signed first edition Tall 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 167 pages
1985 · [Portland]
by DE HEZETA, Bruno
[Portland]: Western Imprints/ The Press Of The Oregon Historical Society, 1985. First Edition. Signed on the half-title page by Beals. Bruno de Heceta (Hezeta) y Dudagoitia (1743-1807) was a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest. Born in Bilbao of an old Basque family, he was sent by the Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, to explore the area north of Alta California in response to information that there were colonial Russian settlements there. Tall 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 167 pages. Translation And Annotation by Herbert K. Beals. Illustrated.. Very Good (covers nice with slight slant spine; contents clean & tight);few short tears & tiny creases d/j.
(Inventory #: 57541)