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85. Golovnin, Vasilii Mikhailovich. Puteshestvie vokrug svieta... [Voyage around the World by Order of His Majesty, the Emperor, on naval sloop Kamchatka in 1817, 1818, and 1819...] 425 pp. Illus. with reproductions of engravings, etc. 10-1/4x6-1/2, half cloth & boards. Moscow: 1949. (Lada-Mocarski 82) - Reprint of the original edition published in St. Petersburg in 1822. Golovnin made several voyages to the North Pacific and to the northwest coast of America, and left valuable accounts of his journeys and the state of the Russian colonies in America. Lada-Mocarski describes the original printing as "of utmost importance and of great rarity." Creases to covers, corners chipped; browning to contents, a few chips to title, rubberstamp "Printed in Soviet Union" to foot of title, else very good. (100/150).
86. Hakluyt, Richard. The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation. A photo-lithographic facsimile with an introduction by David Beers Quinn and Raleigh Ashlin Skelton and with a new index by Alison Quinn. 2 vols. Illus. with a folding facsimile map. 11- 1/2x7-3/4, gilt-lettered blue cloth, jackets. Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1965. Facsimile of the rare first edition of Hakluyt's famous compilation of narratives and documents. As of 1965, this was the only reprint of the 1589 first edition, which was substantially altered for the 1598-1600, three volume second edition, the text of which is the one most modern students are familiar with. Issued as Extra Series Number XXXIX from the Hakluyt Society. Fine condition with just slight shelf wear & a bit of spine fading to jackets. (200/300).
RUN OF HAKLUYT SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
87. (Hakluyt Society Publications) Collection of 58 titles from the Second Series of Hakluyt Society Publications, comprising 87 individual volumes, as follows (Hakluyt series numbers in parentheses, numbers 108-179 are consective, from 1957-1994, inclusive): * Corney, ed. The Voyage of Captain Don Felipe Gonzales in the Ship of the Line San Lorenzo, with the Frigate Santa Rosalia in Company to Easter Island in 1770-1. (#13). 1906. * Markham, ed. History of the Incas by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa and the Execution of the Inca Tupac Amaru by Captain Baltasar de Ocampo. (#22). 1907. * Markham, ed. The War of Quito by Pedro de Cieza de Leon and Inca Documents. (#31). 1913. * Corney, ed. The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776. 3 vols. (#32, 36, 43). 1913-19. * Nuttall, ed. New Light on Drake: A Collection of Documents Relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation 1577-1589. (#34). 1914. * Means, ed. Memorias Antiguas Historiales del Peru by Fernando Montesinos. (#48). 1920. * Markham, ed. Civil Wars in Peru: The War of Las Salinas by Pedro de Cieza de León. (#54). 1923. * Jane, ed. Selected Documents Illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus. 2 vols. (#65, 70). 1929-32. * Carrington, ed. The Discovery of Tahiti: A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, under the Command of Captain Walis, R.N., in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 written by her Master George Robertson. (#98). 1948. * Wright & Freund, eds. The Histories of Travell into Virginia Britania (1612) by William Stracey, gent. (#103). 1953. * Letts, ed. The Travels of Leo of Ozmital Through Germany, Flanders, England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy 1465-1467. (#108). 1957. * Crawford, ed. Ethiopian Itineraries Circa 1400-1524. Including those Collected by Alessandra Zorzi at Venice in the Years 1519-24. (#109). 1958. * Gibb, ed. The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354. 4 vols. (#110, 117, 141, 178). 1958-94. * Andrews, ed. English Privateering Voyages to the West Indies 1588-1595. (#111). 1959. * Boxer, ed. The Tragic History of the Sea, 1589-1622). (#112). 1959. * Taylor, ed. The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583. (#113). 1959. * Beckingham & Huntingford, eds. The Prester John of the Indies...Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520 written by Father Francisco Alvares. 2 vols. (#114, 115). 1961. * Newbury, ed. The History of the Tahitian Mission 1799-1830, Written by John Davis, Missionary to the South Sea Islands... (#116). 1961. * Cummins, ed. The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrette 11618- 1686. 2 vols. (#118, 119). 