A complete set of three official publications of Cook's voyages…
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A complete set of three official publications of Cook's voyages in second editions, including the first voyage 1773, second voyage 1777, third voyage 1785 with atlas, cook, Captain James (by John Hawkesworth), first voyage, an account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere... And performed by Byron, Cateret, Wallis & cook., 2nd edition, 3 volumes, frontis. Map: 'Chart of the part of the south Sea' chart torn., London, W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773, cook, Captain James, second voyage, a voyage towards the south pole and round the world performed in his Majesty's ship the Resolution and adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. Written by James cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his Proceedings in the adventure during the Separation of the ships, 2nd edition, 2 volumes, full leather, spine gilt, lettering piece to spine., London, W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777, cook, Captain James, third voyage, a voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vols I & Il written by Captain James cook, Vol III by Captain James King, 2nd edition, 3 volumes, full leather, spine gilt, lettering piece to spine., London, H. Hughs for C. Nicol, 1785, the second edition is preferred to the first edition for a number of reasons, the most obvious difference is the use on the title-pages of the text volumes of engraved vignettes of the Royal Society medal (in volumes 1 and 2) and of an oval medallion portrait of Captain King (in volume 3). The medal was awarded to cook posthumously by the prestigious Royal Society in 1784, shortly after publication of the first edition of this book. This second quarto edition was printed by H. Hughs - rather than W. And a. Strahan who had printed the first edition - with the wording of the title-pages slightly modified and the text itself entirely reset., cook, Captain James, atlas to the third voyage ['Cook's third voyage Atlas' on spine] half leather, marbled bds, 61 b/w plates., one folding chart: 'A general chart exhibiting the Discoveries made by Capt James cook in this and his two preceding voyages with the tracks of the ships under his command'. (W. Palmer sculp.) double page chart: 'Chart of the N. W. Coast of America and N. E. Coast of Asia', published by order of the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty W. Strachan and T. Cadell, London, 1773, 1777 and 17841
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