
Description
NARRATIONS D'OMAI, INSULAIRE DE LA MER DU SUD,
ami et compagnon de voyage du Capitaine Cook.
Ouvrage traduit de l'O-Taitien,
par M. K. & publie par le Capitaine L. A. B.
Rouen/Paris, chez Le Boucher/ Buisson, libraire; 1790
4 volumes
Size 5 1/4 by 7 3/4 inches
Frontispiece, (4), 446pp./ 492 (2) pp./ 480 (2) pp./ 462 (2) pp.
Re-bound in half leather over marbled boards, title in gilt at the spines
Good condition , occasional foxing
Ex-library
Text in French
Reserve: $500.00
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1790 TRAVELS of CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 4 VOLUMES SET antique in FRENCH
Estimate $600-$700
Starting Price
$240
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 12, 2026 9:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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