[Rarebooks] FS: A voyage to California & Hawaii in the 1820s

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(TRAVEL) Duhaut-Cilly, Auguste. VIAGGIO INTORNO AL GLOBO PRINCIPALMENTE ALLACALIFORNIA ED ALLE ISOLE SANDWICH Negli Anni 1826, 1827, 1828 e 1829. Conl'Aggiunta Delle Osservazioni Sugli Abitanti di Quei Paesi di Paolo EmilioBotta. Trauzione dal Francese Nell' Italiano di Carlo Botta. Torino:Stabilimento Tipografico Fontana. 1841. First edition in Italian and firstappearance of Botta's additions. 8vo. 2 vols. xvi,296;392pp. Illustratedwith 4plates (1, of Oahu and 3 of California: Monterey, Mission of San-Luis Rey, andBodega Bay). Orig. pebbled brown cloth, spines lightly faded, brown calf spinelabels. Cloth a bit rubbed. Occasional light foxing (including the view ofMonterey).   $750.00 (tradediscount allowed)
"Mostextensive contemporary account of California's missions and settlements in thisperiod, over 300 pages being devoted to the author's seven month's stay."Howes D556. Sabin 21164. ZAMORANO 80, #31. Also included in this work is anItalian-Hawaiian vocabulary. Forbes Hawaii 1260.
 
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