Adventure in Two Hemispheres; including Captain Vancouver's Voyage to the Pacific Coast and Hawaiian Islands
Published by Self Published, Vancouver BC, 1955
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, CanadaAinsworth Books ( IOBA)
AbeBooks seller since May 2, 1998
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 18.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Dust jacket chipped head of spine, small sticker damage upper front panel of DJ, some yellowing.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 208 pages; "Adventure in Two Hemispheres is not a life story, but the record of a single voyage round the world - a voyage which began at Falmouth on April 1, 1791 and ended in the Shannon River on October 17 1795. The voyage lay by way of Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand to the Hawaiian Islands where the winter of 1791-2 was passed. " (jacket blurb) They continued on to the California Coast and north to Puget Sound. Vancouver spent his next two summers exploring as far north as Cook Inlet while wintering on the Hawaiian Islands, establishing a relationship with King Kamehameha.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Adventure in Two Hemispheres; including Captain Vancouver's Voyage to the Pacific Coast and Hawaiian Islands
- Author
- Marshall, James Stirrat & Carrie Marshall
- Publisher
- Self Published, Vancouver BC
- Publication year
- 1955
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
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Ainsworth Books ( IOBA)
Chilliwack, BC, Canada
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Ainsworth Books is a home-based business, formerly a storefront operation. At present we have only 3/4 of our stock listed with more being entered daily. E-mail us at ainsworthbooks@gmail.com if there is a book you are looking for and don't see it listed. We are Wayne and Betty Kilner. Wayne, now retired from his full-time job, helps out by doing data entry in his off hours. Longtime member of IOBA Independent On-line Booksellers Association.
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Canadian/ British Columbia history, Military History, Native Studies, Science: Advanced Math, Physics etc., Collectible Hardcover FictionAssociation member
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Ainsworth Books ( IOBA)
BC, Canada
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CWO (libraries billed) checks, money orders, and PayPal accepted. Etransfer within Canada. Prices in US funds. Will hold. Books returnable with permission. All dustjackets enclosed in Mylar. Contact us at 604-818-7014 or ainsworthbooks@gmail.com
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