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Lot 27
COOK, James (1728-1779). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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COOK, James (1728-1779). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
London: Printed for G. Nicol ... and T. Cadell ..., MDCCLXXXIV [1784].
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean.: Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere.: Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 / Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook; vol. III by Captain James King.
Spine title Vols. I to III: Cook’s Voyage
Spine title for Atlas: Plates to Cook’s Voyage Northern Hemisphere
3 volumes: maps) + 1 volume of maps and portraits. With plates, illustrations, and maps.
Atlas Size: 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.
Bound in contemporary calf, with six flat gilt spine panels, decorative gilt borders, marbled endpapers. Atlas & portraits bound in ¾ calf over marbled boards, the flat spine with decorative gilt panels.
H: 12 W: 9 1/2 in.
Condition
Very Good. Edges rubbed. Some slight offsetting of plates and maps. With small scrape on the cover of Vol. III. Folio atlas with portraits lack some guard sheets, some slight foxing and dampstaining throughout.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 12.00
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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