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GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS -- SPARRMAN, Anders. A Voyage round the World with Captain James Cook, London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1944. 2° (309 x 185mm). 13 wood-engraved illustrations by Peter Barker-Mill. Original white morocco gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut, slipcase.
LIMITED TO 350 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 10 OF 50 SPECIALLY-BOUND. Pertelote 162: "... the artist chosen to illustrate this great book produced a collection of engravings which were revolutionary, and a highly successful step forward in the adaptation of the wood-engraving medium to modern art."
LIMITED TO 350 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 10 OF 50 SPECIALLY-BOUND. Pertelote 162: "... the artist chosen to illustrate this great book produced a collection of engravings which were revolutionary, and a highly successful step forward in the adaptation of the wood-engraving medium to modern art."
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