Portlock Captain Nathaniel (10 results)
Published by N. Israel / Da Capo Press, Amsterdam And New York, 1968
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Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.Black Swan Books, Inc.
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile. As New. High quality facsimile of the 1789 edition printed in London for JOhn Stockdale. Illustrated with twenty black-and-white plates and six folding maps. Mylar covers without dust jacket as issued. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shi…pped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition. Unread. Volume 43 in the Bibliotheca Australiana series. ; Bibliotheca Australiana; Vol. 43; Black-and-white illustrations; Large 8vo.; xii, 384, xl pages.
More imagesPublished by John Stockdale, Printed in the UK, 1789
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Seller: Acadia Art & Rare Books. Est. 1931, Toronto, ON, CanadaAcadia Art & Rare Books. Est. 1931
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Leather over boards. Condition: Good. First edition. Hardcover leather (brown) over boards. 4to. xii, 384, xl, +[frontispiece portrait]+[6 engraved maps]+[13 engraved plates] pp. Illustrated with a b/w engraved frontispiece portrait of Captain Nathaniel Portlock, 6 b/w fold-out engraved maps, and 13 engraved plates - 8 in b/w an…d 5 hand coloured (all of the birds). Spine replaced and text block trimmed. Ownership marks: the words "Badminton Club" have been stamped in blue at the top of the front pastedown and flyleaf, inscription on the front flyleaf in graphite, and another inscription in the top right corner of the title page (partially trimmed) in ink. Red leather label with gilt short title pasted on the spine. Board edges decorated with gilt rolled pattern. Decorative yellow edge stain. Head darkened. Frontispiece and title page lightly foxed. Some bleed from the engraved plates; contemporary tissue guards have been inserted. Text block pages and plates are bright and clean. The binding is strong and square. The spine is lightly rubbed and creased. The original boards and rubbed, creased, and bumped, with most of the gilt decoration rubbed off the foot. Corners exposed. Overall a bright, handsome copy.
More imagesPublished by John Stockdale and George Goulding, London, 1789
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Seller: Arader Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Arader Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First. THE FIRST COMMERCIAL VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. First edition. London: John Stockdale and George Goulding, 1789. Quarto (11 13/16" x 9 1/4", 301mm x 236mm). [Full collation available.] With 20 engravings: 14 plates and 6 folding charts. Bound in contemporary calf (re-backed, with the… original back-strip laid down) with a gilt fillet border. On the spine, 5 raised bands. Author and title gilt to black sheep in the second panel. Gilt fillet to the edges of the boards and to the turn-ins. Marbled end-papers. All edges of the text-block sprinkled blue. Green silk marking-ribbon. Re-backed (quite discreetly), with the original back-strip laid down. Corners strengthened. Heavily rubbed (and recently treated with Cellugel) with some wear at the hinges. Foxing and offsetting at the plates, but altogether quite a clean, square copy with tidily-folded plates. Long repaired tear to AA3. The King George's Sound Company (a k a Richard Cadman Etches and Co.) was established in 1785 to oversee British commercial activity (particularly fur trading) with the Pacific Northwest, which was mapped and described by Captain Cook. Nathaniel Portlock (1748-1817) was on Cook's third and final voyage, and so before commanding his own ship had practical experience of the Pacific and of the American Northwest. Portlock commanded the King George and George Dixon (1748-1795) the Queen Charlotte, setting out in early 1785 across the Atlantic, round Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America) and then up to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and finally up toward Alaska, before finally sailing back to England via Macao and the Cape of Good Hope in 1787, arriving in early 1788. Portlock's Voyage is therefore the first account of the Pacific Northwest through a practical commercial lens, refining and fleshing out the account of Cook -- including, interestingly, a new account of the death of Cook as told by a Hawaiian -- for curious speculators back in Britain. In addition to maps and views, there are several natural history plates (particularly of birds), indicating a growing English fascination with illustrated ornithological books. Hill 1376; Howes P 497; Sabin 64389; Wagner, Northwest Coast 738.
