[BRITISH EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION]. A group of 7 works, including: Lot 117

Lot 117 / 145

Lot 117

[BRITISH EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION]. A group of 7 works in 8 volumes, various 8vo and folio sizes, condition generally very fine.

Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

May 11, 2023 10:00AM CT

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Lot Description

[BRITISH EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION]. A group of 7 works, including:

COOK, James (1728-1779). The Journal of the H.M.S. Resolution 1772-1775. Surrey: Genesis Publications Limited, 1981. Publisher's red half morocco gilt; slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 373 of 500 copies. -- GODWIN, George Stanley (1889-1974). Vancouver: A Life. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1931. Publisher's blue cloth. -- MCFEE, William (1881-1966). Sir Martin Frobisher. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1928. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. -- OSBORN, Sherard (1822-1875). The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator." London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. -- SCORESBY-JACKSON, Robert Edmund (1833-1867). The Life of William Scoresby. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1861. Publisher's green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 78174. -- And 2 others. Together, 7 works in 8 volumes, various 8vo and folio sizes, condition generally very fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks. Complete list available on request.

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