1962. * Williamson, ed. The Cabot Voyages and Brisitol Discovery under Henry VII. (#120), 1962. * Taylor, ed. A Regiment for the Sea, and Other Writings on Navigation by William Bourne of Gravesend, a Gunner. (#121). 1963. * Gallagher, ed. Byron's Journal of his Circumnavigation 1764-1766. (#122). 1964. * Bovill, ed. Missions to the Niger. 4 vols. (#123, 128, 129, 130). 1964-66. * Wallis, ed. Cateret's Voyage Round the World 1766-1769. 2 vols. (#124, 125). 1965. * Kelly, ed. La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo: The Journal of Fray Martín de Munilla... 2 vols. (#126, 127). 1966. * Roe, ed. The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-West Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wales 1794-1799. (#131). 1967. * Boxer, ed. Further Selections from the Tragic History of the Sea 1559-1565. (#132). 1967. * Aurousseau, ed. The Letters of F.W. Ludwig Leichhardt. 3 vols. (#133, 134, 135). 1968. * Barbour, ed. The Jamestown Voyages Under the First Charter 1606-1609. 2 vols. (#136, 137). 1969. * Allen, ed. Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605). (#138, 139). 1970. * Cummins, ed. Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas by Antonio de Morga. (#140). 1971. * Andrews, ed. The Last Voyage of Drake & Hawkins. (#142). 1972. * Gough, ed. To the Pacific and Arctic with Beechey: The Journal of Lieutenant George Pread of H.M.S. Blossom, 1828-1828. (#143). 1973. * Quinn. The Hakluyt Handbook. 2 vols. ($144, 145). 1974. * Armstrong, ed. Yermak's Campaign in Siberia. (#146). 1975. * Donno, ed. An Elizabethan in 1582: The Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls. (#147). 1976. * Keller, ed. Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage 1585-86. (#148). 1981. * Arasaratnam, ed. François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon. (#149). 1978. * Hale, ed. The Travel Journal of Antonio de Beatis: Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, France and Italy, 1517-1518. (#150). 1979. * Huntington, ed. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. (#151). 1980. * Hoare, ed. The Resolution Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster 1772-1775. 4 vols. (#152, 153, 154, 155). 1982. * Thrower, ed. The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore 1698-1791. 2 vols. incl. map folder. (#156, 157). 1981. * Dunmore, ed. The Expedition of the St. Jean-Baptiste to the Pacific 1769-1770. From Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Lab‚. (#158). 1981. * Fisher, ed. The Voyage of Semen Dezhnev in 1648: Bering's Precursor. (#159). 1981. * Cell, ed. Newfoundland Discovered: English Attempts at Colonization, 1610-1630. (#160). 1982. * Quinn, ed. The English New England Voyages 1602-1608. (#161). 1983. * Lockhart & Da Costa, eds. The Itinerário of Jerónimo Lobo. (#162). 1984. * Lamb, ed. George Vancouver: A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795. 4 vols. (#163, 164, 165, 166). 1984. * Wilkinson, et al., eds. Jerusalem Pilgrimage 1099-1185. (#167). 1988. * Wawn, ed. The Iceland Journal of Henry Holland 1810. (#168). 1987. * Bockstoce, ed. The Journal of Rochfort Maguire 1852-1854: Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska aboard HMS Plover in Search for Sir John Franklin. 2 vols. (#169, 170). 1988. * Lorimer, ed. English and Irish Settlements on the River Amazon 1550-1646. (#171). 1989. * Burstein, ed. Agatharchides of Cnidus on the Erythraean Sea. (#172). 1989. * Jackson & Morgan, eds. The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of Great Kahn M”ngke 1253-1255. (#173). 1990. * Arrowsmith-Brown, ed. Prutky's Travels in Ethiopia and other Countries. (#174). 1991. * Hair, et al., eds. Barbot on Guinea: The Writings of Jean Barbot on West Africa 1678- 1712. 2 vols. (#175, 176). 1992. * Barr, ed. Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747. 2 vols. (#177, 181). 1994-95. * Dunmore, ed. The Journal of Jean François Galaup de la Pérouse, 1785- 1788. 2 vols. (#179, 180). 1994-95. London: Hakluyt Society, 1906-1995. Nice run of these significant, well printed contributions to the history of the exploration of the world, many printing journals and original accounts not available elsewhere. All in blue cloth stamped in gilt; nos. 108 onward are in the original dust jackets. Some light wear to jackets, else all very good or better. (2000/3000).
88. Harlow, Neal. California Conquered: War and Peace on the Pacific 1846-1850. Numerous maps & illustrations from various sources. 9-1/4x6, cloth, jacket. First Edition. Berkeley: Univ. of Calif. Press, [1982]. Inscribed & signed by Harlow on front flyleaf. Fine condition. (40/70).
