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Cook, Captain James--Pringle, John
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- A Discourse upon some late Improvements of the Means for Preserving the Health of Mariners. Delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1776, by Sir John Pringle. London: the Royal Society, 1776
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (236 x 180mm.), [iv], 44pp., half-title, including pp.39-44 "A Copy of Captain Cook's Paper referred to in the foregoing Discourse", p.44 "Extract of a letter from Captain Cook to Sir John Pringle, Bart. dated Plymouth Sound, July 7, 1776", contemporary vellum, full gilt spine, covers bordered in gilt, marbled endpapers, yellow edges, leaf C4 a cancel [mispaginated C3]
Provenance
John Lenthall, armorial bookplate; Tom Ramsay, embossed library stamp
Literature
BCJC 1290; Garrison-Morton 2156; Holmes 20; not in Hill
Condition
A very good copy
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Very rare.
One of the most significant of all the printed works relating to Cook’s voyages. It not only contains the discourse given to the Royal Society by its President, Sir John Pringle, prior to the presentation of the Copley medal to Mrs Cook (in her husband’s absence on his third voyage) but also the first appearance in print of Captain Cook’s epoch-making paper on the successful measures taken for preserving the health of the crew of the Resolution during his second voyage, one of the most important achievements in the general field of exploration.
This pamphlet is often found bound with five other discourses by Pringle. However this appears to be a special copy, being the only one located bound separately in a full contemporary binding.
One of the most significant of all the printed works relating to Cook’s voyages. It not only contains the discourse given to the Royal Society by its President, Sir John Pringle, prior to the presentation of the Copley medal to Mrs Cook (in her husband’s absence on his third voyage) but also the first appearance in print of Captain Cook’s epoch-making paper on the successful measures taken for preserving the health of the crew of the Resolution during his second voyage, one of the most important achievements in the general field of exploration.
This pamphlet is often found bound with five other discourses by Pringle. However this appears to be a special copy, being the only one located bound separately in a full contemporary binding.