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DIXON, GEORGE; editor. A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America.
DIXON, GEORGE; editor. A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America. Large folding map, 20 maps and plates (including hand-colored natural history plates in Appendix I), and engraved sheet of music. Pages 11 x 8.5 inches. 4to, modern 1/2 calf; lacks the 47-page Appendix II of tables, cellotape repairs on verso of one plate. With half-title. London, 1789
- Notes: first edition, issue on thicker paper with the appendix plates hand-colored. Dixon, who had accompanied Cook on the Third Voyage, undertook this expedition to establish a British presence in the region''s fur trade, as well as to more accurately map and explore the Northwest coast and Nootka Sound. Includes important material on modern Hawaii and Alaska. "Colored copies are of considerable scarcity and value"--Hill 117. Forbes I:161; Howes D365; Lada-Mocarski 43; Sabin 64390; Streeter sale VI:3484.
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