[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. PORTLOCK, Nathaniel, Capt. (1748-1817). A Voyage Round 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. London: John Stockdale and George Goulding, 1789.

4to (295 x 228 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, large folding map of the Northwest Coast of America by J. Reid, 5 engraved folding maps, and 13 engraved plates and maps. (Frontispiece laid down, some dampstaining at lower margin, most plates affected, closed marginal tear to M4 and Hh3, some spotting.) Contemporary diced calf ruled in alternating frames of Greek key and metope-and-pentaglyph rolls (rebacked with new spine, fore-corners repaired). Provenance: armorial bookplate on pastedown.

FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND FIRST ENGLISH VOYAGE TO HAWAII SINCE JAMES COOK, an expedition commanded by Portlock for the King George's Sound Company, chartered by the South Sea Company for the purpose of fur trading. Portlock, who took part in Cook's Third Voyage to the Pacific, also includes an account of Cook's death as described to him by a Hawaiian who was witness to it. His descriptions of the Indians and Russians he encountered "broaden the perspective" of Dixon and Beresford's account and are some of the finest of the era (Hill). Forbes 177; Hill 1376; Howes P-497; Lada-Mocarski 42; Sabin 64389; Wagner Northwest Coast 738.

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. PORTLOCK, Nathaniel, Capt. (1748-1817). A Voyage Round 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. London: John Stockdale and George Goulding, 1789.