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COOK, Captain James (1728-1779). A set of all three Voyages comprising
COOK, Captain James (1728-1779). A set of all three Voyages comprising: [FIRST VOYAGE] — HAWKESWORTH, John (?1715-1773). An Account of the Voyages … for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere . London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 vols, 4° (277 x 230mm). 52 engraved plates, maps and charts, including 42 folding. (Chart of New Zealand in vol.II with short clean tear, one map in the same volume browned, some spotting in the text, occasional soiling.) FIRST EDITION. Hill 782; Mitchell 648; Sabin 30934. [SECOND VOYAGE] — COOK, Captain James. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and around the World . London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 2 vols, 4° (291 x 233mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 63 plates, charts and maps, including 31 folding, and one folding letterpress table. (Title of vol.I lightly soiled, chart of Southern Hemisphere in vol.I with short but clean tear, chart of Southern Extremities of America in vol.II with long tear with loss of a few letters, imprint of a few plates shaved, a few plates lightly browned, occasional light spotting in text.) Second edition. Mitchell 1217; Sabin 16245; cf. Hill 358. [THIRD VOYAGE] — COOK, Captain James. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784. Volumes I & II only (of 3, also lacking the atlas volume), 4° (292 x 230mm). 63 engraved plates, maps and charts only (of 87), including 37 double-page and/or folding. (Occasional browning or light soiling, mainly marginal.) FIRST EDITION. Hill 361; Mitchell 1543; Sabin 16250. 3 works in 7 volumes (lacking vol.III and atlas of third work). Contemporary calf (worn, partly rebacked, most covers detached). FIRST EDITION of the first and third work, second edition of the second work, 'The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three 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 had done together. He was the first really scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge' (Hill).