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COOK Captain James; Captain James King.
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the command of His Majesty for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe.
London W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicoll and T.Cadell 1784. . First edition 4 volumes: atlas folio supplied with 63 engraved plates and charts 2 large folding and 3 volumes 4to text with 24 engraved plates and charts some folding folding letterpress table contemporary tree calf gilt spines in six compartments red and green labels to second and third others with gilt centrepiece gilt dividers atlas bound in half calf gilt to style an excellent set. James Bruce's copy of Cook's third voyage. A superb association copy linking the two most renowned British explorers of their era. 'The official publication of Captain Cook's Third Voyage and arguably the single most important book on the Hawaiian Islands this documents all aspects of Hawaiian culture at the point of discovery by Europeans. It is a magnificent summation of all the public and private journals logs drawings and other observations made during the course of the voyage and is as an important a record of the exploration of the North Pacific as Cook's first two voyages had been for the South Pacific. It is in fact one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century' Forbes Cook's third and final voyage was an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage with a remarkable crew including William Bligh George Vancouver and James Burney. After calling at Tasmania and New Zealand Cook sailed north discovering Christmas Island and the Sandwich Islands later to be named the Hawaiian Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait before being stopped by pack ice at latitude 70° 44'. It was whilst wintering over at Hawaii that he was killed in a fracas with natives over a boat. Beddie 1543; Forbes 62; Hill 361; Holmes 47; Lada-Mocarski 37; Sabin 16250. London, W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicoll and T.Cadell, 1784. unknown
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779 and Captain James KING
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 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
London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1785. 4 volumes text: 3 volumes 4to 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches;atlas: 1 volume folio 23 1/2 x 17 inches. Text: engraved medallion vignettes on titles 1 folding letterpress table. Atlas: 87 engraved plates plans maps and charts 1 folding 1 double-page and including the 24 small format plates usually found in the text here on unfolded full sheets. Extra-illustrated with very rare and possibly unique impressions of the 24 engraved plates on wove paper watermarked 1801 bound into the text. Original paper-covered boards expertly rebacked to style with contemporary brown paper. All contained within dark blue morocco-backed boxes. A fine unsophisticated set of the third edition of the third voyage with the plates in their most desirable form: all the plates usually found in the text volumes are here bound unfolded and uncut in the atlas volume. In addition this set extra-illustrated with a duplicate set of those plates being unrecorded 1801 impressions on wove paper. "The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three voyages form the basis for 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 had done together. He was really the first scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge . Cook's third voyage was organized to seek the Northwest Passage and to return the islander Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh James Burney James Colnett and George Vancouver. John Webber was appointed artist to the expedition. After calling at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society Islands the expedition sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44 minutes before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clarke took command and after he died six months later the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite hostilities with the United States and France the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" Hill. The typography of the third edition is similar to the second edition which is generally considered superior to the first: Hughs took over the printing from Strahan and re-set all the text. In addition the third edition includes the first appearance of William Wales's "A Defence of the Arguments advanced in the introduction to Captain Cook's last Voyage against the existence of Cape Circumcision" vol.III pp.557-564. This fine set in boards comprises the rarest and most desirable form of the third voyage with the 24 plates intended for the text volumes to be bound uncut and unfolded into the atlas. Thus plates which are generally severely trimmed close or into the image to fit into the text are here on full sheets with wide margins. An early owner of this set however has evidently extra-illustrated his text with early 19th century impressions of those plates. This issue of the duplicate set of plates appears unrecorded being on wove paper watermarked 1801. That the plates were added later is confirmed by the fact that the plates are tipped-in rather than sewn or guarded into the text. Cf. Beddie 1543; cf. Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography 62; cf. Lada-Mocarski 37; cf. Printing and the Mind of Man 223; cf. Sabin 16250. W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell unknown
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COOK CAPT. JAMES / KING CAPT. JAMES:
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by Command of his Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed un der the Direction of Captains Cook Clerke and Gore in the Years 17761777 17781779 and 1780. Being a copious comprehensive & satisfactory Abridgement of the Voyage written by Capt. J.Cook and Capt.J.King.
London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1784 First printing first edition in the rare larger quarto format. 3 vols; Contemporary full calf boards with attractive later matching leather spine gilt titles & decorations with raised bands. All marbled edges & endpapers. Size 29.5cm x 24.5cm In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges of boards & corners. Volume II has small label lower front cover. Lacks one plate. With the armorial bookplate of Will Phillips in each volume on front endpaper. Inside some foxing with some offsetting. Volume I last pages 385 to 421 have small old worming hole top margin edge. Volume III two plater have a few nicks on protruding edges. Else generally clean & tight. This set includes the three volumes of text including 24 maps charts and coastal profiles 13 folding plus one folding letter-press table. 421 549 558 pages The large folio atlas is not present with this set of the official account of Cook's third and final voyage. The first two volumes were written by James Cook the third volume by James King. London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784 First printing, first edition in the rare larger quarto format. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 81606
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COOK Captain James 1728 1779 KING Captain James 1750 1784
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by Command of his Majesty for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere
London : H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell. COOK Captain James 1728-1779 KING Captain James 1750-1784 A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by Command of his Majesty for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere Cook's Third Voyage In Search of the North-West Passage Relating the Discovery of Hawaii and Extensive Charting of the Northwest Coast of America: Preferred second state with extremely scarce "Death of Cook" Plate In Cook's Third Voyage 1776-1779 he searched for the North-West Passage charted the American West coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait and discovered the Hawaiian Islands which he named the Sandwich Islands. Cook was the first navigator to accurately map the west coast. He carried away a collection of furs which introduced the fur trade to English and American traders. Cook earned his place in history by opening up the Pacific to western civilization and by the foundation of British Australia. He also suggested the existence of Antarctic land in the southern ice ring a fact not proven until the explorations of the nineteenth century. Eighty-seven engraved plates have been bound into the three text volumes. 24 charts and views originally issued with the text volumes plus a folding map and 62 plates originally issued in a separate folio atlas volume here bound into the text in their appropriate sections. The large folding map from the atlas volume showing Cook's routes and discoveries from all three voyages is housed separately in a leather-spined cloth clamshell. This copy has the famous "Death of Cook" plate engraved by Bartolozzi after Webber's painting bound into Volume III Webber as the official draftsman of the third voyage was an eyewitness to the death of Cook who was killed on Hawaii in a fight with native Hawaiians by a dispute over a stolen boat. The "Death of Cook" engraving was issued after the atlas volume was first published; while it was distributed to subscribers in many cases it was never bound into the atlas volume and was either framed or otherwise separated from other illustrations. London H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell. 1785 Three Volumes plus separate leather-spined clamshell case for large folding map. Quarto contemporary tree calf elaborately gilt-decorated spines red and green morocco spine labels marbled endpapers and edges. Expert repair to a few joints. Plates and text generally quite clean. Beautiful Three Volume Set Complete with All of the Plates $7500 . Fine. Hardcover. 1785. H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell hardcover
