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Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1825. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with library number stamp in each volume, and faded labels on spines. Paper covers worn and soiled, but internally fine, with most pages still uncut. 2 volumes are Viages De Colon: Almirantazgo de Castilla, and Documentos de Colon y de las Poblaciones..
[AFRICA] [RACE SWITCHING] Zulukafferhövdingen Peter Hansens Liv Og Levnet. København: Gandrup & Co, 1874 by (Hansen, Peter.) - 1874: Rare graphic story of 19th C Colonialism, Muslim Fighting, Race Switching & Murder
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[AFRICA] [RACE SWITCHING] Zulukafferhövdingen Peter Hansens Liv Og Levnet. København: Gandrup & Co, 1874: Rare graphic story of 19th C Colonialism, Muslim Fighting, Race Switching & Murder
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Bizarre & violent tale of a (White) European who becomes King of the Zulu, a sideshow act…told in pictures & rhyming verse.
Hansen, Peter. Zulukafferhövdingen Peter Hansens Liv Og Levnet. København: Gandrup & Co, 1874. 32 leaves, printed on recto side only, illustrated; bound in cloth. Danish language.
A graphically illustrated book told in verse form. The life and fantastic (mis)adventures of a well-to-do young man who finds his world turned upside down when he's conscripted to the French Foreign Legion and sent to fight in Africa; here he kills his share of enemies before being captured by Arabs, who torment him and tie him to a giraffe to be chased and ultimately devoured by lions, only to find himself rescued by a Zulu chief, who "paints" him with brown root so that he presents as a Zulu. No longer "white" Hansen established himself as a leader, selling what appears to be an elixir of some kind, and returns to Europe where he winds-up performing as Chief of the Zulus in a traveling side show. The book ends with him savagely beating and dismembering his earlier wife's new husband in their middleclass home, with the final leaf showing a classic family mourning pose around an engraved urn.
We admit to having difficulty translating, as good as Google is, so we may not have the story exactly right-but whatever it is it is certainly rare. OCLC shows 2 locations, both in Denmark. We found no copies on the market in any format, nor any historical record, only the publisher's notices for the title in book annuals during the 1870's & 1880's.
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OCLC: 2 locations (Denmark)
Denmark DANISH UNION CAT & DANISH NATL BIBL DKDLA
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Bizarre & violent tale of a (White) European who becomes King of the Zulu, a sideshow act…told in pictures & rhyming verse.
Hansen, Peter. Zulukafferhövdingen Peter Hansens Liv Og Levnet. København: Gandrup & Co, 1874. 32 leaves, printed on recto side only, illustrated; bound in cloth. Danish language.
A graphically illustrated book told in verse form. The life and fantastic (mis)adventures of a well-to-do young man who finds his world turned upside down when he's conscripted to the French Foreign Legion and sent to fight in Africa; here he kills his share of enemies before being captured by Arabs, who torment him and tie him to a giraffe to be chased and ultimately devoured by lions, only to find himself rescued by a Zulu chief, who "paints" him with brown root so that he presents as a Zulu. No longer "white" Hansen established himself as a leader, selling what appears to be an elixir of some kind, and returns to Europe where he winds-up performing as Chief of the Zulus in a traveling side show. The book ends with him savagely beating and dismembering his earlier wife's new husband in their middleclass home, with the final leaf showing a classic family mourning pose around an engraved urn.
We admit to having difficulty translating, as good as Google is, so we may not have the story exactly right-but whatever it is it is certainly rare. OCLC shows 2 locations, both in Denmark. We found no copies on the market in any format, nor any historical record, only the publisher's notices for the title in book annuals during the 1870's & 1880's.
Please see images. Inquiries welcome. Thank you.
