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Auction archive: Lot number 24

Seven books, pamphlets & periodicals by or with contributions by George Davidson

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$300
Auction archive: Lot number 24

Seven books, pamphlets & periodicals by or with contributions by George Davidson

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$300
Beschreibung:

Title: Seven books, pamphlets & periodicals by or with contributions by George Davidson Author: Davidson, George Place Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Together, 7 volumes. One rebound in library buckram, the others in original wrappers. Selection of writings by George Davidson (1825-1911), geodesist, astronomer, geographer, surveyor and engineer, who worked for many years in the U.S. Coast Survey (later the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey), and contributed significantly to the mapping of the coast of California, Alaska and the Pacific slope. Includes: The Shoaling of the Bar at the Entrance to San Francisco Harbor. 24 pp. 1884. Submarine Valleys on the Pacific Coast of the United States. Pp. 265-268. [with] Standard Geodetic Data. Pp. 319-324. [with] Early Spanish Voyages of Discovery on the Coast of California. Pp. 325-335. Three items, extract from Bulletin 6, California Academy of Sciences. 1887. The Discovery of Humboldt Bay. 16 pp. 5 folding maps. Issued in Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. II, No. 1, July, 1891. (Wrappers browned, rear wrapper detached.) With custom slipcase. The Tracks and Landfalls of Bering and Chirikof on the Northwest Coast of America... June, July, August, September, October, 1741. 44 pp. Large folding map. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Davidson to Professor L. Hutchinson on the front wrapper. Privately printed, 1901. (Wrappers browned, chipped, rear detached along with map.) With modern slipcase. The Glaciers of Alaska that are shown on Russian charts or mentioned in older narratives. 98 pp. 11 folding maps & charts. Library buckram, with reference markings, bookplate of Joseph M. Gleason. San Francisco: 1904. The Discovery of San Francisco Bay. 153, [1] pp. + errata leaf. Offprint from the Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. IV, Series II, May, 1907. Francis Drake on the Northwest Coast of America in the Year 1579: The Golden Hinde did not enter the Bay of San Francisco. iv, 114, [1] pp. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Davidson to Colonel W.A. Glassford, U.S. Army. Offprint from the Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. V, Series II, 1908. The Origin and Meaning of the Name California - Calafia the Queen of the Island of California.... [4], 50 pp. Folding facsimile. Comprising the whole issue of Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. VI, Part I, Series II. 1910 Provenance: Various sources Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to wrappers, overall very good. Item number: 271270

Auction archive: Lot number 24
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Seven books, pamphlets & periodicals by or with contributions by George Davidson Author: Davidson, George Place Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Together, 7 volumes. One rebound in library buckram, the others in original wrappers. Selection of writings by George Davidson (1825-1911), geodesist, astronomer, geographer, surveyor and engineer, who worked for many years in the U.S. Coast Survey (later the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey), and contributed significantly to the mapping of the coast of California, Alaska and the Pacific slope. Includes: The Shoaling of the Bar at the Entrance to San Francisco Harbor. 24 pp. 1884. Submarine Valleys on the Pacific Coast of the United States. Pp. 265-268. [with] Standard Geodetic Data. Pp. 319-324. [with] Early Spanish Voyages of Discovery on the Coast of California. Pp. 325-335. Three items, extract from Bulletin 6, California Academy of Sciences. 1887. The Discovery of Humboldt Bay. 16 pp. 5 folding maps. Issued in Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. II, No. 1, July, 1891. (Wrappers browned, rear wrapper detached.) With custom slipcase. The Tracks and Landfalls of Bering and Chirikof on the Northwest Coast of America... June, July, August, September, October, 1741. 44 pp. Large folding map. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Davidson to Professor L. Hutchinson on the front wrapper. Privately printed, 1901. (Wrappers browned, chipped, rear detached along with map.) With modern slipcase. The Glaciers of Alaska that are shown on Russian charts or mentioned in older narratives. 98 pp. 11 folding maps & charts. Library buckram, with reference markings, bookplate of Joseph M. Gleason. San Francisco: 1904. The Discovery of San Francisco Bay. 153, [1] pp. + errata leaf. Offprint from the Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. IV, Series II, May, 1907. Francis Drake on the Northwest Coast of America in the Year 1579: The Golden Hinde did not enter the Bay of San Francisco. iv, 114, [1] pp. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Davidson to Colonel W.A. Glassford, U.S. Army. Offprint from the Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. V, Series II, 1908. The Origin and Meaning of the Name California - Calafia the Queen of the Island of California.... [4], 50 pp. Folding facsimile. Comprising the whole issue of Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Vol. VI, Part I, Series II. 1910 Provenance: Various sources Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to wrappers, overall very good. Item number: 271270

Auction archive: Lot number 24
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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