Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg Lot 469

 
James Cook - Troisième Voyage de Cook. 1782


469
James Cook
Troisième Voyage de Cook. 1782
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214
Sold:
€ 300 / $ 321

(incl. surcharge)
Cook, J. - Troisieme voyage de Cook, ou Journal d'une expédition faite dans la Mer Pacifique du Sud & du Nord, en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 & 1780. Seconde édition. Traduit de l'Anglois. With engr. folding frontispiece and 1 multiple folding copper map. Paris, Belin 1782. Contemp. calf binding. 8vo. X, 508 pp.
Cf. Sabin 16260 (for the 3rd edition). - Description of the third journey of Cook, Clerke and Gore on the 'Resolution' and the 'Discovery' from 1776-1780. The folding copper map shows the travel route, the frontispiece shows Cook's death in February 1779. - Binding scraped in places, front joint somewhat torn and loosened.




469
James Cook
Troisième Voyage de Cook. 1782
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214
Sold:
€ 300 / $ 321

(incl. surcharge)