1994-5 2vol Voyages in Search of a Northwest Passage retailer 1741-1747 Hakluyt Society

These two works detail the voyages of Christopher Middleton, a British navigator, William Moor, a British sailor and the cousin of Middleton, and Francis Smith in search of the Northwest passage.Published by the Hakluyt Society, a publication society founded in 1846, specialising in scholarly editions of records of historic exploration, voyages and geographical primary sources. They produce on average two works a year, with their first series publishing one hundred volumes and the second nearly two hundred.The second series, volumes 177 and 181 respectively. Volume I is illustrated with eleven plates, and Volume II is illustrated with twenty, including maps, plans and illustrations. Collated, complete.Each complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. Condition Report: In the publisher's original full cloth binding with unclipped dust wrappers. Externally lovely. Dust wrappers have a little wear to the edges, but are otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall: Fine retailer