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Cook Captain James; King Captain James
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.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 1780. the Second
London England: H. Hughes 1785-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. London; Printed by H. Hughs; 1785. London; Printed by H. Hughs; 1785. Three volumes quarto. Without the folio Atlas issued separately. This second edition printed by Hughs rather than by Strahan has been entirely reset from the First Edition of the previous year with the wording of the title-page altered and the addition of the medallions to the title-pages. It is and was at the time considered to be typographically superior to the First Edition. Collated complete with scenes and maps listed by volume below Important fold out map of the "Sandwich Islands" at the beginning of volume 3. Full leather. Spines rubbed with minor chipping. Leather labels are whole and gilt is clear. Boards are detached but present and in good condition. Text and plates are moderately foxed but not brittle. Plates "f" indicates folding: Volume I introduction to lxxxvi and essay "To the memory of Captain James Cook The ablest and most renowned Navigator this or any country hath produced" listing of plates for all 3 volumes includes charts. Plates listed with asterix appear to be in missing Atlas volume. Plates for volume 1: 51f 61 83f 91f 117 225f 277f Volume II 11 plates at pages 5 79 179 258f 279 353f 410f 424 466f 470f 528f; Volume III 6 plates at Bf 184 312f 395 407f 417f plus tables and charts of animals birds waterfowl prices of provisions in Canton 1780 appendix with tables of routes and vocabularies of native languages encountered; Pressed flora laid in mostly ferns with small label: "Brandywine Banks Chester Co. Penna Sept 20th 1877". Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this collection extra charges to apply for international shipping. H. Hughes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 205740
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COOK Captain James and KING Captain James
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken By the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere in the Years 1776 1777 1779 and 1780 Volumes I-III Plus Charts and Views
London 1785. Three volume set with the first two volumes written by James Cook and the third volume written by James King after Cook's death. This Third Edition was printed in 1785 by H. Hughs for G. Nicol Bookseller to His Majesty in the Strand; and T. Cadell in the Strand. Also included is a navy cloth case printed by Hakylut which contains an 8pp. text and 58 charts and views reproduced from the original manuscripts. Cloth case has a gilt image of Cook on the front and gilt lettering on the spine and a silk tie. The case has a little wear and some insect damage on the spine. The three volumes have green marbled boards with brown leather spine and corners with a green title block and four gilt bands on the spine. The marbled boards are rubbed. The leather corners are bumped with some scuffing. The leather on the spine has faded with with a little cracking. The top and lower edges of the cover have a little wear. The red speckled page edges have darkened. There is a small dealers label inside the front cover of Volume I but no other labels or notations in the volumes. It appears that a bookplate inside the front covers has been pasted over with plain paper. There is a little foxing and darkening to the pages. This third edition has some maps and charts already inserted. Third Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hardcover
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779
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. In which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships . Second Edition
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1777. 2 volumes 4to. 11 x 8 5/8 inches. Engraved portrait of Cook by J. Basire after Wm. Hodges 63 engraved plates maps and charts 1 folding letterpress table. Expertly bound to style in half eighteenth century russia over period marbled paper covered boards spine with raised bands in six compartments red and black morocco lettering pieces in the second and fourth the others with a repeat decoration in gilt Second edition of Cook's second voyage describing his attempt to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible in search for a southern continent. "Cook earned his place in history by opening up the Pacific to western civilization and by the foundation of British Australia. The world was given for the first time an essentially complete knowledge of the Pacific Ocean and Australia and Cook proved once and for all that there was no great southern continent as had always been believed. He also suggested the existence of antarctic land in the southern ice ring a fact which was not proved until the explorations of the nineteenth century" Printing and the Mind of Man p.135. "The success of Cook's first voyage led the Admiralty to send him on a second expedition described in the present work which was to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible in search of any southern continents . the men of this expedition became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. Further visits were made to New Zealand and on two great sweeps Cook made an astonishing series of discoveries and rediscoveries including Easter Island the Marquesas Tahiti and the Society Islands Niue the Tonga Islands the New Hebrides New Caledonia Norfolk Island and a number of smaller islands. Rounding Cape Horn on the last part of the voyage Cook discovered and charted South Georgia after which he called at Cape Town St. Helena and Ascension and the Azores . This voyage produced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoples and islands proved the value of the chronometer as an aid to finding longitude and improved techniques for preventing scurvy" Hill p.123 "This the official account of the second voyage was written by Cook himself . In a letter dated June 22nd 1776 to his friend Commodore William Wilson Cook writes: - "The Journal of my late Voyage will be published in the course of the next winter and I am to have the sole advantage of the sale. It will want those flourishes which Dr. Hawkesworth gave the other but it will be illustrated and ornamented with about sixty copper plates which I am of the opinion will exceed every thing that has been done in a work of this kind; . As to the Journal it must speak for itself. I can only say that it is my own narrative ."' Holmes pp.35-36. Beddie 1217; cf. Hill 2004 358; cf. Holmes 24; cf. Printing and the Mind of Man 223; Rosove 77.A2; cf. Sabin 16245. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown
Bookseller reference : 21449
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COOK Captain James and Captain James KING
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe . In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery in the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780
London: W. and A. Strahan 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London W. and A. Strahan 1784 first edition. Quarto three volumes collating complete with the 18 engraved maps 9 folding 6 folding engraved plates of views a folding table and an advertising leaf at the rear of the third volume. Contemporary full tree calf spine gilt-decorated with contrasting labels; leather on the hinges and some corners renewed at an early stage with some wear now to the extremities; inner hinges reinforced; a few old ink splashes to the leading edges; endpapers and adjacent leaves a little discoloured around the edges by the turned-over leather; charts and adjacent leaves a little foxed or offset with occasional foxing to a few isolated sections; small blank bottom corner pieces missing from two leaves; trifling signs of use and age; a very good set. The large folio atlas is not present with this set of the official account of Cook's third and final voyage. The first two volumes were written by James Cook the third volume by James King. With the armorial bookplate of John Dixon in each volume. W. and A. Strahan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 98915