89. Harlow, Neal. Maps and Surveys of the Pueblo Lands of Los Angeles. Illus. with folding facsimile maps, 2 loose in rear endpaper sleeve. 12-1/2x8-1/2, half cloth & patterned boards, spine lettered in gilt. No. 190 of 375 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1976. Signed in colophon by Harlow and Dahlstrom. Fine condition. (150/250).
90. Harlow, Neal. Maps of the Pueblo Lands of San Diego, 1602-1874. Illus. with facsimile maps; reproduction of a sketch attributed to Henry Miller on title-page/frontis. 12-1/4x8-1/2, half cloth & boards with facsimile map, spine lettered in gilt. No. 21 of 375 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1987. Signed in colophon by Harlow. Fine condition. (100/150).
91. Harlow, Neal. The Maps of San Francisco Bay from the Spanish Discovery in 1769 to the American Occupation. Illus. with collotype facsimiles of 21 maps on 19 plates, some fold-out. 12-1/4x9, half red morocco & dec. boards, gilt-lettered spine, dust wrapper. 1 of 375 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1950. Superbly printed compendium of cartographic representations of the Bay of San Francisco, with excellent facsimile reproductions and scholarly descriptive text. Fine. (600/900).
92. (Hill Collection) Silveira de Braganza, Ronald Louis, ed. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. 3 vols. incl. index. Illus. with plates reproducing title-pages, maps, etc. Light blue cloth, gilt compass rose on each front cover, spines lettered in gilt. Each 1 of 1000 or fewer copies, printed at the Castle Press. San Diego: University Library, 1974, 1982 & 1983. Extensive collection gathered by Kenneth E. Hill and housed at the University of California at San Diego. Charlotte Oakes assisted Silveira de Braganza in editing the first volume, which contains annotations by Jonathan A. Hill, Kenneth E. Hill's son; Silveira de Braganza edited and annotated the last two volumes by himself. Laid in loose is a copy of the Quarterly Newsletter of the Book Club of California, Winter 1977, containing the article "Recent Additions to the Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages" by Jonathan A. Hill. Fine condition. (400/700).
93. Howay, F[rederic] W[illiam], ed. The Dixon-Meares Controversy, Containing, Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares by George Dixon, An Answer to Mr. George Dixon by John Meares, and Further Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares, by George Dixon. Illus. with facsimiles, maps, etc.; frontis. from engraving. Blue cloth with gilt cover vignette, spine lettered in gilt, jacket. No. 356 of 500 copies. Toronto: Ryerson Press, [1929]. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.451 - John Meares, in his 1790 account of his voyages to the Northwest coast of America, made certain statements which angered George Dixon, claiming the latter had failed to respond to his requests for aid, and Dixon responded with the first of these pamphlets, which invoked a reply and the counter-reply. Hill notes that "original editions of the pamphlets here reprinted are of the greatest rarity." Very light dampstain to top portions of jacket and covers, else very good. (120/180).
94. Howay, Frederic W., ed. Voyages of the Columbia to the Northwest Coast, 1787-1790 and 1790-1793. xxvii, [4], 518 pp. Illus. with maps, portraits, reproductions of drawings, etc., facsimiles, etc. 9-1/2x6-3/4, half cloth & boards, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. [Boston]: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1941. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.148 - Accounts of these two imporant voyages undertaken by the Columbia, commanded by Robert Gray, sent by Boston merchants to participate in the lucrative fur trade. During the first voyage, it is estimated Gray took 200 sea otter skins worth $18,000; he then sailed to China, sold the skins, bought tea, and made his way back to Boston, becoming the first to carry the American flag around the globe. On his second voyage, begun a bare six weeks after concluding his first, he discovered the Columbia River, named after his ship, which helped to establish American claims to Oregon. The present volume, which the introduction notes "aims to offer everything of value that is still extant" relating to the Columbia's two voyages, includes the narratives and journals of Robert Haswell (third officer on the first voyage and first officer on the second), John Hoskins (supercargo during the second voyage), John Boit, various miscellaneous papers, etc. This is Volume 79 of the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections; it is handsomely printed by Daniel Berkeley Updike at the Merrymount Press. Corners showing, else very good, internally fine. (150/250).
95. Ingraham, Joseph. Journal of the Brigantine Hope on a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of North America, 1790-92. Illustrated with Charts and Drawings by the Author. Edited, with Notes and Introduction, by Mark D. Kaplanoff. 10-1/2x6-3/4, half cloth & boards, paper spine label. 1 of 1950 copies printed by Saul & Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press. Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1971. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.456 - "This work is the first publication of the full text relating to this important early American voyage to the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, China, the South American coast, the Falkland Islands, and the Marquesas. Ingraham was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and in 1791, while in command of the brig Hope on a voyage from Boston to the Pacific, discovered the group of seven islands in the northwest of the Marquesas, which he named `Washington's Islands.'..." Hill also notes that "The Plantin Press is believed by some collectors to be the finest of the Southern California private presses." Fine condition, though lacking the slipcase. (50/80).
