Lot 236
Voyages.- Meares (John) Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America ..., first edition, at the Logographic Press, 1790.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Voyages.- Meares (John) Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America, to which are prefixed ... A Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal ..., first edition, portrait frontispiece and 17 plates (7 folding), 10 maps (3 folding, one with short tear at gutter), list of subscribers, small hole to title with neat old repair, small hole to 2E4 affecting odd letter, occasional light off-setting, scattered light spotting, later half morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 594; Hill 1126], 4to, at the Logographic Press, 1790.
⁂ "This important narrative, compiled from Meares's papers by the versatile writer William Combe, gives a very full account of the Indian nations of Northwest America, describing their villages, languages, manners, and customs ..." (Hill)
Description
Voyages.- Meares (John) Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America, to which are prefixed ... A Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal ..., first edition, portrait frontispiece and 17 plates (7 folding), 10 maps (3 folding, one with short tear at gutter), list of subscribers, small hole to title with neat old repair, small hole to 2E4 affecting odd letter, occasional light off-setting, scattered light spotting, later half morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 594; Hill 1126], 4to, at the Logographic Press, 1790.
⁂ "This important narrative, compiled from Meares's papers by the versatile writer William Combe, gives a very full account of the Indian nations of Northwest America, describing their villages, languages, manners, and customs ..." (Hill)
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