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779
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. In which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1777. 2 volumes quarto. 11 x 9 inches. Engraved portrait of Cook by J. Basire after Wm. Hodges 63 engraved plates maps and charts 15 folding 16 double-page 1 folding letterpress table. A few plates trimmed close as usual. Contemporary calf covers with decorative borders tooled in blind expertly rebacked to style spine with raised bands in six compartments red and black morocco labels in the second and fourth the others with a repeat decoration in gilt First edition of Cook's second voyage on which he was directed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to search for any southern continent. "Cook earned his place in history by opening up the Pacific to western civilization and by the foundation of British Australia. The world was given for the first time an essentially complete knowledge of the Pacific Ocean and Australia and Cook proved once and for all that there was no great southern continent as had always been believed. He also suggested the existence of antarctic land in the southern ice ring a fact which was not proved until the explorations of the nineteenth century" Printing and the Mind of Man p.135. "The success of Cook's first voyage led the Admiralty to send him on a second expedition described in the present work which was to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible in search of any southern continents . the men of this expedition became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. Further visits were made to New Zealand and on two great sweeps Cook made an astonishing series of discoveries and rediscoveries including Easter Island the Marquesas Tahiti and the Society Islands Niue the Tonga Islands the New Hebrides New Caledonia Norfolk Island and a number of smaller islands. Rounding Cape Horn on the last part of the voyage Cook discovered and charted South Georgia after which he called at Cape Town St. Helena and Ascension and the Azores . This voyage produced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoples and islands proved the value of the chronometer as an aid to finding longitude and improved techniques for preventing scurvy" Hill p.123 "This the official account of the second voyage was written by Cook himself . In a letter dated June 22nd 1776 to his friend Commodore William Wilson Cook writes: - 'The Journal of my late Voyage will be published in the course of the next winter and I am to have the sole advantage of the sale. It will want those flourishes which Dr. Hawkesworth gave the other but it will be illustrated and ornamented with about sixty copper plates which I am of the opinion will exceed every thing that has been done in a work of this kind; . As to the Journal it must speak for itself. I can only say that it is my own narrative .'" Holmes pp.35-36. Beddie 1216; Hill 2004 358; Holmes 24; Printing and the Mind of Man 223; Rosove 77.A1. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown
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Cook Captain James
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere Etc. Volume One Only
Dublin: By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Good. 1784. First Irish Edition. Full leather. Covers are worn at the corners chipped at the top of the spine. Fep is missing starts with the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 421 pages . By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hardcover
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779 and Captain James KING
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . 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
London: H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1785. 4 volumes Text: 3 vols. quarto 12 7/16 x 9 3/4 inches; Atlas. 22 5/8 x 16 3/4 inches. Text: final blank 4H4 in vol.I. 1 folding letterpress table uncut. Atlas: 87 engraved plates plans and maps 1 folding 1 double-page plate LXXXII a proof before the addition of the plate number which is added in ink in a contemporary manuscript hand the larger plates uncut at outer and lower margins the smaller plates completely uncut and unfolded. Text: contemporary blue/gray paper-covered boards rebacked to style in 18th-century diced russia spines gilt in seven compartments red morocco lettering-pieces in the second and dark green/blue morocco in the third compartments repeat pattern in gilt in the other compartments edges uncut; Atlas: bound to match using blue/gray paper-covered boards backed with 18th-century diced russia spine gilt in eight compartments with raised bands lettering-pieces and repeat decoration in gilt using the same tools as used on the text volumes top edge gilt A very fine original set of the second and best edition of the text with the plates in their most desirable form: all the plates usually found in the text volumes are here bound unfolded in the atlas volume. "The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three voyages form the basis for 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 had done together. He was really the first scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" Hill. "Cook's third voyage was organized to seek the Northwest Passage and to return the islander Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh James Burney James Colnett and George Vancouver. John Webber was appointed artist to the expedition. After calling at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society Islands the expedition sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44 minutes before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clarke took command and after he died six months later the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite hostilities with the United States and France the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" Hill. The typography of the second edition of the text of the third voyage is generally considered superior to the first. For the second and subsequent editions Hughes took over the printing from Strahan and re-set the text. Contemporary support for this view is reported by Forbes who quotes an inscription in a set presented by Mrs. Cook to her doctor Dr. Elliotson which notes "the letter press of the second edition being much superior to the first both in paper & letter press." Of great rarity and significance are the presence of the plates usually found in the text volume here unfolded and bound into the atlas. Such sets are more desirable as the plates may be enjoyed more fully without the usual folds and losses from irregular trimming by the binder. Beddie 1552; Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography 85; cf. Sabin 16250. H. Hughs for G. Nicol, and T. Cadell unknown
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779 and Captain James KING
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 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
London: H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1785. 4 volumes Text: 3 vols. quarto 11 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches; Atlas vol. of plates: 1 vol. large folio 22 x 16 inches. Text: Engraved medallion vignette on each title 1 folding letterpress table 24 engraved maps coastal profiles and charts 13 folding. Atlas vol.: 63 engraved plates plans and maps one double-page one folding. Text: contemporary calf expertly rebacked at an early date incorporating the original labels; atlas: expertly bound to style in half speckled calf over contemporary marbled paper-covered boards spine in eight compartments with raised bands each band flanked by triple gilt fillets red morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment green morocco in the fourth the others with simple repeat decoration in gilt A fine copy of the second and best edition of the official account of Cook's third and last voyage including images of and text on the exploration of Hawaii and the west coast of America Canada and Alaska. "The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three voyages form the basis for 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 had done together. He was really the first scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" Hill. The typography of the second edition text of the third voyage is generally considered superior to the first Hughs took over the printing from Strahan and re-set all the text. Contemporary support for this view is reported by Forbes who quotes an inscription in a set presented by Mrs. Cook to her doctor Dr. Elliotson which notes ".the second edition being much superior to the first both in paper & letterpress." "Cook's third voyage was organized to seek the Northwest Passage and to return the islander Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh James Burney James Colnett and George Vancouver. John Webber was appointed artist to the expedition. After calling at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society Islands the expedition sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44 minutes before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clarke took command and after he died six months later the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite hostilities with the United States and France the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" Hill pp.61-62. Cf. Beddie 1543; cf. Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography 62; cf. Lada-Mocarski 37; cf.Printing and the Mind of Man 223; cf. Sabin 16250. H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell unknown
