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[COOK, Captain JAMES. Second Voyage] [Anon.]. Second voyage round the World...By James Cook, Esq. Commander of His Majesty's Bark The Resolution...Drawn up from Authentic Papers. London: for the Editor 1776. 4to, modern half calf, some spotting on a few leaves at end. FIRST EDITION, errata leaf at end.
This anonymous account precedes both the official and Forster's narratives. It was obviously written by one of the officers. Sabin 16246; BCJC 1245; Streeter sale IV, 409.
Provenance: Admiralty Office Library, London, ink stamp on title and penultimate page; the title stamp cancelled.
This anonymous account precedes both the official and Forster's narratives. It was obviously written by one of the officers. Sabin 16246; BCJC 1245; Streeter sale IV, 409.
Provenance: Admiralty Office Library, London, ink stamp on title and penultimate page; the title stamp cancelled.