Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747. Volume II: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747. by Barr (William & Glyndwr Williams).:

Routledge, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Book is Like New. Dust jacket has edge wear, small tear and creasing along bottom edge of front cover. Year 1995. 393 pages.

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1995. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1400 shelf. Series II, Vol. 181. Bright gold-stamped pictorial turquoise cloth. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket. With b/w repros, index. "The voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747." Giftworthy!

Routledge, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. No dust jacket, blue cloth boards, binding sound, internally clean. Volume I of Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage described the naval discovery expedition of Christopher Middleton in 1741-2, and the controversy which followed his failure to find a Northwest Passage. This second volume deals with the privately-financed expedition sent four years later on the same quest, commanded by William Moore and Francis Smith. Once more, Arthur Dobbs was the prime mover, and once more he was to be disappointed by the outcome. Quarrelsome captains, tensions during the wintering at York factory, confused explorations, and rival accounts, made a mockery of the hopes of Dobbs and his associates. After the return of the expeditions, the attention of its sponsors turned to a direct attack on the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company. Although the Northwest Passage continued to be used as a weapon against the Company, the question of its… Read More

Routledge. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 8vo. 393 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M24 .

Routledge, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Heavy Book, may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is minor foxing around the block of the book. Now protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1995 13 Maps. 7 Illus. 393 Pages. 14 x 22cms. As New in faded D/W. Vol 2. The Voyage of William Moor & Francis Smith 1746-1747. Edited by W.Barr & G.Williams. Extracts from printed accounts. Documents from British & Canadian archives. 2 appendices. Sources. Index. Biblio.

London, UK: Hakluyt Society, 1995. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.5 x 5.4 x 0. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hakluyt Society, London, UK 1995. First Edition. 1st Printing. 393 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0. History::Exploration::Polar Nautical::History Nautical::Journeys 6204 6204

London: The Hakluyt Society. Used - Very Good. 1995. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear. Very Good.

London: Hakluyt Society. xv 393pp hardback in wrapper, very good in a very good wrapper . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1995.

The Hakluyt Society, 1995. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0904180417