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An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook &c., &c.
de Hawkesworth, John [Captain James Cook]
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773 Cook's First Voyage. 3 vols. 4to. modern full black leather gilt, blindstamped raised bands (new endpapers, some toning and marking, bound without half-titles, leaf edges a little thumbed, occ. misfolding to plans and charts, marginal tear to final leaf with only slight loss, occ. pencil marginalia, else generally clean and neat); pp. [xii (last blank)], xxxvi, [iv ('Directions for Placing the Cuts and Charts', last blank), 1-39, 360-676, with folding frontispiece + 19 other views, charts and plates (many folding, lacks 'Chart of the Streight of Magellan', as is usual in the first edition); xvi (last errata), 1-410 (last blank), with 21 views, charts and plates (lacks 'Chart of Cook's Streight in New Zealand'); vi (last errata), 411-800 (last blank), with 9 views, charts and plates; Very heavy set (7 kg), additional postage may be required for international and domestic delivery. A very good copy in a new binding. (Holmes, 3). Ex-libris Charles Scobie (ANARE, Macquarie Island, 1948), with his ownership signature dated 19-9-41 to first volume and his occasional pencil marginalia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-.
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- Título
- An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook &c., &c.
- Autor
- Hawkesworth, John [Captain James Cook]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG-
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- W. Strahan and T. Cadell
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1773
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- John Hawkesworth James Cook Byron Carteret Wallis Joseph Banks Pacific New Zealand Australia Tahiti Exploration Sea
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Castlemaine, Victoria
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