An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
by John Hawkesworth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
UK: G Mudie, 1789. Fourth Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 4th Edition 1789.Complete Four Volumes. Includes 2 maps, seven plates and two pull out plates. Published by G Mudie Edinburgh.. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow,and the Endeavour drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commander, and from the Papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. Includes plates, maps and pull out plates. Bound with the original full calf leather and original endpapers. New decorative spines retaining the original labels. Books are very good with rubbing to edges of the original boards. Boards marked with occasional surface loss. Contents generally good. Original endpapers with long inscriptions dated 1791. More images can be taken upon request.Ref 8803 ###011819
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- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023287
- Title
- An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
- Author
- John Hawkesworth
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G Mudie
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1789
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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