Narrative of a voyage to the northwest coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814; or the first American settlement on the Pacific…. Translated and edited by J. V. Huntington.
New York: Redfield, 1854. First American edition, 12mo, pp. 376, [8] ads; 3 engraved plates; orig. dark green cloth, gilt lettering on spine; small hole at the top of the front joint, otherwise a near fine, bright copy in original green cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Franchere was a member of the original party sent out by Astor to establish the colony of Astoria. He describes his four-year sojourn in the original French edition (1820), on which Washington Irving based his Astoria. Field 558: "It is the earliest narrative of adventure among the Indians of the Pacific Coast, descriptive of their manners and peculiarities…" Sabin 25432; Howes F-310: "Most important source on the Astor adventure." Includes two prefaces by Franchere. Item #33702
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