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Burney, James. A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DI

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Burney, James.  A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DI
Burney, James. A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTH SEA OR PACIFIC OCEAN. London: G. & W. Nichol 1803-17 5 volumes 4to, xii,(8),391pp. plus 5 folding maps; vi(10),482pp. plus 10 maps(5 folding), 4 plates; (10),437pp. plus 10 maps(2 folding), 9 plates (1folding); xviii,580pp. plus 4 maps (3 folding); vi,237pp. plus 2 maps (1 folding), 1 folding plate. Uniformly bound in contemporary full calf, spines gilt with leather labels, marbled endpapers. Some extremity wear, some minor marking, defects to boards repaired, occaisonal very light foxing, but a very good, clean & attractive set. (5)

Hill I, p.40; Howes B-1002; Ferguson 372 " The most important general history of early South Sea discoveries…" (Hill)