Cook, James, Captain

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1,200 - 1,800 USD

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Description

A Collection Of Voyages Round The World: Performed By Royal Authority. Containing A Complete Historical Account Of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third And Last Voyages, Undertaken For New Discoveries... London: for A. Millar, 1790
paper, ink, leather

6 volumes. 8vo (210 x 130 mm). 173 plates; some minor spotting. Contemporary ruled calf; joints starting, some wear at spine ends.

Originally issued in parts, the imprint is most likely spurious, a piracy to fill the demand for Cook's voyages.