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[COOK, JAMES, CAPTAIN. 1728-1779.] 1. KING, JAMES. An Abridgement of Captain Cook's Last Voyage.... London: G. Kearsley, 1784. 8vo. xxiv, 441, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece of the Royal Society's medal by Pingo, engraved by Trotter. Period calf. Second edition. Beddie 1547 (First ed). 2. Captain Cook's Third and Last Voyage, to the Pacific Ocean ... Faithfully Abridged. London: John Fielding and John Stockdale, [1785?]. 8vo. xii, 372 pp. Vignette engraved title, engraved frontispiece portrait, and 6 engraved plates. Period tree calf. Beddie 1555; Forbes 88. 3.[RICKMAN, JOHN.] Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage, to the Pacific Ocean. London: E. Newbery, 1785. 8vo. [6], [lviii], 376 pp. Large folding chart and 5 (of 10) engraved plates, including folding plate of the death of Cook. Additional death of Cook plate from a French edition loosely inserted. Modern half-calf. Third edition. Beddie 1615; Howes R276. 4. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... in the Years 1776, 7, 8, 9, and 80. With an Introductory Review of Maritime Discovery Down to the Time of Captain Cook. Leith: William Reid & Son; Edinburgh: Henry Constable, 1831. 2 volumes in 1. 8vo. [4], xl, 316; [4], 305 pp. 20 (of 28) copper-engraved plates. Modern half-calf. Lacking folding map and 7 plates. Beddie 1587; Sabin 100819. 5. SAMWELL, DAVID. Captain Cook and Hawaii. San Francisco: David Magee; London: Francis Edwards, 1957. 4to. Original cloth. Plain paper jacket with spine label affixed. Limited edition, 750 copies printed. Hill pp 265-6. WITH: 4 others. Together, 10 volumes.