Lot 307
Cook (Capt. James).- Rickman (John) Troisieme Voyage de Cook, first French edition, Paris, Pissot & Laporte, 1782.
Hammer Price: £140
Description
Cook (Capt. James).- [Rickman (John)] Troisieme Voyage de Cook, first French edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece of the death of Cook and folding map, bookplate of Auguste Boullongne, G8 with tiny hole affecting a letter of text, occasional slight browning, the odd spot, handsome contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed at extremities, 8vo, Paris, Pissot & Laporte, 1782.
Description
Cook (Capt. James).- [Rickman (John)] Troisieme Voyage de Cook, first French edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece of the death of Cook and folding map, bookplate of Auguste Boullongne, G8 with tiny hole affecting a letter of text, occasional slight browning, the odd spot, handsome contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed at extremities, 8vo, Paris, Pissot & Laporte, 1782.