A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook: With an account of his life during the previous and intervening periods. 2 volume set
by A. Kippis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Poor/No DJ
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Fair HCs, no DJs. Full calf leather over boards, gilt stamped titles and horizontal rolls on spine. Leather rubbed at fore corners, boards just exposed; both volumes cracked at front cover joints, held by bands; both volumes rear cover joints are intact but weakened; leather not at 'red rot' but dry; 3/4 inch chip missing at volume 2 spine tail; textblocks remain tightly bound; volume 2 title page either misprinted or faded to illegibility; moderate foxing throughout both volumes, otherwise clean interiors; leaves remain supple. 24mo, 414 pp (205, 209); engraved frontispieces and numerous illustrations. Cf, OCLC #51175377. 'The Morai' an ode by Helen Maria Williams appended at rear of volume 2. 'This work contains an admirable precis of the three voyages, with valuable information from the original sources.' [Cox, Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel].
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17892
- Title
- A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook: With an account of his life during the previous and intervening periods. 2 volume set
- Author
- A. Kippis
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair/Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cooperstown, NY: H. & E. Phinney
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- BRITISH, EXPLORERS, EXPLORATION, AMERICAS, CIRCUMNAVIGATION, ENDEAVOR, AUSTRALIA, PACIFIC, HAWAII, NAVY, NAVAL, SHIPS, SAILING, RESOLUTION
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Madden Books
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Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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