More imagesPublished by John Stockdale and George Goulding, London, 1789
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Seller: Arader Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Arader Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First. THE FIRST COMMERCIAL VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST -- THE SHARDELOES-NEBENZAHL COPY, IN THE PUBLISHER'S BOARDS. First edition. London: John Stockdale and George Goulding, 1789. Quarto (12 3/8" x 9 13/16", 316mm x 250mm). With 20 engravings: 14 plates and 6 folding charts. Bound in the pu…blisher's blue drab boards (re-backed). All edges of the text-block untrimmed. Re-backed. Wear at the extremities, particularly at the corners. Chips and loss at the head and tail, the front board starting at both ends. A little foxing and offsetting around the plates, but altogether a fresh example. Bookseller's label ("Sold by T. Hookham, Stationer, Bookseller and Bookbinder. New Bond Street, Corner of Bruton Street.") to the front paste-down, with "Shardeloes" in ink manuscript adjacent and the book-label of Kenneth Nebenzahl below. The King George's Sound Company (a k a Richard Cadman Etches and Co.) was established in 1785 to oversee British commercial activity (particularly fur trading) with the Pacific Northwest, which was mapped and described by Captain Cook. Nathaniel Portlock (1748-1817) was on Cook's third and final voyage, and so before commanding his own ship had practical experience of the Pacific and of the American Northwest. Portlock commanded the King George and George Dixon (1748-1795) the Queen Charlotte, setting out in early 1785 across the Atlantic, round Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America) and then up to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and finally up toward Alaska, before finally sailing back to England via Macao and the Cape of Good Hope in 1787, arriving in early 1788. Portlock's Voyage is therefore the first account of the Pacific Northwest through a practical commercial lens, refining and fleshing out the account of Cook -- including, interestingly, a new account of the death of Cook as told by a Hawaiian -- for curious speculators back in Britain. In addition to maps and views, there are several natural history plates (particularly of birds), indicating a growing English fascination with illustrated ornithological books. Shardeloes is a country house (with Robert Adam interiors) near Amersham in Buckinghamshire, built in the 1760's for William Drake (1723-1796), who served in the House of Commons for fifty years. Given the placement of the house's name, it seems likely that Drake bought the book directly from Thomas Hookham, whose shop at Bruton Street and New Bond St. (the intersection currently hosts Hermès, Burberry, Miu Miu and Balenciaga; his number at the time was 147, now Richard Green Gallery) was and is an eight-minute walk from Stockdale's premises at 181 Piccadilly (now Fortnum & Mason). The library of Shardeloes was sold in two tranches, in the 1920's and in the 1950's. Kenneth Nebenzahl (1927-2020) was a dealer of the highest order, specializing in maps. His 2012 Christie's New York sale fetched some $11.6M (the present item was lot 105). Indeed, the Nebenzahl Lectures in the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library in Chicago (the first speaker was the great authority R.A. Skelton) are among the most important landmarks in the field. Hill 1376; Howes P 497; Sabin 64389; Wagner, Northwest Coast 738.
More imagesPublished by Printed for John Stockdale, London, 1789
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Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.Easton's Books, Inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 1st edition of Portlock's account of his voyage to explore America's northwest coast including British Columbia, Alaska, Vancouver and Queen Charlotte's Island). Rare deluxe colored Issue with 20 engraved plates, cha…rts and maps - 6 folding charts or maps, 2 engraved portraits, 12 engraved plates (the 5 ornithological plates with contemporary hand-coloring, as issued). Well illustrated with 20 plates and maps: one large folding general map of the Northwest Coast, and five maps of particular harbours along the coast. Bound in full leather with 5 raised bands on the spine. Gilt decorated spine and boards. Hinges intact and binding is solid and straight. No ownership markings. Some rubbing along board edges and bands on spine. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged and ship with tracking information.
More imagesPublished by London Published by John Stockdale 1789, 1789
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Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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Condition: Fine. First Edition. [7],viii-xii,384,xl. pp. Quarto. (26 X 33 cm.) Bound in recent blue paper covered boards with plain brown paper spine to match the original. Text block untrimmed. Original endpapers reused. Bookplate on front pastedown. Five folding maps of harbours. Large general chart. 5 hand coloured plates of…birds. 9 plates plus a frontispiece for a total of 20 plates and maps. The frontis portrait has had the outer margin renewed and a few text pages have also been renewed. This is also a thick paper copy. Lada-Mocarski 42, SABIN 64389. STREETER SALE 3485. TPL 599. WAGNER NORTHWEST COAST 738-43. This early narrative details the early exploration on the Northwest Coast of Canada. Nathaniel Portlock, a member of Cook's third voyage, and George Dixon also a member of Cook's ill fated expedition were sent by the King George's Sound Company to the Northwest coast of North America to investigate the economic possibilities of the fur trade there. Two ships were purchased and renamed the King George and the Queen Charlotte. Portlock was put in charge of the King George and put in overall command. Captain Dixon was in command of the Queen Charlotte. They left England in 1785 and enroute they had a long stay in Hawaii. Portlock's narrative of this visit is of particular interest since Portlock and Dixon were the first captains to visit the Hawaiian islands since the death of Cook. He gives an important account of the current situation there. The voyage then proceeded to the Northwest, arriving in July 1786. Portlock and Dixon separated, with Portlock exploring northward up the Alaskan coast and Dixon proceeding southward to Nootka Sound. Both captains published accounts of the voyage, but Portlock is of greater value for his particularly vivid descriptions of the Native Americans and Russians in the region. The work is well illustrated with twenty plates and maps: these include a fine large folding general map of the Northwest Coast, and five maps of particular harbours along the coast. In the regular issue the five bird plates are uncolored and the text is printed on laid paper. The deluxe issues, as here, is considerably rarer than the usual uncolored examples. Besides the obvious benefit of handcolored illustrations, the paper used is of superior quality.
