The 1790-1795 ship's log kept by Admiral Peter Rainier (of Mount Rainier fame) will be auctioned Sept. 19 by Grant Zahajko Auctions
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DAVENPORT, Wash. - Washingtoner -- The 1790-1795 ship's log kept by British Royal Navy officer Peter Rainier – after whom Mount Rainier in Washington state was named – is the centerpiece lot in a Books & Manuscripts: 1^st Editions + More auction slated for Thursday, September 19^th, by Grant Zahajko Auctions, online and live in the gallery located at 510 Morgan Street in Davenport.

Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808) served in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars from 1794 to 1805. He was commander-in-chief of the Navy's East Indies Station, covering all seas between the Cape of Good Hope and the South China Sea. Mount Rainier was named after him by British explorer George Vancouver.

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Rainier's ship's log begins on June 30, 1790, with, "Proceedings on board His Majesty's Ship Monarch…." That year, he became commander of the HMS Monarch. The ship's log contains 473 handwritten pages measuring 10 ¾ inches by 8 ¼ inches. It reads like a diary and includes Rainier's autograph on page 159. The pages are in excellent condition (est. $5,000-$10,000).

The rest of the multi-owner auction includes signed editions by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Wallace Stegner and hundreds of other authors; signed First Editions, including Sci-Fi, Pulitzer Prize winning and nominated books, Americana, sports, entertainment and more.

Several Northwest estates have consigned vintage and antique books, including Native American, Pacific and Inland Northwest history; some children's books; Western Americana, hunting and fishing, and more. If a lot is absent a condition report one can be requested by email.

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Returning briefly to the auction's expected top lot, George Vancouver (1757-1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791-1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwest Pacific Coast regions, to include the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California. He named Mount Rainer in modern-day Washington after Peter Rainier on May 8, 1792.

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