Item #658072 The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island. introduction, notes by, John Jewitt, Robert Brown.
The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island

The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island

Clement Wilson, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #658072

First Edition. 256pp., [8] ads at the back. Appendix, index. Illustrations throughout, including a frontisportrait of Robert Brown. Original green cloth, front cover titles and decoration stamped in black, spine in black and gilt. A Very Good copy of this uncommon edition of Jewitt's adventures. SMITH 5207; SOLIDAY II 621. // Of note: the introduction comprises a brief resume of the early history of Vancouver Island and an account of Brown's personal observations on a voyage in 1863, with notes on botany and the Indian population. Published after Brown's death in 1895.

Price: $125.00

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