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COOK, James (1728-79). A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World, performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 4°. Engraved portrait in vol. I, folding plates (dampstained and loose). Contemporary calf (rather worn). FIRST EDITION. Mitchell Library 1216.
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COOK, James (1728-79). A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World, performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 4°. Engraved portrait in vol. I, folding plates (dampstained and loose). Contemporary calf (rather worn). FIRST EDITION. Mitchell Library 1216.

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COOK, James (1728-79). A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World, performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 4°. Engraved portrait in vol. I, folding plates (dampstained and loose). Contemporary calf (rather worn). FIRST EDITION. Mitchell Library 1216.

With James Cook & James King's A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (Dublin, 1784, 3 vols., lacking plates and charts, contemporary calf). (5)
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