96. King, J.C.H. Artificial Curiosities from the Northwest Coast of America: Native Artefacts in the British Museum collected on the Third Voyage of Captain James Cook and acquired through Sir Joseph Banks. Illus. with 103 plates (16 in color) of photographs of numerous artifacts. 10- 3/4x8-1/2, green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, jacket. First Edition. London: British Museum Publications Ltd., [1981]. Descriptive catalogue of Northwest American artifacts gathered during Cook's third voyage, and on those of James Colnett, George Dixon and George Vancouver, including baskets, carved statues, masks, clubs, seal decoys, hats, wood bowls, woven mats, harpoons, ladles, stone daggers, rattles, and many other items. Fine condition. (70/100).
97. Kino, Eusebio F. Kino's Historical Memoir of Pimería Alta: A Contemporary Account of the Beginnings of California, Sonora, and Arizona, by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J., Pioneer Missionary, Explorer, Cartographer, and Ranchman, 1683-1711. Published for the first time from the Original Manuscript in the Archives of Mexico; Translated into English, Edited and Annotated by Herbert Eugene Bolton, Ph.D. 2 vols. Illus. with 7 plates & maps (incl. large folding one). Original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, t.e.g. First Edition. Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1919. Howes K169 - "First publication of the original Jesuit manuscript; of grave value on the early southwest." Vols. 3 & 4 in Clark's "Spain in the West" series. Slight bumps to a few extremities, else fine, unopened & uncut. (300/500).
GERMAN EDITION OF KOTZEBUE WITH SUPERB HAND-COLORED AQUATINTS
98. Kotzebue, Otto von. Enteckungs-Reise en die Süd-See und nach der Berings-Strasse zur Erforschung einer nordöstlichen Durchfarht. Unternommen in den Jahren 1815, 1816, 1817 und 1818, auf Kosten Sr. Erlaucht des herrn Reichs-kanzlers Grafen Rumanzoff auf dem Schiffe Rurich unter dem Befehle des Lieutenants der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Marine Otto von Kotzebue. 3 vols in 1. [6], xviii, [4], 168; 176; 240, [1] pp. Illus. with 20 engraved plates, 19 of them being hand-colored aquatints (4 of these are double-page); 6 copper-engraved maps, 5 folding; 2 fold-out tables. (4to) 10x7-3/4, 19th century half calf & boards, leather spine labels; expertly rebacked with original spine strip laid on; modern boards slipcase with leather on the edges. First Edition, "Velinpapier" issue.Weimar: Gebrder Hoffmann, 1821. Cowan p.334; Hill, Pacific Voyages p.164-5; Howes K258; Lada-Mocarski 80; Sabin 38284; Streeter Sale 3511; Zamorano Eighty 48 - The second Russian expedition into the Pacific for scientific exploration, sponsored by Count Romanzof, commanded by Kotzebue (who had sailed with Kruzenshtern in 1803-6), and including the famous artist Ludwig Choris. After rounding Cape Horn and visiting Chile, Easter Island and the Marshall Islands, Kotzebue explored the North American coast and Hawaii and searched unsuccessfully for a passage to the Arctic Ocean. Hill remarks that "the description of the northwest coast of America is a most important contribution. The second volume contains a description of California and the earliest scientific account of the Golden Poppy, California's state flower... The description of Adelbert von Chamisso, the naturalist, [in the third volume] gives a brief description of the climate, birds, and fauna, and paints a depressing picture of the Indians and the work of the missions." There were three issues of the book, on ordinary paper, on "Velinpapier" [this one], and on fine "Velinpapier." The plates in this copy, however, are in beautiful full color, not the sepia Lada-Mocarski notes for the "Velinpapier" issue. The bibliographer does say that "this edition - all 3 variants - is in many ways superior to the subsequent editions, including the English translation (London, 1821). The three volumes are rich in early original source material on Alaska. The third volume is very important, as it has considerable scientific data, comparative vocabulary of the native languages, and other pertinent, often unique, information. The [11] colored plates of butterflies were not included in the Russian or English translations." A fine, clean copy, with the woodcut bookplate of Knoll, below which is the ink notation "Berlin, February 1946." (4000/6000).
