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Lot 1261: CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD.

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USDSold:
BonhamsSan Francisco, CA, USFebruary 14, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A Voyage round the World from 1806 to 1812; in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands, were visited. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, et al, 1816. Folding frontispiece chart. 8vo. Modern half calf antique. Chart laid down repairing a long, closed tear, washed library stamps at ends and numbering to title-page verso.

First edition. "An early and valuable narrative of adventures on the Northwest Coast of America, Alaska, and Hawaii by a common seaman ... Campbell's account of his stay in Hawaii is of the greatest importance, being the first narrative from the viewpoint of a resident rather than a visitor" (Forbes 448). Hill 45; Sabin 10210.

Auction Details

Fine Books and Manuscripts

by
Bonhams
February 14, 2010, 12:00 PM PST

220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US