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Cook Capt. James; King Capt. James
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean:
London: Printed by H. Hughs for G. Nicol et al. 1785. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Textblock Near Fine. Light shelf/edge wear rebacked and tips reenforced endpages period to rebacking light rubbing one pull in leather some plates show minor ghosting else tight bright and unmarred. Half bound brown leather spine and tips original leather boards black leather spine labels gilt lettering and decorative elements in blind decorative elements fold-out plates. 4to. 548pp. Illus. b/w plates. <br/><br/>Remarkably bright and clean textblock. All plates and fold-outs present. A very handsome orphan copy. From the collection of Edouard Stackpole renowned whaling scholar curator of Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic CT. 1951-1966 and director of the Peter Foulger Museum Nantucket MA. 1969-1986. Printed by H. Hughs for G. Nicol, et al. hardcover
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COOK Captain James 1728 1779 and Captain James KING 1750 1784
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . 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
London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1784. 4 volumes. Text: 3 vols. quarto 11 3/16 x 9 inches; Atlas: 1 vol. large folio 23 1/2 x 17 inches. Text: 1p. publisher's advertisements at end of vol.III. 1 folding letterpress table 24 engraved maps coastal profiles and charts 14 folding extra-illustrated with a duplicate folding engraved "Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia" which is also present in the atlas. Atlas vol.: 63 engraved plates plans and maps one double-page one folding uncut. Text: contemporary tree calf expertly rebacked to style the flat spines divided into six compartments by double fillets enclosing a neo-classical roll red/brown morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment green morocco label with onlaid disc of red/brown morocco with volume number the remaining compartments elaborately tooled in gilt with stylised foliage cornerpieces around various large centrally-place tools; Atlas: expertly bound to style in half calf over marbled paper-covered boards the flat spine elaborately tooled in gilt uniform to the text. A fine set of the first edition of the official account of Cook's third and last voyage: a cornerstone among travel and voyage literature on the exploration of Hawaii and the northwest coast of America Canada and Alaska. This copy particularly desirable with the plates in the atlas uncut. "The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three voyages form the basis for 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 had done together. He was really the first scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" Hill. "Cook's third voyage was organized to seek the Northwest Passage and to return the islander Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh James Burney James Colnett and George Vancouver. John Webber was appointed artist to the expedition. After calling at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society Islands the expedition sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44 minutes before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clarke took command and after he died six months later the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite hostilities with the United States and France the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" Hill. Beddie 1543; Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography 85; Hill 2004 361; Lada-Mocarski 37; cf.Printing and the Mind of Man 223; Sabin 16250. W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell unknown
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by Command of his Majesty for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: performed under the Direction of Captains Cook Clerke and Gore in the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780. Being a copious Compr
London: John Stockdale Scatcherd and Whitaker John Fielding and John Hardy. 1784. 4 volumes. 8vo. 8 x 4 6/8 inches. 6-page publisher's catalogue at end of volume IV. Half-titles to volumes one II. and III. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Cook and large engraved folding "General Chart" of Cook's three voyages short tear repaired in volume one one folding chart of the Sandwich Islands and a large folding plate of the "Death of Captain James Cook" in volume III and 47 plates including some folding some occasionally heavy spotting. Contemporary calf spines in six compartments with five slightly raised bands morocco lettering-pieces in two others elaborately decorated with small gilt tools rebacked preserving the original spine extremities scuffed. First octavo edition of Cook's third voyage to discover a northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Abridged and so without all the technical nautical details found in earlier quarto edition but often preferred by readers because "the work reads more like an adventure" Hill. On board were a number of significant crew members: William Bligh James Burney James Colnett George Vancouver and John Webber as artist to the expedition. The voyage took in Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society Islands sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. "Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44' before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clerke took command and after he died six months later the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite contemporary English hostilities with the United States and France the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. This voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" Hill. Hill 362; Mitchell "Cook" 1545. . London: John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding and John Hardy. 1784. hardcover
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COOK Captain John L.
Advisor.
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Dorrance & Company hardcover
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Cook Captain James
All Three of Cook's Voyages in Swedish de Freville A.F.J. De Berattteles Om de Nya Uptackter Som Bliswit Gjorde I Soderhafwet Aren 1767-1770 &C. With Sammandrag Af Capitain Jacob Cooks ren 1772 73 74 Och 1775 Omkring Sڤra Polen With Sammandrag of Captain Jacob Cooks Tredje Resa I Soderhafwet Och Emot Norra Polen.
Upsala: Johan Edman 1776-1787. Undetermined. fine. 1st Swedish Editions. xxviii 308 2 ii 326 6; xx 366 10; xii 618 12 2 pp. Octavo 3 vols. With two copper engraved folding maps Handsome period style matching brown gilt tooled half sheep with speckled papered boards and brown gilt labels housed in a matching slipcase. A fine set. fine Very Rare complete set of all three of Cook's Voyages in Swedish. The First Voyage is a translation from Freville's compilation. The Second and Third Voyages were translated from the official accounts but with editorial notes by an anonymous Finnish editor Second Voyage and Oedmann Third Voyage. The second voyage caused animosity between the editor and Sparrman who condemned the work and is ironically also listed as an author in the book. Du Rietz 1 9 12; Forbes 126 Third Voyage 1776 Johan Edman unknown
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Cook Captain James
An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere First Voyage John Hawkesworth--First Edition Second Voyage James Cook--Second Third Voyage James Cook and James King.
