Lot 334: EKELOF, ADOLF.

Ett Ar I Stilla Hafvet. Reseminnen fran Patagonien, Chili, Peru, Californien, Britiska Columbia och Oceanien. Stockholm: Anstalt, 1872. [2], 163, [1] pp. Illustrated with 17 lithographs on 12 plates, 5 of which are tinted. 4to. Original purple cloth stamped in gilt. Toned, hinges reinforced, spine repaired, corners rubbed, an attractive copy.

First edition. An account of a Pacific voyage by a Swedish lieutenant aboard the British naval ships the Zealous and the Alert. The plates are particularly interesting including views of Waikiki showing Diamond Head, Tahiti, Vancouver, portraits of Kings Kamehameha IV and V, Dowager Queen Emma, etc. Forbes 2936.