World.- Fanning (Edmund) Voyages Round the World...to the South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, etc., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed "To A.Butler from his friend Capt. E.Fanning" on front free endpaper, lithographed frontispiece and 4 plates, 2 folding, one with tear repaired, occasional spotting, front endpaper with portion torn away not affecting inscription, original cloth-backed boards, paper label, uncut, rubbed and marked, spine ends and corners a little worn, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Hill 581; Sabin 23780], 8vo, New York, 1833. ⁂ Having gone to sea as a cabin boy Fanning made many voyages to the Pacific and around the world, becoming a successful trader in seal skins, silks, spices and tea. The book includes an account of the first American naval exploration to the southern hemisphere, in 1829-30, sponsored by the U.S. government and under the command of Benjamin Pendleton.
World.- Fanning (Edmund) Voyages Round the World...to the South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, etc., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed "To A.Butler from his friend Capt. E.Fanning" on front free endpaper, lithographed frontispiece and 4 plates, 2 folding, one with tear repaired, occasional spotting, front endpaper with portion torn away not affecting inscription, original cloth-backed boards, paper label, uncut, rubbed and marked, spine ends and corners a little worn, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Hill 581; Sabin 23780], 8vo, New York, 1833. ⁂ Having gone to sea as a cabin boy Fanning made many voyages to the Pacific and around the world, becoming a successful trader in seal skins, silks, spices and tea. The book includes an account of the first American naval exploration to the southern hemisphere, in 1829-30, sponsored by the U.S. government and under the command of Benjamin Pendleton.
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