London England: Voyage. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1773 1777 1785. Hardcover. Ten volumes nine quarto volumes plus one folio atlas volume all bound uniformly in contemporary tree calf with elaborately gilt-decorated spines with raised bands and red and green morocco spine labels interspersed with gilt stamped image of Cook's ship the Endeavour or Resolution. Volumes have been expertly re-backed. Light rubbing to leather on board edges with some abraded areas. Overall text plates and maps are quite clean with occasional foxing and a rare small chip or tear to edges of pages. Plate XLII in volume II has a minor closed tear. One plate in atlas volume shows an archival repair expertly rendered. One leaf in volume 1 missing 3/4" piece from edge. Three volumes from the 3rd Voyage have extra-wide margins. Trimming to several plates is a little tight to plate margins but no content loss was observed. Within several of the folding maps are very small blemishes at folds not affecting content. Set includes the scarce first edition of the first voyage by Hawkesworth the second edition of Cook's official report of the second voyage and finally the second edition of the third voyage by Cook and James King. Superbly illustrated with more than 200 engraved charts maps and plates many of which are folding. All in all this is an outstanding set with exceptional and handsome bindings and clean interiors. A high point for any book collection on world exploration. James Cook embarked on three circumnavigations between 1768 and 1776 leaving a legacy of reliable maps of most of the Pacific Ocean and the western coast of North America. The official accounts of the three voyages were eagerly sought by a curious public with early editions selling quickly and leading to an amazing array of sets consisting of various editions and collations. The 1773 first edition Hawkesworth volume is accompanied by 52 charts and plates. According to Sabin 30934 the first edition is preferred for its plates. This set includes the directions for placing plates not that binders always followed these directions and the often missing "Chart of the Streight of Magellan". Our 1777 second edition of the 2nd voyage contains 64 plates maps and charts. The binders added an additional volume to our set which includes twenty-nine plates from the first voyage and sixteen plates from the second voyage forming a separate quarto volume bound uniformly with the text volumes. The 1785 second edition of the third voyage contains 24 plates with the aforementioned extra-wide margins. The beautiful atlas folio contains two large folding maps and 61 stunning finely engraved plates. Cook's reports were perhaps more holistic than previous reports including observations of astronomy botany ethnology and languages. Cook was commissioned in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour and proceeded to sail and explore thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands of the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand and Australia to Hawaii in greater detail and scale not previously charted. His mapping and surveying led to the naming of thousands of features islands and coastlines which resulted in an evolution of mapping especially in Europe. Cook's third voyage after a visit to the Hawaiian Islands headed west in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. The party sailed northward along the California and Oregon coastline completely missing the Strait of Juan de Fuca in present day Washington. After exploring British Columbian and Alaskan waters Cook headed back to the Pacific Islands where he ran into trouble. A broken mast led to a month long layover at Kealakekua Bay. During this stay tensions rose and native islanders stole a cutter from the expedition. In an effort to bargain Cook's party kidnapped the Hawaiian King Kalaniopuu as ransom for the cutter. Negotiations turned out poorly resulting in the death of Cook and four of his men. The third voyage concluded under the leadership of James King. Howes C-729a Sabin 30934 16245 and 16250. . Voyage) hardcover
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Cook Captain James Hawkesworth John
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
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1785. Third edition. Large folding general chart of the expedition folding chart of the Island of Otaheite and 9 folding plates. lvi 362; 10 447; 8 416; 6 429 3 pp. 4 vols. 8vo. Modern calf over marbled paper boards. Occasional foxing and minor offset a very clean copy. Third edition. Large folding general chart of the expedition folding chart of the Island of Otaheite and 9 folding plates. lvi 362; 10 447; 8 416; 6 429 3 pp. 4 vols. 8vo. Cook's first voyage. Third edition of this chronicle of important English south-seas expeditions including Cook's monumental first voyage which is covered in volumes 2-4. The aim of Cook's first voyage was to sail to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus; having done so Cook left Tahiti and discovered the Society Islands explored New Zealand at great length as well as the eastern coast of Australia which he charted for 2000 miles and named New South Wales. The expedition lasted from 1768-1771 and resulted in the annexation of both Australia and New Zealand by Britain won Cook fame and led to his two subsequent voyages. Beddie 665; ESTC T165111 W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown
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Cook Captain James Hawkesworth John; James Cook; and James King
An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere WITH: A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World WITH: A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. and A. Strahan 1785. First editions of first two voyages; second edition of the third voyage. First voyage: 51 maps and plates plus the large folding of the Straights of Magellan from a copy of the second edition tipped in. Second voyage: frontispiece portrait of Cook and 63 maps and plates. 3rd voyage: 87 maps and plates including 24 charts and views from the text volumes and 2 large folding charts all bound into atlas. 4to and folio atlas. Contemporary calf uniformly rebacked to style; atlas in matching modern half-calf. Occasional minor browning a few small tears at folds and bound edges of maps and scattered marginal spotting to first voyage; second voyage with caption of portrait and a few other plates partially shaved some offset from plates; foxing to text volumes of third volume occasional light spotting to plates with a few minor marginal flaws; all in all a very pleasing copy. First editions of first two voyages; second edition of the third voyage. First voyage: 51 maps and plates plus the large folding of the Straights of Magellan from a copy of the second edition tipped in. Second voyage: frontispiece portrait of Cook and 63 maps and plates. 3rd voyage: 87 maps and plates including 24 charts and views from the text volumes and 2 large folding charts all bound into atlas. 