Rare First Dublin Edition Arctic Travel: Hearne (Samuel) A ...

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Rare First Dublin Edition

Arctic Travel: Hearne (Samuel) A Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean, Undertaken By Order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, A  North West Passage etc, in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. Thick 8vo Dublin (for J. Rice.. and J. Millikin) 1796. First Dublin Edition Lg. fold. engd. frontis plan map, (some dust staining lower edge) and 4 other fold. plans, with 4 fold. plts., pp. IV, preface [V] - X, contents [XI] - XXV, [XXVI], introd. [XXVII] - L. 1- 459. Uncut, orig. boards, (lacking blue papers) now in fine marbled green mor. backed box. Extremely Rare in this condition. Sabin 31181. (1)