The Papers of Francis Gregory Dallas
DALLAS, F.G.
United States Navy Correspondence and Journal 1837-1859. Edited by Gardner W. Allen.
700 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Published: For the Naval History Society by the De Vinne Press New York, 1917
Stock code: 2553
Price: £65.00
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 3 fine facsimiles, all with captioned tissue guards; decorative half vellum gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy.
EDITION LIMITED TO 700 COPIES NUMBER BY HAND (THIS COPY NO. 98). 'Publications of the Naval History Society', vol. VIII. Dallas's journal includes a lengthy account of his participation in support of Governor Stevens and the settlers in Washington Territory during the Indian War of 1855-56 (pp. 197-211). The appendix contains the journal of Lt. Thomas Phelps who also gives a detailed account (pp. 245-292). Smith, 2230.