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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK (1728-1779)
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, London: H. Hughes, 1785. 3 volumes only (lacking the Atlas volume). 4° (233 x 235mm.). 24 engraved maps and charts, many folding, folding table. (Ff2 in vol. one torn without loss, 3H2 in vol. II repaired at margin, some plates offset, occasional browning and staining). Contemporary tree calf (rebacked, rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Sir Charles Rowley (early signatures on titles); later pencil annotation on front pastedown relating to the acquisition of the books.
Third Edition. Brunet II, 254; Holmes 47; Lowndes p.515; Mitchell Library 1553; Sabin 16250. (3)
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, London: H. Hughes, 1785. 3 volumes only (lacking the Atlas volume). 4° (233 x 235mm.). 24 engraved maps and charts, many folding, folding table. (Ff
Third Edition. Brunet II, 254; Holmes 47; Lowndes p.515; Mitchell Library 1553; Sabin 16250. (3)
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