4to and folio atlas. Complete Set of Cook's Three Voyages. A complete set of the official accounts of Cook's three voyages. "Captain's Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In these three 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. The set is also known for its outstanding illustrations of the peoples and customs and natural landscapes of the islands visited by the expeditions. The aim of Cook's first voyage was to sail to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus; having done so Cook left Tahiti and discovered the Society Islands explored New Zealand at great length as well as the eastern coast of Australia which he charted for 2000 miles and named New South Wales. The expedition lasted from 1768-1771 and resulted in the annexation of both Australia and New Zealand by Britain and won Cook fame. Based on the success of this voyage Cook was sent out on a second expedition with the aim of circling the globe as far south as possible. On this voyage which lasted 1772-1775 Cook disproved once and for all the existence of a long speculated southern continent between New Zealand and South America; discovered or rediscovered Easter Island the Marquesas Tahiti and the Society Islands Niue the Tonga Islands the New Hebrides and a number of other islands; and produced tremendous amounts of information about the Pacific islands and peoples. The primary purpose of Cook's third voyage was to seek a Northwest Passage and resulted in the charting of a significant area of the Northwest Coast of America. It also resulted in Cook's death when he returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in a skirmish with islanders. Hill 782; 358 cf. 361 W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. and A. Strahan unknown
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Cook Captain James and John Hawkesworth
An Account of the Voyages Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere; South Pole and Round the World; A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean and the Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. The First Second and Third Voyages. 1st 2nd and 3rd editions Respectively
W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1773;W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1777; G. Nicol and T. Cadell. 1785. Quarto & Folio. CAPT. COOK'S THREE VOYAGES IN EIGHT VOLUMES PLUS ATLAS VOLUME WITH THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK PLATE AND THE CHART OF MAGAELLAN In nine volumes; eight quarto volumes plus folio Atlas volume. An early issue of the First edition of the First Voyage which lacks the f2 placement of the cuts and chart but retains the large folding chart of the Straits of Magellan. Hocken pp. 10-11; Spence p.9; Rothchild 668 and first editions of volumes two and three in which the pagination in these two volumes is continuous rather than separate pagination. On laid paper marked GR. All together containing 204 Maps Plates Plans or Views most folding and includes Webber's Death of Cook Plate in Atlas volume. Davidson pp. 53-54: "The importance of the work cannot be overstated as it is not only the first published account of the voyage but it is also an interesting narrative of the expedition. It will always be a highlight of any collection." Bookplate: The Hon. George Baillie Esq. One of the Lords of the Treasury 1724 in all eight volumes while atlas volume contains the bookplate of Henry Goodwin Rooth 1861-1928 who was a West India merchant and ship-owner barrister Metropolitan Police Court Magistrate 1917-1928. All the 8 volumes with very early rebacking with original spines laid down and superbly executed without disturbing the endpapers. There are a few internal repairs but most are marginal without penetrating any plates with the exception of a corner or two and again masterfully done. Some occasional foxing or off-setting to facing pages of plates plates may exhibit minor toning but mostly clean. Atlas volume had been rebacked and re-cornered and the plates in this volume are quite fresh. Each volume has been carefully collated and a full disclosure of collation and condition upon request. <br/><br/> ] W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773;W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777; G. Nicol, and T. Cadell. 1785 unknown
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779. John HAWKESWORTH 1715? 1779
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; Drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders and from the papers of Joseph Banks
London: printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1773. 3 volumes quarto. 11 x 8 5/8 inches. 51 engraved plates maps and charts 41 folding. Some small repaired tears. Contemporary calf gilt border to covers expertly rebacked to style spine with raised bands in six compartments red and green morocco lettering pieces in the second and fourth compartments the others with a repeat decoration in gilt period marbled endpapers Provenance: Earl Fitzwilliam Milton House Cambridgeshire book label armorial bookplate The Fitzwilliam set of the first edition first issue of Hawkesworth's account of the most important mid-18th century English voyages of exploration to the southern hemisphere including the official account of Cook's first voyage. A fascinating narrative intended to "embellish England's prestige as a maritime power" Hill and describing events that were to be major factors in the shaping of Pacific exploration. The first volume contains accounts edited by Hawkesworth of the voyages of Byron Wallis and Carteret with the remaining volumes dedicated wholly to Cook's first voyage. "The first voyage under . Captain Cook's command on the Endeavour was primarily of a scientific nature. The expedition was to sail to Tahiti in order to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun to determine the earth's distance from the sun and also to carry on the geographical discovery that John Byron had started. Entering the Pacific around Cape Horn Cook reached Tahiti in 1769 and carried out the necessary astronomical observations . Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel C. Solander carried out extensive ethnological and botanical research. Leaving Tahiti in July Cook discovered named and charted the Society Islands and then heading southwest explored New Zealand which resulted in . a detailed survey of the country. Cook then headed toward Australia and discovered and charted the eastern coast for 2000 miles naming the area New South Wales . Both Australia and New Zealand were annexed by the British as a result of this voyage which began in 1768 and ended in 1771. Cook had charted upwards of 5000 miles of coastline under great difficulties. Cook's discoveries won him prominence promotion and the opportunity to sail again. They also ensured John Hawkesworth's position in maritime literary history as the official chronicler of Cook's first voyage. Hawkesworth an eminent London author was chosen by Lord Sandwich and commissioned by the Admiralty to prepare these narratives for publication . He was expected to add polish to the rough narratives of sea men and to present the accounts in a style befitting the status of the voyages as official government expeditions intended to embellish England's prestige as a maritime power" Hill. This copy is bound without the "Directions for placing the cuts" or the "Chart of the Strait of Magellan" in vol.I both not required in the earliest issues. Beddie 648; Hill p.139; Holmes 5; Sabin 30934. printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell unknown
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Cook Captain James Ellis William
An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery during the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780
