Travel
CHRISTY, Miller, editor.
The voyages of Captain Luke Foxe of Hull, and Captain Thomas James of Bristol, in search of a North-West Passage, in 1631-32; with narratives of the earlier North-West yoyages of Frobisher, Davis, Weymouth, Hall, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge, and others.
Printed for the Hakluyt Society, London 1894 (1893). First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., ccxxxi, 259; viii, 261-681pp., 16 pages ads at end, 2 facsimiles, 6 charts and maps, original blue cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine darkened, joints a bit frayed, hinges starting, else Very Good. Bookplates, spine labels, and blind stamps of the United Service Institution.
Hakluyt Society First Series, nos. 88 & 89. Containing the text of North-west Fox, London, 1635 and the text of The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James, London, 1633, with documents relating to early voyages to Hudson's Bay and the North-West.
Price: £ 480
US Dollar Price: $ 730
Stock Number: 66741