May 02, 2005 - Sale 2041

Sale 2041 - Lot 216

Price Realized: $ 660
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
(COOK, JAMES.) [Rickman, John.] Troisième Voyage de Cook; ou, Journal d'une Expédition faite dans la Mer Pacifique du Sud & du Nord, en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 & 1780. Folding engraved frontispiece depicting the death of Captain Cook; folding engraved map (worn along fore edge, early owner's note in ink). x, 508 pages. 8vo, early 19th-century marbled boards, extremities rubbed. Paris: (L. Cellot for) Belin & Volant, 1782
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Second edition in French of Rickman's 1781 Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage. "This narrative anticipated the government's authorized account by two years. All the journals kept on board were claimed by the Admiralty, thus the author remained strictly anonymous. The text, especially as regards details of Cook's death, differs considerably from other accounts"--Hill 1453 (original edition). Beddie 1612 (this edition).