Cook's Last Voyage, 1784, In 3 Volumes
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COOK, Captain James (1728-1779) and Captain James KING (1750-1784). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken By the Command of His Majesty For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. 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. In three Volumes. [London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol, Bookseller to his Majesty, in the Strand; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1784]. All volumes containing the book plates of Sir William Pratt Call, Baronet, (1781-1851) and Frederick J.O. Montagu (b.1878) of Lynford Hall, Norfolk, Esquire. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
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Cook's Last Voyage, 1784, In 3 Volumes
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