4 Volumes of James Cook Voyages
Hammer Price w/ BP
$690
| Lot #: 164 4 Volumes of James Cook Voyages |
| 1) Cook, James. A Voyage Toward the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 2v. (xl, 378; [8], 396 p.) ; 29 cm. (4to). Fold-out plates (maps & engr.). Quarter leather and marbled boards. Fair to good condition. Binding worn; front board of second volume detached but present.; first volume lacking many plates ; second volume lacking some plates, light damp staining in a few areas; ex-library markings stamped on page edges; bookplate.Also included: 2) Cooks, James & 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. In three volumes. Dublin : Printed for H. Chamberlaine, [et. al], 1784. 21 cm. (8 vo). Vol. 1 & 3 only. Leather. Fair to good condition. Rebound, endpages replaced, volume two lacking t.p., content |
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Auction Date Aug 15, 2009 |
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