COOK'S VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD. For making discoveries towards the North and South Poles. With an appendix.

COOK. Capt. JAMES. ; Anderson. G. W. Abridges.

Published by Printed by Sowler and Russell. Manchester. 1801, 1801

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SCARCE EARLY MANCHESTER PRINTING. 8vo. (8.4 x 5.5 inches). viii,566pp,+ Directions to the Binder leaf. This abridgement, by G. W. Anderson, was originally published in 1799. Six full page engravings, including portrait frontis of Cook and the death of Captain Cook. Complete. Previous owners named scratched out on the title page, without any loss to the page. Bound in contemporary full reversed calf. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Red title label, ruled and lettered in gilt. Loss to the top of the spine, exposing the headband, which is loose. 2 inch chip to the top of the front blank endpaper. Overall a very good copy in an early calf binding. -- More photos available on request.

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Title
COOK'S VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD. For making discoveries towards the North and South Poles. With an appendix.
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COOK. Capt. JAMES. ; Anderson. G. W. Abridges.
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Printed by Sowler and Russell. Manchester. 1801
Publication year
1801
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Very Good
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Hardcover
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