Catalog Auction info keep Pankaj Test Timed Auction (#2) Ongoing Event Auction Info > Lot #4[ALASKA] HEALY, M[ICHAEL] A. Report of the Cruise of the Revenue Marine Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the Year 1885. Click image to enlarge PreviousNext Lot closed - unsold Estimates: $60 - $80 Ask a question Description Description: [ALASKA]HEALY, M[ICHAEL] A.Report of the Cruise of the Revenue Marine Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the Year 1885. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First edition. Publisher's brown cloth gilt, recased. 11 1/2 x 9 inches; 128 pp.; folding frontispiece map and numerous illustrations. Recased preserving original spine, endpapers renewed, evenly toned throughout with occasional spotting.Healy was born into slavery, the son of an Irish immigrant planter and his mixed-race slave (whom he took as his common-law wife in 1829). The fifth of ten children, Healy was the first man of African-American descent to command a ship of the United States government.ESTIMATE $60-80Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Categories: {label_lcf_custom_field_test} : {lcf_custom_field_test} Location : Terms and conditions Timed terms and conditions.
