- 109
Cook, Captain James.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World... in which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative Dublin: printed for W. Whitestone [&c.], 1777, 2 volumes, half-titles, folding engraved map, 3 plates, printed folding table
Ibid. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Dublin: H. Chamberlaine [&c.], 1784, 3 volumes, engraved portrait and 24 folding maps and plates (of 26 - see footnote), the General Chart in 2 sheets, folding printed table in vol.3, plate list bound at beginning of vol.3 (instead of vol.1), lacking "Views of the Sandwich islands" in vol.2 and "Chart of Sandwich Islands" in vol.3, portrait slightly cropped, occasional browning
Together 5 volumes, 8vo (200 x 118mm.), uniform contemporary mottled calf, gilt Courtenay crest stamped in gilt on upper covers, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels (numbered I-V), [BCJC 1219 and 1546], spines slightly rubbed and chipped, joints cracking; sold not subject to return
Together 5 volumes, 8vo (200 x 118mm.), uniform contemporary mottled calf, gilt Courtenay crest stamped in gilt on upper covers, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels (numbered I-V), [BCJC 1219 and 1546], spines slightly rubbed and chipped, joints cracking; sold not subject to return
Catalogue Note
A pretty set of the octavo Dublin edition of two of Cook's Voyages. The portrait in the second work is not called for and may belong to the first work. The first work seems to be relatively rare.