99. Kotzebue, Otto von. A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage, Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick, Under the Command of the Lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto Von Kotzebue. 3 vols. xiv [misnumbered xv], [2], 358; [4], 433, [1]; [4], 442 pp. Illus. with 8 hand-colored aquatint plates; 1 uncolored copper- engraved plate; 7 copper-engraved maps (4 folding). 8-1/2x5-1/4, period calf, rebacked with modern calf, spines dec. & lettered in gilt. First Edition in English. London: Longman, Hurst, et al., 1821. Cowan p.335; Graff 2356; Hill Pacific Voyages, p.165; Howes K258; Sabin 38291; Wickersham 6196; Zamorano Eighty #48 - "One of the great early nineteenth-century voyages of discovery" - Graff. Kotzebue circumnavigated the world with Kruzenshtern in 1803-06 before being put in charge of the present voyage, which explored the northwest and California coasts. The Zamorano Eighty notes that "Kotzebue was in San Francisco about the month of October, 1816. He, like La Pérouse, was critical of the condition of the mission Indian. He mentioned the Russian sailors who were taken prisoners for landing on the coast without permission." A few minor stains or discolored spots to nicely rebacked covers; some foxing & offset to contents, each title-page with 1x-1/4" piece neatly cut out from the lower portion of the page, with paper replacement affixed with tape on verso, not affecting any lettering on the pages, neat repair to one map; otherwise very good. (3000/5000).
100. Kotzebue, Otto von. Neue Reise um die Welt, in den Jahren 1823, 24, 25 und 26. 2 vols. in 1. 8, [2], xxii, [2], 191, [1]; [2], 177, [1], 34 pp. With 2 copper-engraved frontispieces; 2 folding engraved maps; folding plan. 9-1/2x6, original cloth, paper spine & cover labels. First German Edition, second impression. Weimar: Wilhelm Hoffman, 1830. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.166; Howes K259 - This was conceived as a voyage to take reinforcements to Kamchatka, but exploration was also intended, and a number of scientists, including the physicist H.F.E. Leny and Johann F. Eschsholtz, were on board. The expedition visited Brazil, rounded the horn, stopped at various Pacific islands, and visited California, with its new Russian settlement. Hill notes that "With the completion of Kotzebue's explorations the main features of the northwest coastline of America were fairly well established. The German edition of Kotzebue's account of his second voyage is a fuller version than the original Russian edition." Fading to spine; German library rubberstamp & pressmark on front free endpaper, just an occasional hint of light foxing to margins, else in fine condition, untrimmed & in the original cloth, uncommon thus. (600/900).
101. Kotzebue, Otto von. A New Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. 2 vols. [8], 341 + [2] ad; [4], 362, [1] pp. With 2 copper-engraved frontispiece; 2 folding engraved maps; folding plan. 7-1/2x4-1/2, 19th century 3/4 morocco & cloth, spines gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers. First Edition in English. London: Henry & Richard Bentley, 1830. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.166; Howes K259 - "Of the various accounts of the Russian expeditions to America and the Pacific, those in the English language are the most prized and sought after" - Hill. Minor rubbing to joints & spines; light foxing/offset to title-pages & frontispieces, folding maps mounted on linen backing, else near fine, with small binder's labels of McHutchison Bros., Melbourne, to the front pastedowns. (1500/2500).
102. Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich. Opisanie zemli Kamchatki... [Description of the land Kamtchatka...] 2 vols. in 1. 840, [1] pp.; errata slip. Illus. with reproductions of engravings. 10- 1/4x6-1/2, cloth. Moscow: 1949. (Lada-Mocarski 12) - Russian study of the rare 1755 work relating the author's involvement in Bering's second expedition as assistant to Georg Wilhelm Stellar. Among the engravings reproduced is an "American," the earliest pictorial representation of a native inhabitant of any part of Alaska. Krasheninnikov relied a great deal on Stellar's notes for his work, and in fact never actually crossed to Alaska himself. Wear to spine foot, contents browned, hinges tender, repair to gutter margin between frontis. & title, else very good, uncommon in this hemisphere. (100/150).
103. Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich. Explorations in Kamchatka, North Pacific Scimitar: Report of a journey made to explore eastern Siberia in 1735-1741 by order of the Russian Imperial Government. Translated with Introduction and Notes by E.A.P. Crownhart-Vaughan. Illus. from early engravings & maps, etc. 10-1/2x7-1/4, blue cloth lettered in gilt. Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1972. (Lada-Mocarski 7) - The only complete and unabridged translation into English of Opisanie Zemli Kamchatki, first published in Russian in St. Petersburg in 1755, with a much abridged English translation published in London in 1764. Krasheninnikov, a young student of the Academy of Sciences, was sent to join Bering's second expedition as an assistant to Georg Wilhelm Steller, and he used many of Steller's notes, as well as his own observations, in preparing this work. Fine condition. (80/120).
ACCOUNT OF FIRST RUSSIAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION BY ITS COMMANDER
104. Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich. Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806, by Order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on Board the Ships Nadeshda and Neva, Under the Command of Captain A.J. Krusenstern, of the Imperial Navy. 2 vols. in 1. Translated from the Original German by Richard Belgrave Hoppner, Esq. viii, [4], [ix]-xxxii, 314; [10], 404 pp.; "Directions to the Binder" leaf inserted after Vol. I. Illus. with 2 hand-colored aquatint plates as frontispieces; folding copper-engraved charts. (4to) 11-1/4x9, original boards, rebacked & recornered, original paper spine label. First Edition in English. London: John Murray, 1813. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.167; Howes K272 - Highly important account of the first Russian circumnavigation, written by its commander. Hill notes that Kruzenshtern "had serving with him a brilliant corps of officers, including Lisiansky, Langsdorff, and Kotezebue. The expedition was to attempt to `open relations with Nippon and the Sandwich Islands, to facilitate trade in South America, to examine California for a possible colony, and make a thorough study and report of the Northwest coast, its trade and its future.'" The work is significant for many aspects, among them Krusenstern's account of the unsuccessful attempt to trade with Japan; the discoveries and rectification of charts, particularly in the North Pacific and the northwest coast of America; and the overall view of Russian commerce in the eighteenth century, Russian voyages to the Pacific, and the fur trade, which is given in the introduction. The work contains one of the earliest published colored views of Japan, the harbor at Nagasaki with a large junk flying Russian colors; the other plate depicts a heavily tatooed native of Nukahiva; the map is a "Chart of the Northwest Part of the Great Ocean, Drawn by D.F. Sotzmann," showing the Japanese islands and the coasts of Korea and China. This English edition was not accompanied by an atlas volume, as the Russian and French editions were. This copy with the ink signature of Wm. Greenwood, dated August 2, 1813, to the title-page of the first volume, and with his bookplate. Slight offset to title- pages from frontispieces, a bit of soiling to 1st title-page, small marginal hole to contents-page of Vol. II, slight darkening to extreme page edges, still a near fine, untrimmed copy, expertly rebacked in the original boards. (4000/6000).
105. Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich. Atlas of the Voyage round the World. 104 facsimile plates, some folding, reproducing the maps and engravings in the atlas volume to the Russian edition of Kruzenshtern's account of his voyage around the world (St. Petersburg: 1813). 24-1/2x18-1/4, loose as issued in blue cloth portfolio with paper label, ribbon ties. Amsterdam: Nico Israel, [1991]. (Lada-Mocarski 61) - Superb facsimile of the important atlas volume of the first edition of Kruzenshtern's Puteshestvie vokrug svieta... ("Voyage round the World in 1803, 4, 5 and 1806"). Lada-Mocarski discusses at length the bibliographical details, and inconsistancies, of the first several issues of atlas (including the German edition), as well as its cartographic significance, and lauds it as "one of the best - one may say magnificent - examples of Russian printing and engraving of the nineteenth century." Fine condition. (500/800).
