FINDLAY, Alexander George (1812-75).
A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean; with
Descriptions of its Coasts, Islands, etc., from the Strait of Magalhaens to the
Arctic Sea, and those of Asia and Australia; its Winds, Currents and Other
Phenomena. London: R. H. Laurie, 1851. 2 volumes, large 8vo (237 x 150mm).
Double-page engraved map printed in blue and black, publisher’s advertising
slip inserted before title of vol. one, tables (title of vol. one torn without
loss). Contemporary blue half roan gilt (joints splitting, extremities rubbed).
Provenance: United Services Club (label). FIRST EDITION. With 3 other
works of related interest, namely George Back’s Narrative of the Arctic Expedition
to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean
(Philadelphia, 1836, folding engraved map, modern buckram), M. Russell’s Polynesia:
Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South sea, including
New Zealand … Second edition (Edinburgh, 1843, original cloth) and Thomas
Boyles Murray’s Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor … Eighth
Edition (London, 1857, modern half calf). Provenance: from the
Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). (5)
