A Compendious History of Captain Cook's Last Voyage, Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780; in Which All the Interesting Transactions Are Recorded, Particularly Those Relative to His Unfortunate Death with a Map of the New Discoveries, and the Track of the Ships.
James Cook; Edited by George Kearsley
Published by G. Kearsley, London, 1784
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First abridged edition. Foldout map of Cook's voyages to rear. Previous owners' names neatly to front pastedown and fly dated 1785 and 1889. Brown calf with tape repair to spine (see image). Heavy wear to edges. Tape reinforcement to front gutter. Acid burn to map at first centerfold and separation at folds. Nonetheless text remains clean with no further defacements. Scarce. 4.5 x 7 in. Seller Inventory # 9008
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Title: A Compendious History of Captain Cook's Last...
Publisher: G. Kearsley, London
Publication Date: 1784
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Compendious history of Captain Cook's last voyage, performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 in which all the interesting transactions are recorded, particularly those relative to his unfortunate death : with a map of the new discoveries, and the track of the ships 1784 [Leather Bound]
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 333. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1784 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 333. Seller Inventory # LB100154472922
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