captain james cook bibliographical excursion von holmes (11 Ergebnisse)

HARDCOVER. Reprint. 103pp, octavo in blue cloth. cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Reprint of the 1952 edition. Octavo. 103pp. Illustrated with facsimiles. Tiny spot on the cover, else fine.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. 11 Illus. 103pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). Very good.

103pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Light foxing to edges, otherwise a very good copy.

103pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth.

103pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth.

Reprint. Original blue cloth. US$15.

104pp. 8vo. Original slightly faded cloth, a very good copy. First edition, limited to 500 copies.

8vo, 103pp, 11 b/w plates, orig. cloth gilt. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Original cloth. Zustand: Very Good +. MARITIME EXPLORATION -First Edition. Limited to 500 copies.One of 500 copies published of this early and influential Cook bibliography, by the doyen of Cook collecting, Sir Maurice Holmes. One of two standard bibliographical references for the voyages of Captain Cook, it is discursive and more attuned to the collector than Beddie's bibliography, which by comparison is encyclopaedic. This is the second and best version, revised and greatly expanded from Holmes' original 1936 essay (which, notes Holmes, 'contained one shocking howler⦠and half a dozen more venial errors').It was put together by a significant collector: Holmes's Cook collection is today in the UCLA library. Like Holmes's earlier and less authoritative "Introduction to the Bibliography of Captain Cook" of 1936 it was published by the English bookseller Francis Edwards, at that time well known for its specialisation in books of voyages and travels. 103 p., [11] leaves of plates : facsims ; 25 cm. First Edition. #151125 (no dustjacket) Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK4431. Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Bibliography Explorers -- Australia -- Bibliography Holmes, Maurice, Sir, 1885- . Introduction to the bibliography of Captain James Cook  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Octavo; original brown cloth. One of 500 copies published of this early and influential Cook bibliography, by the doyen of Cook collecting, Sir Maurice Holmes. One of two standard bibliographical references for the voyages of Captain Cook, it is discursive and more attuned to the collector than Beddie's bibliography, which by comparison is encyclopaedic. This is the second and best version, revised and greatly expanded from Holmes' original 1936 essay (which, notes Holmes, 'contained one shocking howler and half a dozen more venial errors'). It was put together by a significant collector: Holmes's Cook collection is today in the UCLA library. Like Holmes's earlier and less authoritative "Introduction to the Bibliography of Captain Cook" of 1936 it was published by the English bookseller Francis Edwards, at that time well known for its specialisation in books of voyages and travels. . Endpapers slightly spotted, otherwise fine.