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Verlag: New York and Amsterdam Da Capo Press / N. Israel 1968, 1968
Anbieter: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, USA
A fine facsimile of the original edition and the First Modern Reprint. Portrait frontispiece, 6 folding maps and charts, and 15 plates after the originals. 4to, bound in white polished parchment with royal-blue lettering labels gilt on the spine and upper cover. A very fine as pristine copy in original clear jacket. FIRST OF THE EDITION. Both Portlock and Dixon were employed by the "King Geoge's Sound Company" to secure furs on the Northwest coast of North America--Alaska, British Columbia, Vancouver, and Queen Charlotte Islands--which were to be sold in the China market. "In the furtherance of the trade the ships separated and worked independently of each other. Their voyages were important for the supplementary detail to be added to the geographical explorations of Cook.
Verlag: Printed for John Stockdale . and George Goulding, London, 1789
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition of the abridged edition. 272pp., engraved frontispiece, large folding engraved map. Sympathetically rebacked with original marbled papercovered boards. Corners a little worn down, but a handsome, very good or better copy. *Sabin 20365.*.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1789
Anbieter: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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London, John Stockdale & George Goulding, 1789. 4to. Contemporary full olive marbled and polished calf, spine ornamented in gilt and with red morocco lettering-pice, gilt-ruled borders, gilt edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers; pp. xii, 384, xl; engraved portrait frontispiece of Portlock by Mazell after Dodd, 6 engraved folding map and charts by J. Reid and W. Harrison, Longmate, 5 engraved ornithological plates by P. Mazell after J. Woodcock, J. Hogan, et al., 5 engraved views and profiles P. Mazell after J. Woodcock, et al., 2 engraved plates of artefacts from the Sandwich Islands, and an engraved portrait of Tyaana (an Atoui chieftain) by W. Shirwin after Woodcock; slightly rubbed, skilfully rebacked and with minor restorations, occasional light spotting or browning (more so to first map) offsetting to opposite page from portrait of Tyaana, three marginal tears of flaws with repairs to text leaves; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Portlockâ s account of his important circumnavigation, is 'rich in geographical results' (ODNB), the principal, and successful, object of which was the opening of the fur trade in north-west America. This necessitated traffic with the Indians of the north-west coast, discussed by Portlock in chapters X, XII and XIII: 'vivid descriptions of encounters with the American Indians' (Hill); he also appends some native vocabularies. Portlock, commanding the King George, and Dixon, commanding the Queen Charlotte, did much to improve upon Cookâ s earlier charts of the region. Earlier, Portlock had served on both the Discovery and Resolution during Cook's circumnavigation. Hill II, pp. 541-542; NMM I, 141; Sabin 64389; Wood p. 523; Zimmer 495.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1789
Anbieter: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, Vereinigtes Königreich
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1789, London, first edition, 4to, printed for John Stockdale, opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, and George Goulding, James Street, Covent Garden, pp xii, 384, xl, large folding map and nineteen charts and plates complete, full contemporary calf, modern spine ornately tooled in gilt rose and compass designs, lettered in gilt on a red label. Nathaniel Portlock (circa 1748-1817), ship's captain, maritime fur-trader and author. He entered the Royal Navy in 1772 as an able seaman, serving in HMS St. Albans. In 1776, he joined HMS Discovery as master's mate and served on the third Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook. In 1785 he formed a partnership with George Dixon, after they were appointed by the King George's Sound Company to command the King George and the Queen Charlotte respectively, explicitly to develop the fur trade. The boards a little rubbed, a few trifling marks in the text, otherwise a very fresh copy.
Verlag: Printed for John Stockdale, London, 1789
Anbieter: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 1st edition of Portlock s account of his voyage to explore America s northwest coast including British Columbia, Alaska, Vancouver and Queen Charlotte s Island). Rare deluxe colored Issue with 20 engraved plates, charts and maps - 6 folding charts or maps, 2 engraved portraits, 12 engraved plates (the 5 ornithological plates with contemporary hand-coloring, as issued). Well illustrated with 20 plates and maps: one large folding general map of the Northwest Coast, and five maps of particular harbours along the coast. Bound in full leather with 5 raised bands on the spine. Gilt decorated spine and boards. Hinges intact and binding is solid and straight. No ownership markings. Some rubbing along board edges and bands on spine. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged and ship with tracking information.
