A VOYAGE TOWARDS 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.

COOK JAMES

Verlag: LONDON. STRAHAN AND CADELL, 1777

Beschreibung

FIRST EDITION, TWO VOLUMES. THIS SET CONTAINS THE FULL TEXT BUT NO PLATES. VOLUME 1: TITLE PAGES; CONTENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; LIST OF PLATES( PLATES NOT PRESENT); 378 PAGES. VOLUME 2: TITLE PAGES; CONTENTS; 396 PAGES. BOTH VOLUMES REBOUND IN MARBLED BOARDS WITH STIFF CREAM PAPER SPINES, PAPER LABELS, NEW ENDPAPERS. BINDING IS TIGHT. VOLUME 1 IS GENERALLY CLEAN WITH OCCASIONAL FOXING. IN VOL. 1 PAGE 375 HAS A SMALL HOLE WITH LOSS OF ABOUT FOUR WORDS OF TEXT. VOLUME 2 HAS EVIDENCE OF WATER STAINING UP TO PAGE 160 (MAINLY IN THE WIDE MARGINS, WITH LITTLE IN THE TEXT), THEREAFTER A BRIGHT COPY. OVERALL, A VERY GOOD, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE SET OF THIS SCARCE WORK WITHOUT THE PLATES AND OFFERED AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE. PICTURES AVAILABLE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22067

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Titel: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND ...

Verlag: LONDON. STRAHAN AND CADELL

Erscheinungsdatum: 1777

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage