The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery. The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771
by Beaglehole, J.C., ed
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - fine/Fine
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Hakluyt Society, 1955. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. Navy blue boards with gilt portrait of cook on front board, gilt titles on spine. A light 4†scratch on front board, not affecting illustration. Top edge of text block foxed. Price clipped pale blue dust jacket is lightly toned at spine and includes a ½†watermark not affecting the title. A square and tight copy which appears unread.
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- Bookseller
- La Playa Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71124
- Title
- The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery. The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771
- Author
- Beaglehole, J.C., ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, Hakluyt Society
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1955
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About the Seller
La Playa Books
Biblio member since 2017
San Diego, California
About La Playa Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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