Verlag: London: John Stockdale and George Goulding, 1789
Anbieter: Cat House Books LLC, Pensacola, FL, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed for John Stockdale and George Goulding. 1789, London. Modern Half Morocco and coloured boards, very good condition EXCEPT for a few stains in upper inner corners of some pages, not affecting plates. 11 5/8 x 9 ¼ 4to; pp.xii, 384, xl (appendix); frontis. Portrait; 13 engraved plates, 6 folding charts IN an attractive custom fitted MODERN LINEN SLIPCASE Portlock and Dixon were sent to the Northwest Coast to investigate reports of the lucrative fur trade there. They had a long stay in Hawaii, then proceeded to the Northwest to survey. Portlock, a veteran of Cook s third voyage, gives vivid accounts of Indians encountered. There is a general map of the Northwest Coast and five maps of particular harbors along the coast, all listed by Wagner. Of special interest are the five plates of birds.
Verlag: London Published by John Stockdale 1789 First Edition, 1789
Anbieter: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Kanada
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[7],viii-xii,384,xl. pp. Quarto. (26 X 33 cm.) Bound in recent blue paper covered boards with plain brown paper spine to match the original. Text block untrimmed. Original endpapers reused. Bookplate on front pastedown. Five folding maps of harbours. Large general chart. 5 hand coloured plates of birds. 9 plates plus a frontispiece for a total of 20 plates and maps. The frontis portrait has had the outer margin renewed and a few text pages have also been renewed. This is also a thick paper copy. Lada-Mocarski 42, SABIN 64389. STREETER SALE 3485. TPL 599. WAGNER NORTHWEST COAST 738-43. This early narrative details the early exploration on the Northwest Coast of Canada. Nathaniel Portlock, a member of Cook's third voyage, and George Dixon also a member of Cook's ill fated expedition were sent by the King George's Sound Company to the Northwest coast of North America to investigate the economic possibilities of the fur trade there. Two ships were purchased and renamed the King George and the Queen Charlotte. Portlock was put in charge of the King George and put in overall command. Captain Dixon was in command of the Queen Charlotte. They left England in 1785 and enroute they had a long stay in Hawaii. Portlock's narrative of this visit is of particular interest since Portlock and Dixon were the first captains to visit the Hawaiian islands since the death of Cook. He gives an important account of the current situation there. The voyage then proceeded to the Northwest, arriving in July 1786. Portlock and Dixon separated, with Portlock exploring northward up the Alaskan coast and Dixon proceeding southward to Nootka Sound. Both captains published accounts of the voyage, but Portlock is of greater value for his particularly vivid descriptions of the Native Americans and Russians in the region. The work is well illustrated with twenty plates and maps: these include a fine large folding general map of the Northwest Coast, and five maps of particular harbours along the coast. In the regular issue the five bird plates are uncolored and the text is printed on laid paper. The deluxe issues, as here, is considerably rarer than the usual uncolored examples. Besides the obvious benefit of handcolored illustrations, the paper used is of superior quality.
Verlag: For John Stockdale and George Goulding, London, 1789
Anbieter: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, USA
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First edition. Quarto (287 x 235 mm), contemporary diced russia, original marbled endpapers, rebacked. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 6 folding maps, 13 plates. First edition. A lovely copy on fine pressed wove ("Royal") paper, with the five ornithology plates hand-colored. Leather bookplate of Roger Budin, Geneve, another earlier armorial plate covered. "The principal account of the first commercial voyage to the Northwest Coast and the first English voyage to visit Hawaii after that of Captain James Cook." Forbes 177. "Portlock's vivid descriptions of encounters with the American Indians and the Russians serve to broaden the perspective provided by the William Beresford/Gorge Dixon narrative.," Hill 1376.