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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  262
• Lot Description:
  SPARKS, Jared The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller; comprising selections from his Journals and Correspondence
  [Hilliard and Brown, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1828] 8vo. 1st edition. [7pp, advertisements] + half-title + xii + 325pp. Modern half calf, red and green morocco labels. Lightly toned, with scattered spotting as usual. An uncut, wide-margined copy. Pages 139-142 are facsimile.
• Notes:
  Ledyard served on Cook's third voyage, and was one of the earliest explorers to recognize the potential for a lucrative fur trade along the northwest coast of America.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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