New Discoveries concerning the World and its Inhabitants. In two parts

by Capt. James Cook

$1,750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. 2 folding maps, 2 engraved plates. xviii, 408pp. 8vo. Contemporary smooth tan calf, red morocco lettering piece, front joint starting, spine a bit abraded, worn at extremities. Beddie 9; Hill 1219; Sabin 52591. Item #378407 New Discoveries is an early compendium of largely Pacific exploration drawn from Cook, Parkinson, Forster, as well as Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Phipps, Bougainville and others.

• Binding: Leather

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