Item #099638 UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS. Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842:. John Jenkins.

UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS. Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842:

together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral D'Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers; and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch. Pp. 518(last blank)+[8](advertisements, last blank), 8 plates, engraved vignette title page with tissue guard, 1 full page illustration, 1 full page map; med. 8vo; rebound in modern dark brown textured cloth, the spine lettered in gilt; later endpapers, bookplate on upper pastedown, archival tape repair to small closed tear near bottom fore-corner pp. v/vi, several mainly light marginal water stains, scattered foxing and occasional slight soiling; James M. Alden, Auburn [New York], 1850. Early reprint, published in the same year as the first edition? See F.10921a; Hill 884. *Chapter ten deals with Australia. Item #099638

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