[Cook, James]. Hawkesworth, John LL.D.

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. [Together with:] 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 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.

1773. London: 1773-1785.

8 vols, 4to, and one vol. folio. Complete with 21 plates and charts in volume 1, 22 in volume 2 and 9 in volume 3, most of which are folding. 20th century half calf with linen paper-covered sides, backstrip tooled in gilt with green volume labels. Backstrips and board tips quite worn with splitting and some loss of calf, scattered foxing, signature “St. John” dated 1785 on the three title pages of the third voyage. Folio vol. boards detached, plates with some toning, foxing and marginal staining. Bookplates.

§ Complete set of Cook’s Voyages: second (and best) edition of the first voyage, fourth edition of the second voyage, second edition of the third voyage. An internally attractive set in a worn binding. An excellent candidate for rebinding or enjoying in its current condition. The first voyage describes Cook’s explorations of New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti, and other islands. The second voyage describes his southern voyages in search of a southern continent. The third is his north Pacific explorations of Alaska, the Northwest Coast, and Hawaii, where the great navigator met his death. Of equal importance as a text of exploration, a cartographic source for the numerous maps and charts included in the work, and a visual source of the engravings of fauna, flora, and inhabitants of the Pacific. In all, the entire set contains more than 200 maps and plates. Hill 782, 783. Howes C729a (3rd voyage). Holmes 5, 24, 47. Item #124268

Price: $22,500.00