In the spring of 1775, a young Basque naval officer named Bruno De Hezeta laid claim to the Oregon Country. His diary is a compelling yarn of high-seas adventure.
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In the spring of 1775, a young Basque naval officer named Bruno De Hezeta laid claim to the Oregon Country. His diary is a compelling yarn of high-seas adventure.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Poor jacket. History. Signed by Author. Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to lower edge only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows has three tears and is heavily chipped. The seventh volume in the Western Imprints North Pacific Study Series, the book is the first full length English translation to be published of Hezeta's diary and Includes an introduction by Beal with annotations, appendices, maps, charts, illustrations, and navigation tables. Inscribed and dated on half-title page.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 4to. xxiii, 167pp, coloured frontispiece, maps, plans, glossary, bibliography, index. Cloth-backed papered boards in dust-jacket which has a creased section by the upper corner of the front panel with a closed tear from the upper edge of the front flap fold. The introductory essay explains the events that led to and surrouned the 1775 expedition which was destined to plant the first Spanish flag on Pacific Northwest shores. Following the introduction is the full-length English translation of Hezeta's Diario. In the North Pacific Studies series.
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Good. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 0875951201 166 pages, with index, bibliography, source notes, glossary, and appendix of navigation tables. Illustrated throughout, with several maps, drawings, plates and full color frontis. A lovely copy of the Diary of Bruno de Hezeta, translated and annotated by Herbert Beals. North Pacific Studies Series, Western Imprints, The Press of the Oregon Historical Society.
