James Cook Surveyor of Newfoundland: being a collection of charts of the coasts of Newfoundland and Labradore... drawn from original surveys taken by James Cook and Michael Lane. London, Thomas Jefferys, 1769-1770.
1965. San Francisco: David Magee, 1965.
2 parts, folio, each in blue printed wrappers: text 33 pp. printed in black and red with 11 illustrations; portfolio, facsimile title page and 15 charts on 10 sheets, several folding, housed together in the cloth solander case with printed label. With the original prospectus. A touch of sunning and a few light marks to the wrappers, light stain on back of case; near fine.
§ Limited to 365 copies beautifully printed at the Grabhorn Press. An important record of an early stage in Cook’s career. This edition was reproduced in facsimile from the copy in the library of the University of California at Los Angeles. With an introductory essay by R. A. Skelton. Item #124242
Price: $300.00