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Voyages.- Cook (Captain James) [Set of the Three Voyages], 8 vol. plus Atlas, all second editions, 1773-77-85.
Voyages.- Cook (Captain James) [Set of the Three Voyages], 8 vol. plus Atlas, all second editions, comprising: [First Voyage] Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages...in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour, 3 vol., 53 engraved maps, charts and plates (44 folding) including the "Streight of Magellan" plate often missing, lower margin of one plate in vol.3 defective; [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World...in...Resolution and Adventure, 2 vol., 63 engraved plates; [Third Voyage] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 3 vol., 24 engraved plates and charts plus 61 plates and 2 folding maps in Atlas vol., foxing and browning to much of text volumes, some staining, Atlas vol. generally clean but with one plate marginally torn and 2 with marginal stain, text vol. in uniform modern half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, Atlas in similar but not matching modern mottled half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt and also with red and green morocco labels, [Hill 782, 358, 361; Mitchell Library Cook 648, 1216, 1552; Sabin 30934, 16245, 16250], 4to and folio, 1773-77-85.
⁂ "Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis of 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).
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Voyages.- Cook (Captain James) [Set of the Three Voyages], 8 vol. plus Atlas, all second editions, comprising: [First Voyage] Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages...in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour, 3 vol., 53 engraved maps, charts and plates (44 folding) including the "Streight of Magellan" plate often missing, lower margin of one plate in vol.3 defective; [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World...in...Resolution and Adventure, 2 vol., 63 engraved plates; [Third Voyage] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 3 vol., 24 engraved plates and charts plus 61 plates and 2 folding maps in Atlas vol., foxing and browning to much of text volumes, some staining, Atlas vol. generally clean but with one plate marginally torn and 2 with marginal stain, text vol. in uniform modern half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, Atlas in similar but not matching modern mottled half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt and also with red and green morocco labels, [Hill 782, 358, 361; Mitchell Library Cook 648, 1216, 1552; Sabin 30934, 16245, 16250], 4to and folio, 1773-77-85.
⁂ "Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis of 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).
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