OCLC: 2 locations (Denmark)
Denmark DANISH UNION CAT & DANISH NATL BIBL DKDLA
Denmark ROYAL DANISH LIBR - COPENHAGEN CUL DKB
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Colleccion De Los Viages y Descubrimientos, Que Hicieron Por Mar Los Espanoles Desde Finesdel Siglo XV Volumes I & II
by Fernandez De Navarette, Martin
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Rebuilding Russia: Reflections and Tentative Proposals
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 84x9x127. Signed by author. First edition. Signed and dated by author on half-title page (March, 1994), inscription ('For Dr. Ron Rigli') appears to have been added in a separate hand. Certificate of authenticity from an auction company laid in. 1991 Hard Cover. 119 pp. 8vo.. Translated from the original Russian by Alexis Klimoff. A collection of essays on various topics by the author of Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
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Japanese Life: By K. Ogawa, Photographer, Tokyo, Japan, In Collotype & From Photographic Negatives Taken By Him
by OGAWA, K. [Kazumasa]
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Tokyo: Kazumasa Ogawa, 1892. First Edition. Bound in stiff decorated wraps with stabbed binding using silk ties. Good+. Kazumasa Ogawa. Folio. Pp. [11]. Featuring 27 black and white photos with captions on 11 plates, each plate with a tissue guard. Wear and soiling commensurate with age, with corners rounded and occasional slight, closed tears along fore-edge of two or three plates, each less than an inch. With an errata sheet bound in. This is not a volume in Ogawa's "Illustrations of Japanese Life," a small-format series on various subjects published from 1890s-1910s, but a large folio volume in a series published with uniform covers. The publications provides a fascinating glimpse into Meiji-era Japan in which the traditional Japanese aesthetic is slightly Americanized. In the 1880s Ogawa studied photography in Boston; occasionally his captions here reflect the whimsy popular in the US at that time: "Country Belles in Their Best" or "He is Coming? Let Us Look Pretty!" or "The Policeman and His…
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Chrysanthemums of Japan: By K. Ogawa, Photographer, Tokyo, Japan, In Collotype & From Photographic Negatives Taken By Him
by OGAWA, K. [Kazumasa]
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Tokyo: Kazumasa Ogawa, 1892. First Edition. Bound in stiff decorated wraps with stabbed binding using silk ties. Good+. Kazumasa Ogawa. Folio. Pp. [14]. Featuring 13 black and white photos with captions, one per plate, and one colored photograph, each plate with a tissue guard. Wear and soiling commensurate with age, most notably on the top left corner of the front cover. With corners rounded and slight edge chipping.The rear cover has slight damage visible at a lower corner (please see photo). With an errata sheet bound in. This is a large folio volume in an Ogawa series published with uniform covers. While other titles appear on the open market, "Chrysanthemums of Japan" is scarce; auction records indicate only one sale in the last few years, in England. The publication provides a fascinating glimpse into Meiji-era Japan in which the traditional Japanese aesthetic is slightly Americanized. That tendency is most noticed in Ogawa's captions, imbued with Victoriana.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volumes. Volume I - 70th thousand printing. Volume II - 80th thousand printing. Octavo. Original brown cloth. Damage to both spine strips. Some chipping to the board on Volume I. Ownership inscription on FFEP of Vol. II. Internally very clean. Unlike other copies, virtually no foxing.
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Second Voyage Dans L'Interieur De L'Afrique Par Le Cap De Bonne Esperance, 3 Vol.
by Le Vaillant, F.
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Paris: Chez J.J. Jansen et Comp., 1795. Book. Illus. by 22 Fine Engraved Plates. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Dans les Annees 1783, 84 et 85". Text in French. Three volumes, pages xliv, 304: 426: and 525. Half titles in vol 2 and 3. 3/4 calf with grey marbled boards. Burgundy title labels and black volume labels with bright gilt (probably later). Some edge wear, skillfully rebacked spines. Speckled page edges. 22 engraved plates, five folding, as called for. Clean and tight inside, no foxing, with book plates of Hon. Francis Howard. Mendelssohn I, 892, 889, 890: "His description is unilque for this period, as little inormation respecting these regions had been published up to this date". This second voyage was to Namaqualand, Damaraland, Bechuanaland and the Kalahari desert A fine set of a very rare African classic..
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Thermopylæ. "Pass of Thermopylæ
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Greece: London Rodwell & Martin. 1821. Aquatint view of Thermopylæ from the Deluxe edition of Dodwell's "Views in Greece". Original hand colour, mounted on card with title caption to verso The view shows the pass of Thermopylæ with the plain down to the sea, on the left is Mount Knemis and also Mount Å’ta, Thermopylae means "hot gates" in Greek and the name is related with its hot sulphur springs. This is also the place of cavernous entrances to Hades in mythology. Thermopylae is primarily known for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces including the Spartans and the Persian forces. It is the only land route large enough to bear any significant traffic between Lokris and Thessaly and thus was the site of several battles.. Dodwell states that the two figures are"attendants of the author, for as the defiles of Thermopylæ are sometimes infested with banditti ,it was necssary to be well prepared." Bright and clean. Edward Dodwell (1767 1832) was an Irish painter,…
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The Brownies: Their Book
by Cox, Palmer (1840-1924)
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xii+144 pages Illustrated throughout. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8 1/2") bound in original pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket in a custom slipcase. First edition, first state, with the De Vinne Press seal immediately below the copyright notice.The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children, The Brownies was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not unlike fairies and goblins, Brownies are imaginary little sprites, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. Never allowing themselves to be seen by mortal eyes, they are male, drawn to represent many professions and nationalities, all mischievous members of the fairy world whose principal attribute is helping with chores while a family sleeps. The Brownie characters became famous in…
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The Scarlet Shawl. A novel.
