Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747: Vol 1: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742; Vol 2: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747
by BARR, WILLIAM & WILLIAMS, GLYNDWR (Eds)
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The Hakluyt Society 1994-95. 2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- xii + 333pp, vol 2- xv + 393pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
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- Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747: Vol 1: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742; Vol 2: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747
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- BARR, WILLIAM & WILLIAMS, GLYNDWR (Eds)
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- Hardcover
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- The Hakluyt Society 1994-95
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- hakluyt exploration travel voyages Christopher Middleton William Moor Francis Smith history maritime nautical
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