Lot 10
COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES AND JAMES KING
Sale 322 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Aug 6, 2014
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COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES AND JAMES KING
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, By the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. London: Printed by H. Hughs for J. Nicol, 1785.3 vols. 4to, contemporary calf, gilt-lettered red leather spine labels. Second quarto edition, lacking atlas volume. Complete with engraved vignette on titles, and 24 engraved plates and maps (14 fold-out). Minor wear to boards; spine deteriorated, vol. 2; title page repaired, vol. 1; scattered light foxing; offsetting from some plates; armorial bookplate tipped to front pastedown all vols.
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