1775, ISBN: 01f5924308d5915c4e964db1eec14b31

London: Strand.: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1777. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HODGES W 1744-1797. CHAPMAN. . VG, 2nd ed, 2 vols, 64 maps &a… Meer...

London: Strand.: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1777. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HODGES W 1744-1797. CHAPMAN. . VG, 2nd ed, 2 vols, 64 maps & pls, 1 folding table. Complete. In full modern calf, gilt titles & tooling to spine. Internally, new endpapers. Vol 1, frontispiece, [9], (x-xl), [1], 2-378 pp, 28 pls (12 folding), 9 Charts & plans (5 folding). Vol 2, [8], [1], 2-396 pp, 20 pls (11 folding), 8 charts & tables (4 folding). Some light offsetting, 1 small closed marginal tear p294, V1, some light foxing to last few leaves of V2, small hole through page number of 2C2. Published the same year as the first. (Folio, 227*293 & 227*291 mm). (Beddie 1217. Sabin p469). Contact Madoc Books for further information. Cook's legacy lies in his contributions to exploration and science. In his three voyages to the Pacific, Cook disproved the existence of a great southern continent, completed the outlines of Australia and New Zealand, charted the Society Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and the Hawaiian Islands, and depicted accurately for the first time the north-west coast of America, leaving no major discoveries for his successors. In addition the scientific discoveries in the fields of natural history and ethnology were considerable and the drawings made by the artists were of great significance. See ODNB., W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1777, 3<

1777, ISBN: 01f5924308d5915c4e964db1eec14b31

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, London: Strand.], COOK EXPLORATION TRAVEL HISTORY, VG, 2nd ed, 2 vols, 64 maps & pls, 1 folding table. Complete. In full mod… Meer...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, London: Strand.], COOK EXPLORATION TRAVEL HISTORY, VG, 2nd ed, 2 vols, 64 maps & pls, 1 folding table. Complete. In full modern calf, gilt titles & tooling to spine. Internally, new endpapers. Vol 1, frontispiece, [9], (x-xl), [1], 2-378 pp, 28 pls (12 folding), 9 Charts & plans (5 folding). Vol 2, [8], [1], 2-396 pp, 20 pls (11 folding), 8 charts & tables (4 folding). Some light offsetting, 1 small closed marginal tear p294, V1, some light foxing to last few leaves of V2, small hole through page number of 2C2. Published the same year as the first. (Folio, 227*293 & 227*291 mm). (Beddie 1217. Sabin p469). Contact Madoc Books for further information. Cook's legacy lies in his contributions to exploration and science. In his three voyages to the Pacific, Cook disproved the existence of a great southern continent, completed the outlines of Australia and New Zealand, charted the Society Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and the Hawaiian Islands, and depicted accurately for the first time the north-west coast of America, leaving no major discoveries for his successors. In addition the scientific discoveries in the fields of natural history and ethnology were considerable and the drawings made by the artists were of great significance. See ODNB., Books<

1779, ISBN: 01f5924308d5915c4e964db1eec14b31

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 10.52], [PU: W. Strahan ; T. Cadell], 2 volume set in uniform contemporary full calf, with gilt titles to spine labels - including Vol. I & II. 1779 3rd ed.… Meer...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 10.52], [PU: W. Strahan ; T. Cadell], 2 volume set in uniform contemporary full calf, with gilt titles to spine labels - including Vol. I & II. 1779 3rd ed. 4to. 2 volume set. Complete with 64 engraved plates, maps and charts. Volume 1: Frontis, xl, 378pp. 36 plates and charts. Plate 1 (Chart of the Southern Hemisphere) torn without loss. Volume 2: (vi), 396pp, 27 plates and charts. Bindings rubbed and cracked, heraldic bookplate of Benjamin Clay on front free end-papers in each volume. A pleasing set. A heavy set, additional postage will be required for tracked orders outside the UK. (q34), Books<