Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross
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[COOK, James, Capt. (1728-1779)]. A pair of titles, includi...
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[COOK, James, Capt. (1728-1779)]. A pair of titles, including: KIPPIS, Andrew. The Life of Captain James Cook. London: G. Nicol, 1788. 4to. (Browning throughout, some early marginalia, last leaf repaired at corner). Title-page and first dedication leaf in facsimile; originals bound in at rear with repairs. Lacking original portrait frontispiece (a 1790 portrait laid in). Half modern calf antique, marbled sides, renewed endpapers. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 37954. -- The Voyages of Captain James Cook. London: William Smith, 1842. 2 volumes, royal 8vo. Additional engraved title in volume I, engraved frontispieces, double-page maps, in-text vignettes, etc. (marginal spotting or browning to plates). Contemporary half calf, marbled sides, rebacked. Provenance: William Laurence Bradbury (armorial bookplate). Together, 2 works in 3 volumes.
