COOK, Captain James. [Three Voyages.] -- John HAWKESWORTH. An Account of the Voyages . . . for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 volumes, 4° (285 x 220mm). 52 engraved plates and charts including 36 double-page or folding, printed list of directions for placing the cuts. (Occasional very light spotting.) Second edition ("the best edition", Hill p. 140). Mitchell 650. -- Captain James COOK A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. 2 volumes, 4° (285 x 230mm). 64 engraved plates and maps, 31 folding (a few lightly stained, occasional light browning and offsetting of plates onto text). Third edition. Mitchell 1226. -- Captain James COOK and Captain James KING A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . . . for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. 3 volumes only (lacking atlas volume), 4° (285 x 223mm). Titles with engraved vignettes, 24 engraved maps and coastal profiles, 13 folding. (Occasional offsetting, a little light spotting.) Second edition. Mitchell 1552. Together eight volumes, uniformly bound in contemporary calf (two volumes rebacked, old spines laid down, other volumes with repairs to spines, some joints weak). Provenance : Trinity House (armorial bookplate). (8)
COOK, Captain James. [Three Voyages.] -- John HAWKESWORTH. An Account of the Voyages . . . for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 volumes, 4° (285 x 220mm). 52 engraved plates and charts including 36 double-page or folding, printed list of directions for placing the cuts. (Occasional very light spotting.) Second edition ("the best edition", Hill p. 140). Mitchell 650. -- Captain James COOK A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. 2 volumes, 4° (285 x 230mm). 64 engraved plates and maps, 31 folding (a few lightly stained, occasional light browning and offsetting of plates onto text). Third edition. Mitchell 1226. -- Captain James COOK and Captain James KING A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . . . for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. 3 volumes only (lacking atlas volume), 4° (285 x 223mm). Titles with engraved vignettes, 24 engraved maps and coastal profiles, 13 folding. (Occasional offsetting, a little light spotting.) Second edition. Mitchell 1552. Together eight volumes, uniformly bound in contemporary calf (two volumes rebacked, old spines laid down, other volumes with repairs to spines, some joints weak). Provenance : Trinity House (armorial bookplate). (8)
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