for. Boards have heavy chipping to spine; front gutter is loose; text block has light foxing and soiling; plates have moderate foxing. This is the first English translation of this volume and includes an added chapter and appendix. It is, according to Howes, “the most important source on the Astor adventure.” This refers to the merchant John Jacob Astor who founded the American Fur Company in 1808, and who “Astoria,” Oregon is named for. Howes F-310. .
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NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1811, 1812, 1813, AND 1814 OR THE FIRST AMERICAN SETTLEMENT ON THE PACIFIC
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New York, NY: Redfield. VG+. 1854. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 376 pages. Translated and edited by J. V. Huntington. Orginal boards with new endpapers. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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New York, 1854. 376pp. plus three plates (including frontispiece). Original cloth. Slight snag at head of spine, else very good. "Most important source on the Astor adventure" - Howes. Franchère was with the party John Jacob Astor sent to the Pacific Northwest to establish a fur trading base in the Oregon country. That party was the first to use South Pass, which was to become the main pass over the northern Rockies. Franchère first published his account in Montreal in 1820. That edition is now extremely rare. This English language edition, prepared by J.V. Huntington, appeared when the author was an old man retired in Brooklyn. WAGNER-CAMP 16:2. GRAFF 1400. HILL 634. HOWES F310, "aa." STREETER SALE 3718. TWENEY 89, 21. PEEL 70 (note). PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 1323 (note). MONAGHAN 706. SABIN 25432
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal
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lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,…
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Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and annotated by Professor G. Schweinfurth, Professor F. Ratzel, Dr. R.W. Felkin, and Dr. G. Hartlaub.
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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.
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BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)
by Berenstain, Stan and Jan
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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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A Naturalist in the Guianas
by Andre, Eugene
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)
by William Edward David "W E D" Allen (1901-1973) editor
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2 Volumes: xxxii+368 pages with frontispiece, five folding maps and ten plates; ix+[369]-640 pages with frontispiece, two folding maps, six plates, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 138 and 139. First edition.By the early sixteenth century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarch of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires, and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle seventeen embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kins ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. W E D Allen and Anthony…
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