Cook, Captain James. [The Three Voyages] Hawkesworth, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow and the Endeavour. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773 3 volumes, 4to (11 x 8 5/8 in.; 280 x 220 mm). 23 engraved maps (of which 20 are folding) and 27 plates (of which 20 are folding); lacking a plate each in vols. 1 & 3, tears in blank upper inner corner of first title and mended marginal tear page 60, chart of Hawkins Maidenhead lightly browned, Tahiti map in vol. 2 laid in, small tear in gutter margin of New South Wales map in vol. 3, occasional text offsetting. Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt-ruled borders; rebacked, a few stains. With: Cook, Captain James. 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. London: Printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777 2 volumes, 4to (11 x 9 in.; 280 x 228 mm). 14 engraved maps (of which 6 are folding) and 50 engraved plates including portrait (of which 17 double-page and 8 folding), 1 folding table; offset on title, a few leaves with marginal spotting. Contemporary calf, roll-tooled floral border in blind, green silk placeholder; rebacked. With: Cook, Captain James and Captain James King A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Printed by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785 3 text volumes, 4to (11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 304 x 232 mm) and 1 atlas volume (21 3/4 x 14 in.; 552 x 356 mm). 19 engraved maps (of which 9 are folding) and 67 engraved plates (of which 6 are folding); a few leaves with marginal spotting, dampstain entering image from the top edge in two atlas plates (Christmas Harbour & Man of Van Diemen's Land), some light marginal spotting in a few plates. Contemporary polished tree calf, gilt roll-tooled floral border, atlas in three-quarter calf and marbled boards; text vols. rebacked, corner torn, joints of atlas rubbed.
Cook, Captain James. [The Three Voyages] Hawkesworth, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow and the Endeavour. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773 3 volumes, 4to (11 x 8 5/8 in.; 280 x 220 mm). 23 engraved maps (of which 20 are folding) and 27 plates (of which 20 are folding); lacking a plate each in vols. 1 & 3, tears in blank upper inner corner of first title and mended marginal tear page 60, chart of Hawkins Maidenhead lightly browned, Tahiti map in vol. 2 laid in, small tear in gutter margin of New South Wales map in vol. 3, occasional text offsetting. Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt-ruled borders; rebacked, a few stains. With: Cook, Captain James. 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. London: Printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777 2 volumes, 4to (11 x 9 in.; 280 x 228 mm). 14 engraved maps (of which 6 are folding) and 50 engraved plates including portrait (of which 17 double-page and 8 folding), 1 folding table; offset on title, a few leaves with marginal spotting. Contemporary calf, roll-tooled floral border in blind, green silk placeholder; rebacked. With: Cook, Captain James and Captain James King A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Printed by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785 3 text volumes, 4to (11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 304 x 232 mm) and 1 atlas volume (21 3/4 x 14 in.; 552 x 356 mm). 19 engraved maps (of which 9 are folding) and 67 engraved plates (of which 6 are folding); a few leaves with marginal spotting, dampstain entering image from the top edge in two atlas plates (Christmas Harbour & Man of Van Diemen's Land), some light marginal spotting in a few plates. Contemporary polished tree calf, gilt roll-tooled floral border, atlas in three-quarter calf and marbled boards; text vols. rebacked, corner torn, joints of atlas rubbed.
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