LA PÉROUSE IN ORIGINAL BINDINGS, WITH ATLAS
106. La Pérouse, [Jean Francois Galaup de]. Voyage de la Pérouse Autour du Monde, Publié Conformément au Décret du 22 Avril 1791, et Rédigé par M.L.A. Milet-Mureau.... 4 vols. plus Atlas. [4], lxxii, 306, [1]; [4], 398, [1]; 422, [1]; [4], 309 pp. Copper-engraved frontis. in Vol. I; atlas with copper-engraved pictorial title & 69 copper-engraved charts, plans, views, etc. Text vols. are 4to, 11-3/4x8-1/2; atlas is folio, 23- 1/4x16-1/2; all original bindings of half pin-grained turkey morocco & red paper-covered boards, spines ruled & lettered in gilt. First Edition. Paris: L'Imprimerie de la République, 1797. Cowan p.383; Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.173; Howes L93; Lada-Mocarski 52; Wagner,
N.W.C., pp.199-201; Zamorano Eighty 49 - Magnificent set of the first edition of the official account of La P‚rouse's productive but ill-fated expedition to the Pacific and the northwest coast of America. Sailing from France in 1785, La P‚rouse was to examine such parts of the region as had not been explored by James Cook; to seek for an interoceanic passage; to make scientific observations on the various countries, peoples, and products; to obtain reliable information about the fur trade and the extent of Spanish settlements in California (with the possibility of seizing some point north of the Spanish settlements), and to promote in general the inducements for French enterprise in that quarter. He reached the northwest coast & Alaska in June, 1786, was in Monterey, California on September 14, sailed westward across the Pacific, charted around Japan and the Pacific Islands, etc., finally anchoring at Botany Bay, Australia, in January 1788, having completed his mission. He left Australia in mid-Feburary, and was never heard from again. Remains of his vessels were discovered in 1826 on an island to the north of the New Hebrides. The dispatches La Pérouse sent from Australia, and, prior to that, from Kamchatka formed the material from which the present work was drawn up. Although both Wagner and Lada-Mocarski question the value of La P‚rouse's investigations in Alaska (Lada- Mocarski says more was contributed to the cartography of the northeast coast of Asia, where the strait between Sakhalin and the northernmost island of Japan still bears his name), Hill asserts that "Lapérouse made a valuable contribution to the history of geographical discovery, particularly with regard to the American coast and the natives of America...." The superb folio atlas contains 31 charts & maps, and 38 views, botanical and zoological engravings, etc. Many of the charts are double-page, and include a large folding chart of the world, plus details of the northwest coast of America, the bays of San Francisco and Monterey (the former actually derived from Spanish sources, and of questionable accuracy), the coast of Asia including Japan, various islands, etc. The views include ethnological depictions, views of Easter Island, Hawaii, the northwest coast, various fauna incl. birds, crustacians, etc., etc., all skillfully engraved and on fine paper. Only minor cover wear; slight creases to plates 40 & 41 (views of Macao and Manilla), a few very small and minor age spots, else in fine condition, rare as a complete set in the original state. (8000/12,000).
BEST ENGLISH EDITION, WITH ATLAS
107. La Pérouse, J[ean] F[rancois] G[alaup] de. A Voyage Round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and the Astrolabe, Under the Command of J.F.G. de la P‚rouse. Published by Order of the National Assembly, under the Supervision of L.A. Milet- Mureau. 2 vols. plus Atlas. [6], lvi, 539; [iii]-vii, 531, [14] pp. Frontis. port in Vol. I; atlas with copper-engraved pictorial title & 69 copper-engraved charts, plans, views, etc., some folding or double- page. Vols. are 4to, 11-1/2x9, period gilt-ruled diced calf expertly rebacked in modern calf, gilt-dec. & lettered spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers; atlas is folio, 16-1/2x10-1/2, modern full calf, gilt-dec. & lettered spine, marbled endpapers. G.G. & J. Robinson, 1799. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.174; Howes L93 - Although preceded by two other English editions, this is the first unabridged edition in English. Howes calls it the "best Eng. ed." and Hill elaborates upon that: "Both of these editions of 1798 [published by Stockdale and Johnson] are abridged in some particular or other... The firm of Robinson in 1799, published, in two volumes and a folio atlas of sixty-nine plates, and exact reprint in French of the original edition published by the French government in 1797, and at the same time Robinson also published, in two volumes, and a folio atlas of sixty-nine plates, an unabridged translation into English. This edition is usually considered to be the best one in English and is now an extremely rare work." The plates in this edition are the same as those in the French first edition, but re-engraved in smaller size and with English captions; the chart of the world is hand-colored in outline. La Pérouse was, incidentally, the first foreigner to visit California since the founding of the missions there, landing in Monterey and spending ten days there in September of 1786. This copy apparently lacking the half-titles. Slight shelf wear to text vol. covers; slight marginal darkening to endpapers, flyleaves & title-pages, mild offset from frontis.; light foxing to some plates in the atlas, mostly marginal, a bit of soiling, else in near fine condition, a rare and desirable edition. (3000/5000).
108. (La Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup, Compte de) Le Voyage de La Pérouse, 1785-1788. Récit et Documents Originaux présentés par John Dunmore et Maurice de Brossard. 2 vols. Profusely illus. from early engravings, drawings, maps, etc.; plus color reproductions of photographs; 4 folding maps loose in rear endpaper pocket of Vol. I. 11-1/2x8, blue cloth lettered in gilt, color pictorial cover labels, slipcase. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1985. Superb presentation and analysis of the fateful voyage of La Pérouse, containing numerous original documents and letters, illustrations both from early sources and modern color photographs, and a printing of the journal of La P‚rouse with notes. Laid in loose is Jean Fran‡ois Galaup de Lapérouse: A Check List by Edward Weber Allen, 18 pp. in wrappers, printed by Lawton Kennedy, 1941. This last with a little wear; the main work is in fine condition. (300/500).
