COOK, James and James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty
COOK, James and James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere… in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. London: by H. Hughs for G. Nicol, 1785. 3 vols. only (of 4, lacking ‘Atlas’ volume), second edition, 4to (303 x 224mm.) 24 copper-engraved maps and plates, 13 folding, folding letterpress table. (Toning, occasional light spotting, offsetting of plates, stamps to titles and occasionally to text leaf margins, lacking half-titles, blanks replaced.) Late 20th century half calf, gilt lettering to spines (endpapers replaced, minor scuffing). Provenance: Cranleigh School (bookplates to front pastedowns and stamps to titles); Frederick Barnard Hankey (typed paper note mounted to initial blank of vol. 1) (3).
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COOK, James and James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere… in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. London: by H. Hughs for G. Nicol, 1785. 3 vols. only (of 4, lacking ‘Atlas’ volume), second edition, 4to (303 x 224mm.) 24 copper-engraved maps and plates, 13 folding, folding letterpress table. (Toning, occasional light spotting, offsetting of plates, stamps to titles and occasionally to text leaf margins, lacking half-titles, blanks replaced.) Late 20th century half calf, gilt lettering to spines (endpapers replaced, minor scuffing). Provenance: Cranleigh School (bookplates to front pastedowns and stamps to titles); Frederick Barnard Hankey (typed paper note mounted to initial blank of vol. 1) (3).
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