The Walker Expedition to Quebec, 1711. Edited with an Introduction by Gerald S. Graham
WALKER, Admiral Sir Hovenden]
Published by The Champlain Society, No. 32. Toronto. 1953
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24cm, xx,441p. with one plate and 3 maps, limited to 550 copies, this being #265, original crested red cloth, t.e.g., a very good copy (cmt). "Walker's `Journal' tells the story of the conduct, and disastrous end by shipwreck, of an expedition designed for the capture of Quebec in 1711. It is obvious from the contents that the author had worked hard to make his narrative as complete and authoritative as circumstances would allow;.". Preface. Seller Inventory # 40689
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Title: The Walker Expedition to Quebec, 1711. ...
Publisher: The Champlain Society, No. 32. Toronto. 1953
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The Walker Expedition To Quebec, 1711. Edited With An Introduction By Gerald S. Graham.
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Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. No. XXXII], 1953., 1953
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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
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8vo. pp. xx, 441, [xiv]. frontis. & 3 full-page text maps. original gilt-crested cloth, top edge gilt, others untrimmed (bit rubbed, spine slightly discoloured). Second Edition, Limited to 550 copies of British naval commander, Sir Hovenden Walker's account of his failed attempt to capture the city of Quebec in August 1711, for which he was peremptorily dismissed from service. It is based on memory, a pocket diary, and various letters and documents supplied to him by the secretary of the Admiralty, Josiah Burchett (most of Walker's original books, journals and charts from the expedition perished in an explosion in 1711). The editor has added various documents and letters from the Public Record Office and other sources. cfTPL 148. DCB II pp. 658-62. Seller Inventory # elala5402
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