Narrative of Captain James Cook's Voyages Round the World; with an Account of his Life during the previous and intervening periods: Also, an appendix, detailing the progress of the voyage after the death of Captain Cook.
by Cook, James (Captain)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Halifax: Milner and Sowerby. Good with no dust jacket. 1864. Hardcover. Rebound in brown cloth boards with original spine cloth laid down. Spine cloth rubbed and faded. No signatures. Later endpapers. Split to gutter between half-title page and engraved title page. Some foxing. ; xvi, 368 pages + extra engraved title + (4)-6 pages advertisements. Rebacked with original spine cloth laid down. "The Cottage Library" on spine in plain lettering, above "Cook''s Voyages Round the World" in gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 124 x 78mm. [References: c.f. Beddie 161 (1857 edition)].; 32mo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10511
- Title
- Narrative of Captain James Cook's Voyages Round the World; with an Account of his Life during the previous and intervening periods: Also, an appendix, detailing the progress of the voyage after the death of Captain Cook.
- Author
- Cook, James (Captain)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Milner and Sowerby
- Place of Publication
- Halifax
- Date Published
- 1864
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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