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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK (1728-1779)
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK (1728-1779) Three Voyages, comprising: [FIRST VOYAGE] -- John HAWKESWORTH (?1715-1779). An Account of the Voyages Undertaken ... for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere . London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 volumes, 4° (290 x 225mm). 51 engraved maps, charts and views, many folding, woodcut illustrations and letterpress tables in the text. FIRST EDITION, early issue, without the Directions for placing the cuts or the Chart of the Straights of Magellan. Beddie 648; Conrad p. 7; Hill 782 ('early issue' with 'Directions' but without chart of the Straits of Magellan); Sabin 30934. [SECOND VOYAGE] -- James COOK (1728-1779). A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 ... In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships . London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 2 text volumes and one plate volume, 4° (287 x 225). Text vols: folded engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Basire after William Hodges and one folding letterpress table, woodcut illustrations and letterpress tables in the text, 63 engraved plates, maps and charts, many double-page or folding. (Very occasional light spotting.) FIRST EDITION. Beddie 1216; Conrad p. 10; Hill 358; Rosove 77.A1. [THIRD VOYAGE] -- James COOK (1728-1779) and James KING (c.1750-1784). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicality of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 , edited by John Douglas. London: W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. 2 text volumes and one plate volume, 4° (296 x 230mm). 88 engraved maps, charts and views, including the Bartolozzi engraving 'The Death of Captain Cook', letterpress tables in the text. (One quire in vol. 3 bound upside down.) Second edition. Beddie 1543; Hawaiian National Bibliography 62; Hill 361; Lada-Mocarski 37; Sabin 16250. Together 3 works in 10 volumes, 4°. (Occasional light spotting, a few short, neat marginal tears.) Contemporary polished calf, gilt spines, red and green morocco spine labels, red sprinkled edges, the first voyage near uniform (a few small chips at head of spines, a few short splits). Provenance : John Bacon Sawrey Morritt, Rokeby Park (1771-1843; bookplate); R.A. Morritt (sale Sotheby's, 13 Feb. 1961, lot 22). A FINE, ELEGANT SET OF COOK'S VOYAGES , the first and second voyage in first edition and the third voyage in second edition. 'Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors together had done. He was the first really scientific navigator, and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge' (Hill). The early owner of this set, John Morritt, was a traveller, classical scholar, close friend of Sir Walter Scott and founding member of the Travellers Club. (10)