The Voyage of the Racoon A 'Secret' Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814
Published by The Book Club of California, 1958
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.The Chatham Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since February 13, 2015
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 40.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Marbled boards Black leather spine, gilt lettering, ruling. 22 page introduction. Text of 36 pages. 6 illustrations. Corners show wear, Outer hinge reinforced, text block and illustrations are in excellent condition. Errata note affixed to the rear section. Laid in is a letter dated October 28,1958 from the secretary of the Book Club of California. The Voyage of the Racoon is " a published version of an early 19th-century journal detailing the British ship HMS Racoon's journey to the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, California, Hawaii) in 1813-1814, a secret mission to claim American fur trading posts during the War of 1812, featuring historical accounts and Henry Rusk's illustrations of the exotic lands and peoples encountered.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Voyage of the Racoon A 'Secret' Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814
- Author
- Hussey, John A.
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Publication year
- 1958
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket as Issued
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Henry Rusk
The Chatham Bookseller
Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 13, 2015
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The Chatham Bookseller has been in historic Madison, NJ for more than fifty years. Ours is a general shop which emphasizes good literature, art and scholarly books in many different fields. We specialize in rare books, modern first editions and ephemera. The shop is open six days a week and we encourage browsing. We are happy to bring out books listed online upon request. We also do book searches and appraisals. Since April 2026, The Chatham Bookseller has been owned and operated by Kate Park. The store hours are 10-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and 11-4 on Sunday. …
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