by RICHARD JEFFERIES
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Tinsley Brothers, London, 1874. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition of Jefferies' first novel, published at the author's own expense; this copy being Miller & Matthews third variant, with the uncorrected dedication leaf and without advertisements. 8vo. 309pp. Professionally re-cased retaining the original decorated cloth but with new endpapers. Just a touch of very minor soiling to several leaf margins. A very good copy of an extremely uncommon book - rarely found in the original binding, this example admittedly having undergone some careful restoration. Former owner bookplate to the front pastedown. Miller & Matthews (B4.3) estimate a print run of 500 copies, issued in three batches in July 1874, spring 1875 and this third one sometime afterwards but before August 1877..
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MASTERMAN READY: THE WRECK OF THE PACIFIC
by Captain Marryat
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In three 8vo. volumes.Vol. 1: Three unnumbered title pages + vi-viii, pp.287 + 32 pp. Publisher's catalogues No.1 & 2, dated October, 1842;Vol. 2: 269pp. plus identical 32 pp. catalogues;Vol. 3: 225pp. and an additional note by author.
With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and publisher's advertisement catalogues to Vols. I and II. Spines lightly sunned. Original publisher's bindings by Westleys & Clark, London. Light yellow FEPs with original owner's neat signatures (Marie Tronchin) on all three volumes. Internally very clean. The first edition of Frederick Marryat's (1792-1848) three volume naval adventure for children, following the Seagrave family and their experiences surviving on an island after shipwreck.
Marryat began writing books for children in 1839 when his own children asked him to write a continuation of their own favourite The Swiss Family Robinson. But when Marryat came to examine Wyss's tale, he considered it so implausible, so… Read More
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DATA MINING : PRACTICAL MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, 4TH EDITION
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,CHRISTOPHER J. PAL", 9789351073895. 2020. Paperback. DATA MINING : PRACTICAL MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, 4TH EDITION , IAN H. WITTEN, EIBE FRANK & MARK A. HALL
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: STRUCTURES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING, 6/E
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WHEN IDEAS MATTER: DEMOCRACY AND CORRUPTION IN INDIA
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Bilal A. Baloch (", 9781316519837. 2021. Hardcover. WHEN IDEAS MATTER: DEMOCRACY AND CORRUPTION IN INDIA ,
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HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING: OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT, 3RD EDN
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G. Raghubalan ET AL", 9780199451746. 2015. Paperback. HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING: OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT, 3RD EDN ,
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SHASHIKANT V. ATHAWALE", 9789356066137. 2023. Paperback. AD-HOC AND WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK ,
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Greenhaven Press
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Manning, Martha | Undercurrents | Unsigned First Edition Copy
by Manning, Martha
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The Federal Reserve Monster: Jack Holland Illustrated Edition
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Original Sin (R Rated Version) [DVD]
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Cold war era Czechoslovakia postage stamp
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South American Journals 1858-1859
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Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.
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A Holiday in Italy
by Lucy Andersen
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Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.
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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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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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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.
by EMIN. PASHA
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547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.
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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
by WILSON, WILLIAM RAE
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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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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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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742; The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747.
by Barr, William (1950- ) and Glyndwr Williams (editors)
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2 Volumes: Volume 1 subtitled: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 xii+333 with 8 maps, 3 illustrations including frontispiece, bibliography and index; Volume 2 subtitled: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746 1747 xv+393 pages with frontispiece, 13 maps, 6 illustrations, 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 177 and 181. First edition.The eighteenth century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of navigable passage to the Pacific. The expedition was commanded by Christopher Middleton, until his resignation in March 1741 a sea-captain in the service of the Hudson Bay Company. With his actions closely scrutinized by his former…
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