109. (La Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup, Compte de) Plan des Ìles Vanikoro ou de La P‚rouse Reconnues par le Capne. de Fr‚gate Dumont d'Urville Lev‚ et dress‚ par Mr. Gressien, Ensigne de Vaisseau. Exp‚dition de la Corvette de S.M. l'Astrolage. F‚vrier et Mars 1828. Engraved map/chart. 16-3/4x22-3/4". [Paris: 1833]. Map of the island upon the reefs of which Captain Peter Dillon discovered the remains of La Pérouse's ships, from the atlas volume of Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe by Jules Dumont d'Urville & others. A few small fox spots, else near fine. (100/150).
THE SEARCH FOR LA PÉROUSE
110. Labillardière, [Jacques Julien Houten de]. Relation du Voyage a la Recherche de la Pérouse, fait par Ordre de l'Assemblée Constituante, Pendant les années 1791, 1792, et pendant la 1Šre. et la 2de. ann‚e de la R‚publique Fran‡oise. 2 vols. plus Atlas. xvi, 442; 332, 113, [1] pp. Atlas with engraved title, double-page copper-engraved chart, & 43 copper-engraved views, specimen plates, etc. Text vols. are 4to, 11-3/4x8-1/2; atlas is folio, 23-1/4x16-1/2; all original bindings of half pin-grained turkey morocco & red paper-covered boards, spines ruled & lettered in gilt. First Edition. Paris: H.J. Jansen, An VIII [1799-1800]. Hill Pacific Voyages, pp. 469-70 (citing the octavo edition of the same year) - Account of the expedition under Captain d'Entrecasteaux in search of the missing La P‚rouse, who vanished in 1788 after leaving Botany Bay. LabillardiŠre was the doctor and botanist on the expedition, and wrote the official account after the death of the Captain on the long voyage. Hill notes the while the quarto edition is generally referred to as the first edition, it seems to have been published simultaneously with the octavo edition he describes, remarking that "the quarto volumes seem to have been printed so that they could be uniformly bound with the quarto Lapérouse volumes. This fine atlas volume is much prized as it is scarce and often lacking from the set." The binding on the present set is indeed uniform with that of the quarto first edition of Lapérouse in this collection, and they were apparently sold to the present owner as a single set, though they are being offered separately. The atlas contains a double-page chart of the Indian Ocean and eastern Pacific incl. Australia and New Zealand (this with a small rust-hole off the coast of Goa, India); many depictions of Pacific islanders and their habitations and activities; birds, trees, plants and other natural history specimens. The atlas is lightly dampstained on the lower corners of each page, just intruding (but not obtrusively) into the corners of most of the images. Only minor cover wear; generally in fine condition, rare in the original state and with the atlas. (3000/5000).
111. Labillardière, [Jacques Julien Houten de]. Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, Performed by Order of the Constituent Assembly, During the Years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794, and Drawn Up by M. Labillardiere, Correspondent of the Academy of Sciences at Paris, Member of the Society of Natural History, and One of the Naturalists Attached to the Expedition. xviii, [2], [17]-476, 65 + [2] ad pp. Copper-engraved folding chart of the world & 45 copper-engraved views, specimen plates, etc. (4to) 11x8-1/4, period marbled boards rebacked in modern calf, old leather spine label. First English Edition. London: John Stockdale, 1800. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.168 - English edition of the preceding, with essentially the same plates, re-engraved in smaller format with English captions. Hill notes that "Although unsuccessful in the search, the voyage was of considerable importance due to the scientific observations made and also for surveys of the coasts of Tasmania, New Caledonia, the north coast of New Guinea, and the southwest coast of Australia. LabillardiŠre's account of the Tongans is among the best contributions to the ethnology of that people." Minor wear to corners; some light foxing & offset, folding chart with a repaired tear & a very short unrepaired crease tear, still better than very good. (500/800).
112. Lada-Mocarski, Valerian. Bibliography of Books on Alaska Published Before 1868. Intro. by Archibald Hanna, Jr. Illus. with numerous facsimile plates. 11x8, cloth, jacket. First Edition.New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1969. Very detailed bibliography with collations, references and extensive notes on 159 important works from 1717 to 1867, compiled by the Advisor to the Russian Collection at the Yale University Library. Fine in a near fine jacket with a bit of edge wear. (200/300).