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Sparks, Jared The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller;…
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Melbourne
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15-Jul-2018
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Sparks, Jared The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller; comprising selections from his Journals and Correspondence. [Hilliard and Brown, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1828] 8vo. 1st edition. [7pp, advertisements] + half-title + xii + 325pp. Modern half calf, red and green morocco labels. Lightly toned, with scattered spotting as usual. An uncut, wide-margined copy. Pages 139-142 are facsimile. Ledyard served on Cook's third voyage, and was one of the earliest explorers to recognize the potential for a lucrative fur trade along the northwest coast of America.
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