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An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere,...[bound with] A Voyage to the North Pole Vol II
by John Hawkesworth, Commodore John Constantine Phipps
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/N
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About This Item
Dublin: James Williams , 1775 A fair copy of Vol II of the 2nd Dublin Edition, rebound in quarter cloth with marbled boards, with 2 single and 2 folding plates. There is a sad ink note on the verso of the initial blank to the effect that Vol I was lent to the original owner's friend Mr Robert Barber, but was lost when his ship - The Ville de Paris - sank on her voyage home. The binding has a leather title label on the spine and is in very good clean condition with light wear to edges. The endpapers have been replaced. The initial blank has been retained with tissue reinforcement. Contents: title; contents 7pp; text pp 1-539 with 2 single and one folding plate - finis; title to Voyage to North Pole; dedication 2pp; text pp 5-49 with one folding plate - finis. This copy collates with that held by the Hathi Trust, but there are remnants of paper between pp 12-13 of North Pole - this may be a tie but we have seen reference in another copy to a map. The paper is quite fragile and both title pages have lost their bottom corners. Initial pages to p 27 have fragile/turned and browned corners and final leaves are in similar condition with some loss to edges and corners. Page edges are toned throughout. Plates have some browning. Generally clean with the occasional light mark or spot.
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- E C Books
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- Title
- An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere,...[bound with] A Voyage to the North Pole Vol II
- Author
- John Hawkesworth, Commodore John Constantine Phipps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Williams
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1775
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- eighteenth century voyages; hawkesworth; commodore phipps; commodore byron; captain cook; ville de paris
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY; TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
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E C Books
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About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fair
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- Leaves
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- Edges
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- Rebound
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- Marbled boards
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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