San Francisco. The Book Club of California, 1958. Tall 8vo, xxvii, 36 pp. Black and white illustrations by Rusk throughout. Quarter black morocco and marbled paper covered boards. A fine copy with the rhymed errata slip in rear and with the original prospectus and ordering envelope laid in. ? Limited to 400 copies. The frank and entertaining private journal of an anonymous crewmember on the sloop Racoon, sent by Great Britain to seize John Jacob Astor's Columbia River fur trading post during the War of 1812. ".a vivid picture of life at sea and in port aboard an English man-of-war during the period of Britain's greatest naval glory. It also provides intimate and fresh glimpses of Oregon, California, and Hawaii during a period for which travelers' narratives are rather few and far between" (Prospectus).

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The Voyage of the Racoon: A 'Secret' Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814

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1958

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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century. We specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle and children's books. Our open shop is located in downtown San Francisco, where we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 40 years.

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