A Voyage Towards the South Pole And Round The World Performed In His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775
by James Cook
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Looe, Cornwall, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Strahan and Cadell, 1777. Three volumes with all plates in the third volume. Volume 1 has 378 pages. No inscriptions to endpapers. Some spotting to the first and last few pages. Folding map - "Chart of the Southern Hemisphere" preceding the title page after the list of plates. Volume 2 has 384 pages. No inscriptions or writing to endpapers. Some sporadic spotting. Volume 3 is a sumptuous book in the same but later binding as the first 2 volumes. All the plates are present with the original contents list. Please contact us for further details of the plates and photos of the books .. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mr. Hodges. 9.5" x 11.5". Hard Back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bosco Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050995
- Title
- A Voyage Towards the South Pole And Round The World Performed In His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775
- Author
- James Cook
- Illustrator
- Mr. Hodges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Strahan and Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1777
- Size
- 9.5" x 11.5"
- Keywords
- Captain Cook, South Pole,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bosco Books
Full refund on any book returned. Please notify within seven days.
About the Seller
Bosco Books
Biblio member since 2005
Looe, Cornwall, Aberdeen
About Bosco Books
Bookshop in converted Chapel in Cornish fishing port. We also stock old maps, prints and original paintings by local artists.
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