More imagesAn Abridgment of Portlock and Dixon's Voyage round the World, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788
Published by Printed for John Stockdale . and George Goulding, London, 1789
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition of the abridged edition. 272pp., engraved frontispiece, large folding engraved map. Sympathetically rebacked with original marbled papercovered boards. Corners a little worn down, but a handsome, very good or better copy. *Sabin 20365.*.
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Seller: InkQ Rare Books, LLC, Addison, TX, U.S.A.InkQ Rare Books, LLC
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First Edition. Captain Nathaniel Portlock. A Voyage Around the World; but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in The King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. London: John Stockdale, 1789. First edition. Quarto. xii; 384pp; xi (appendix). Illustrated…with 20 copper plates, including portrait frontispiece and large (approximately 25 x 32 inch) folding map (complete). Handsomely rebound in later half leather over marbled paper boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, endleaves refreshed, later custom cloth-covered slipcase. First edition of Portlock's narrative, detailing the first commercial voyage to the Pacific Northwest. Hill 1376; Howes P 497; Sabin 64389; Wagner, Northwest Coast 738 . Minor rubbing and wear to boards; bumped to lower corners; light scattered foxing, moderate uniform toning throughout; occasional dampstaining to upper edges, especially to illustrated plates; small tears to folding plates. Very good.
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Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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London: John Stockdale & George Goulding. 1789. 4to. Contemporary full olive marbled and polished calf, spine ornamented in gilt and with red morocco lettering-piece, gilt-ruled borders, gilt edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers; pp. xii, 384, xl; engraved portrait frontispiece of Portlock by Mazell after Dodd, 6 engraved foldi…ng map and charts by J. Reid and W. Harrison, Longmate, 5 engraved ornithological plates by P. Mazell after J. Woodcock, J. Hogan, et al., 5 engraved views and profiles P. Mazell after J. Woodcock, et al., 2 engraved plates of artefacts from the Sandwich Islands, and an engraved portrait of Tyaana (an Atoui chieftain) by W. Shirwin after Woodcock; slightly rubbed, skilfully rebacked and with minor restorations, occasional light spotting or browning (more so to first map) offsetting to opposite page from portrait of Tyaana, three marginal tears of flaws with repairs to text leaves; otherwise a very good copy.First edition. Portlock's account of his important circumnavigation, a by-product of his trading mission to the Pacific Coast of North America, is 'rich in geographical results' (ODNB), the principal, and successful, object of which was the opening of the fur trade in north-west America. This necessitated traffic with the Indians of the north-west coast, discussed by Portlock in chapters X, XII and XIII: 'vivid descriptions of encounters with the American Indians' (Hill); he also appends some native vocabularies. Portlock, commanding the King George, and Dixon, commanding the Queen Charlotte, did much to improve upon Cook's earlier charts of the region. Earlier, Portlock had served on both the Discovery and Resolution during Cook's circumnavigation. 'Portlock had arrived late in the trading season, and his fur harvest was consequently poor. The two ships coasted southwards, but bad weather prevented their attempt, from 23 to 28 September, to enter Nootka Sound (B.C.), where the two captains had agreed to winter, and so the expedition refitted at the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands. The following spring the ships returned to the northwest coast, arriving at Montague Island (Alaska) on 24 April 1787. Some two weeks later Dixon was led by Indians to the Nootka, commanded by John Meares, who with his crew had passed a desperate winter in Prince William Sound (Alaska). Portlock provided assistance to make the ship seaworthy, and it was able to sail on 18 June. Meanwhile, having learned that Meares expected one of his company's ships to arrive at Nootka Sound from China that month, Dixon in the Queen Charlotte had proceeded southwards to forestall it' (Dictionary of Canadian Biography).That winter Portlock and Dixon sailed separately to Macao (near Canton, People's Republic of China), where their combined cargo of 2,552 skins realized 54,857 dollars. Proceeding then to England, they reached Margate roads in August 1788, bringing home a consignment of tea for the East India Company. Portlock's account of the expedition, published in 1789, presents lists of the flora and fauna he observed, often with descriptions and illustrations, as well as ethnographic notes and a geographical record of the entire voyage.Hill II, pp. 541-542; NMM I, 141; Sabin 64389; Wood p. 523; Zimmer 495.
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Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United KingdomGraham York Rare Books ABA ILAB
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1789, London, first edition, 4to, printed for John Stockdale, opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, and George Goulding, James Street, Covent Garden, pp xii, 384, xl, large folding map and nineteen charts and plates complete, full contemporary calf, modern spine ornately tooled in gilt rose and compass designs, lettered in gilt… on a red label. Nathaniel Portlock (circa 1748-1817), ship's captain, maritime fur-trader and author. He entered the Royal Navy in 1772 as an able seaman, serving in HMS St. Albans. In 1776, he joined HMS Discovery as master's mate and served on the third Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook. In 1785 he formed a partnership with George Dixon, after they were appointed by the King George's Sound Company to command the King George and the Queen Charlotte respectively, explicitly to develop the fur trade. The boards a little rubbed, a few trifling marks in the text, otherwise a very fresh copy.
