BEECHEY, Frederick W. (1796-1856). Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering’s Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom, Under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey … in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1831. The preferred large-paper Admiralty issue of the first edition. “One of the most valuable of modern voyages, containing a most interesting visit to Pitcairn Island, the coast of California, etc.” (Sabin). At Pitcairn Beechey met one of the last survivors of the mutiny on the Bounty , John Adams and transmits his lengthy account along with a portrait. He also describes the Eskimos, San Francisco and Monterey. Arctic Bib. 1227; Forbes 772; Hill 93, Howes B-309; Lada-Mocarski 95; Sabin 4347; Tourville 467; Wickersham 6541; Zamorano 4. Two volumes, quarto (270 x 210mm). 3 maps, 2 of which are folding, and 23 engraved and lithographed plates (some foxing, without half-titles or ads). Later blue half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, top edges gilt (spines browned and rubbed, repaired chip to vol. 1). Provenance : High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
BEECHEY, Frederick W. (1796-1856). Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering’s Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom, Under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey … in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1831. The preferred large-paper Admiralty issue of the first edition. “One of the most valuable of modern voyages, containing a most interesting visit to Pitcairn Island, the coast of California, etc.” (Sabin). At Pitcairn Beechey met one of the last survivors of the mutiny on the Bounty , John Adams and transmits his lengthy account along with a portrait. He also describes the Eskimos, San Francisco and Monterey. Arctic Bib. 1227; Forbes 772; Hill 93, Howes B-309; Lada-Mocarski 95; Sabin 4347; Tourville 467; Wickersham 6541; Zamorano 4. Two volumes, quarto (270 x 210mm). 3 maps, 2 of which are folding, and 23 engraved and lithographed plates (some foxing, without half-titles or ads). Later blue half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, top edges gilt (spines browned and rubbed, repaired chip to vol. 1). Provenance : High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
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