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Captain Cook's three voyages to the Pacific Ocean : the first performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771, the second in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, the third and last in 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780
by ook, James.; King, James,; Hill, Samuel
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Manning and Loring, 1797. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. An early Boston abridgment of Cook's voyages in contemporary mottled calf, boards reattached inexpertly with brown cloth tape - repair failing and boards largely detached. Light scattered browning, chipping, generally very good internally. Complete with 8 plates, 4 in each volume.
Vol. 1: vii, [2], 10-315, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 2: (5) 6-351, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates. Sabin 16258
Provenance: Hannah Pope (signature dated Seterling, 1806) Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Americana. Inventory No: 048520.
Vol. 1: vii, [2], 10-315, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 2: (5) 6-351, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates. Sabin 16258
Provenance: Hannah Pope (signature dated Seterling, 1806) Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Americana. Inventory No: 048520.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048520
- Title
- Captain Cook's three voyages to the Pacific Ocean : the first performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771, the second in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, the third and last in 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780
- Author
- ook, James.; King, James,; Hill, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Manning and Loring
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Travel & Places; Americana. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Pazzo Books
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Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Calf
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- Leaves
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- Chipping
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- Octavo
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