London: G. Robinson J. Sewell and J. Debrett 1782. First edition. Engraved folding map and 21 engraved plates. x 358 2 pp; 6 347 pp. Half-title volume 1 instructions to binder at end of volume 1. 2 vols. 8vo. Modern morocco. Faint foxing occasional toning neat repair to bound edge of title and half title a few small neat repairs to folding map with small tape ghost to bottom edge of same some mostly marginal worming at middle of vol 2 very good. First edition. Engraved folding map and 21 engraved plates. x 358 2 pp; 6 347 pp. Half-title volume 1 instructions to binder at end of volume 1. 2 vols. 8vo. Cook's Third Voyage. First edition of this account of Cook's final voyage. "Ellis was a surgeon's mate during Cook's third voyage first on the Discovery and later on the Resoultion and gives quite a good history of this expedition. This account was published two years before the official narrative . It appears that needing money Ellis sold his narrative to a bookseller for fifty guineas. The fine plates are among the earliest published on the Hawaiian Islands Alaska and the Northwest" Hill. The plates include eight of Hawaii two of Alaska and three of the Northwest Coast. Beddie 1599; Forbes 41; Hill 555; Howes E-122; Sabin 22333 G. Robinson, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett unknown
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Cook Captain; Clerke Captain; Ellis William
AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE PERFORMED BY CAPTAIN COOK AND CAPTAIN CLERKE IN HIS MAJESTY’S SHIPS RESOLUTION AND DISCOVERY During the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780; in Search of a North-west Passage between the Continents of Asia and America. Including a Faithful Account of all Their Discoveries and the Unfortunate Death of Captain Cook
Amsterdam and New York: N. Israel and DaCapo Press 1969. 2 volumes. First Printing of this fine facsimile edition. Complete with the chart showing the track and discoveries made during the voyage and 21 engraved plates and views of the Hawaiian Islands Alaska and the Northwest. 8vo publisher's original white faux vellum the spines and upper covers lettered in gilt on a sea-blue lettering panel. 12 358; viii 347 pp. A very fine set as pristine. A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS IMPORTANT BOOK AND A VERY PLEASING FACSIMILE EDITION. Ellis was a surgeon’s mate during Cook’s third voyage first on the “Discovery†and later on the “Resolution†and “gives quite a good history of the expedition†Hill 95. Captain Clerke in his dying letter to Sir Joseph Banks commended Ellis but Ellis forfeited Banks’ regard by publishing his account of the voyage in contravention of the Admiralty instruction to surrender all journals and logs. It appears that in needing money Ellis sold his narrative to a bookseller for fifty guineas. Thus the first edition of Ellis’ account was published two years before the official narrative and preceded Samwell’s NARRATIVE OF THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK by four years. “The fine plates are among the earliest published on the Hawaiian Islands Alaska and the Northwest†Hill 95. N. Israel and DaCapo Press hardcover
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Cook Capt. Charles.
Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal.
Crowell 1968. 1968. 1st ed. 156p. Maps & Photos. Jacket priced. Ex. lib. Label mostly removed from jacket. No pocket. Very Good/Very Good copy. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Crowell, 1968. Hardcover
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Cook Capt. Charles.
Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal.
Naval Institute P. 1992. 1992. 2d ed. 156p. Maps & Photos. As New/As New Copy. Hardcover. As New/As New. Naval Institute P. , 1992. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 39-676 ISBN : 1557501262 9781557501264
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Cook Capt. Charles.
Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal.
Crowell 1968. 1968. 1st ed. 156p. photos. Maps. Jacket priced. Fine/Near Fine Copy. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Crowell, 1968. Hardcover
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COOK Captain James.
Captain Cook's three Voyages to the Pacific Ocean . faithfully Abridged from the quarto Editions containing a particular Relation of all the interesting Transactions during the several Voyages to which is prefixed the Life of Captain Cook.
Boston Manning and Loring for Thomas & Andrews and D. West 1797. . First American edition. Two volumes 12mo 315; 351 pp. complete with 8 engraved plates frontispiece of Captain Cook laid down with slight loss to caption and just touching but not into image on fore-margin modern calf red morocco labels browned as usual occasional soiling a very good set. The very scarce first American edition of Cook's collected voyages. The First and Second Voyages are covered in the first volume with the Third Voyage in the second volume. All eighteenth-century American editions of Cook are rare. Beddie 58; Forbes 270; Sabin 20366. Boston, Manning and Loring for Thomas & Andrews and D. West, 1797. unknown
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Cook Captain James; AH. and AW. Reed Editors A. H. A. W.
Captain Cook in New Zealand
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1951. First Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. In tan cloth with gilt. Foxing mostly to top page ends. Beautiful bookplate to front pastedown. Price-clipped jacket still bright with minimal wear - a few short tears and tiny chips to edges. A very nice copy. With maps. A. H. & A. W. Reed hardcover
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COOK Captain
Captain Cook. Black coat white vest and breeches gray socks.
Royal Doulton 1980. - # 2889. 8" tall; 51/8" x 4.3/4" perfect condition. . Royal Doulton, 1980 unknown
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Cook Captain James Wharton Captain WJL. ed W. J.
Captain Cook's Journal during His First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71. A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss
London: Elliot Stock 1893. First Wharton edition. Frontispiece portrait 4 folding map and charts 4 plates including two manuscript facsimiles 3 folding maps in pocket at rear as issued. lvi 400 pp. 4to. Publisher's green cloth spine lettered gilt facsimile signature of Cook in gilt to upper cover. Some soiling to boards hinges cracked leaves toned title page working loose very good. First Wharton edition. Frontispiece portrait 4 folding map and charts 4 plates including two manuscript facsimiles 3 folding maps in pocket at rear as issued. lvi 400 pp. 4to. Beddie 683. Provenance: W.K. Bixby bookplate; Missouri Historical Society presentation stamp from Bixby and a few other discrete stamps; bookplate Elliot Stock unknown
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Cook Captain
CAPTAIN COOK'S ORIGINAL VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD: Performed By Royal Authority.
Woodbridge: B.Smith 1815. .Containing the Whole of His Discoveries in Geography Navigation AStronomy. With Memoirs of His Life and Particular Relative to His Unfortunate Death.Frontis. Portrait of Cook by Phillips. Pub. B.Smith & Co. 1815. Engraved title-page and 10 full page plates inter-leaved in the text. 12 plates in total. ii Preface 798pp. 12 plates. 27x21 cms. English text. Bound in the original brown suede with some worn damage to the suede. lacking spine label. Generally lightly foxed throughout and some margin corners creased but a scarce provincial publication. Later issues appear with various different publishers. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. 1st Edition. Hardback. V.g. 4to. B.Smith Hardcover
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Cook Captain James; Wharton Captain WJL. Editor W. J.
Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71 - A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS
London: Elliot Stock. Hardcover. 400 pages. Index. Three maps in pocket at back. Three fold-out maps the first of these "Modern Chart of South Pacific Ocean" has been cut in half with each half bound separately at page 32. A portion of this map is detached but present. Two fascimile pages of portions from Cook's original journal. Two plates. Frontispiece illustration of Cook. Sturdily rebound in forest green buckram with covers of the original boards affixed to new boards. Library call number gilt stamped to backstrip. Card pocket adhesive inside front board. Minor bit of peeling to new front free endpaper. Moderate overall wear. . Good. 1893. First Edition. Elliot Stock hardcover
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COOK Captain JAMES BARROW JOHN ed
Captain Cook's Voyages of Discovery
heron books. hardcover near new; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost heron books hardcover
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Cook Captain James and Elliott T. C. Introduction
Captain Cook's Approach to Oregon
Oregon Historical Society 1974. Minor edgewear. Stapled. Very Good. Oregon Historical Society Paperback
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COOK Captain James. MURRAY OLIVER Anthony
Captain Cook's Hawaii as seen by his Artists
Wellington: Millwood Press 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Wellington Millwood Press 1975. Quarto 216 pages with 70 plates many in colour plus endpaper maps. Gilt-decorated cloth slightly rubbed at the head and foot of the spine; bottom edge a little marked; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper slightly rubbed at the head of the spine. Millwood Press hardcover
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Cook Captain James
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK A CATALOGUE OF 200 BOOKS CHARTS PRINTS ETC. TO MARK THE BI-CENTENARY OF HIS FIRST VOYAGE
Francis Edwards Ltd 1968. Francis Edwards Ltd 1969 stapled wraps 8vo 29 pages. Frontis wraps in very good condition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Francis Edwards Ltd
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COOK Captain James. with George Finkel.
Captain James Cook Navigator: Captain Cook Portfolio.
Sydney Sun-Herald n.d. 1970. 4to. or.wrap. QUARTO SIZE. WRAPPERED EDITION. Illusts. Portfolio of nine facsimile documents from Cook's first voyage. #AAA1. Captain James Cook Navigator: Captain Cook Portfolio. Buy with confidence from one of Australia's oldest bookshops established in 1975. Sydney, Sun-Herald, n.d. (1970). paperback
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COOK Capt. James 1728 1779 PINGO Lewis 1743 1830.
Captain James Cook Memorial Medal.
London: The Royal Society 1784. 1 3/16 inches in diameter. Bronze medallion featuring a bust of Cook with the Latin motto "Oceani Investigator Acerrimus" the most intrepid explorerof the seas and on the reverse the figure of Fortune holding a naval ruder atop a globe with the motto "Nil intentatum nostril liquere" our men have left nothing unattempted. One of 574 struck in bronzed copper of a total edition of 884 including 19 in gold and 291 in silver. Cook was elected to the Royal Society in March of 1776 and much of the scientific work of his voyages of discovery was performed under the auspices of the Society: the first to observe the transit of Venus; and the second to search for "Terra Australis"; and the third to search for a Northern passage to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. This medal was commissioned by the Royal Society which received news of Cook's tragic death in 1780 from the chief engraver of the Mint Lewis Pingo 1743-1830 who finished it in 1784. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. London: The Royal Society, 1784. unknown
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Cook Captain and la Perouse
Carte des Iles Sandwich. Map of Hawaii
20th cent. Hand-colored facsimile of an 18th century map from the Atlas du Voyage de la P�rouse. 20 x 26 inches. 20th cent unknown
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Cook Captain and la Perouse
Carte des Iles Sandwich. Map of Hawaii
20th cent. Black and white facsimile of an 18th century map from the Atlas du Voyage de la P�rouse. 20 x 26 inches. 20th cent unknown
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Cook Capt. James. James King
CHART OF THE NW COAST OF AMERICA AND NE COAST OF ASIA EXPLORED IN THE YEARS 1778 & 1779. THE UNSHADED PARTS OF THE COAST OF ASIA ARE TAKEN FROM A MS CHART RECEIVED FROM THE RUSSIANS A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
London: G. Nicoll and T. Cadell 1784 Plate 36 from the atlas volume of Cook James; A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere published by G. Nicoll and T. Cadell; London 1784. Writing engraved by T. Harmer. Wagner; Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America 696. Map printed border to border measures 15.25 x 26.5 inches plate impression 16.75 x 27.25 inches sheet 21.5 x 30 inches. An exceptionally nice uncolored copy. Request a higher resolution photograph if required. Map. G. Nicoll and T. Cadell hardcover
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Cook Captain James; R. A. Skelton Editor.
Charts and Views Drawn by Cook and His Officers and Reproduced from the Original Manuscripts. The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery.
Cambridge Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press 1955. Small folio. Pp. viii plus 58 plates mostly folding including very large general chart. Placed in the original navy blue full cloth portfolio portrait of Cook in gilt on cover gilt spine with ties. With the original printed dust-jacket sleeve this bit chipped at edges trifle foxed and with few small repairs. Portfolio and plates are in near mint condition. An excellent copy. ~ First Hakluyt edition. Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1955. hardcover
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COOK CAPTAIN JAMES.
COMPENDIOUS HISTORY OF CAPTAIN COOK'S FIRST AND SECOND VOYAGES; THE FIRST PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1768 1769 1770 AND 1771 IN THE ENDEAVOUR; THE SECOND IN 1772 1773 1774 AND 1775 IN THE RESOLUTION AND ADVENTURE A
Near fine. 1784. Rebound in half morocco with marble boards. . 307 pgs Includes an Abridgment of Captain Furneaux�s Narrative of his Proceedings during the Separation of the two Ships . G. Kearsley hardcover
Bookseller reference : PHBOOKSCO73639
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COOK CAPTAIN JAMES; BARROW JOHN; Editor.
Cook's Voyages Of Discovery.
London A & C Black Ltd 1930. Reprint of Black's Boys & Girls Library Edition; 8vo; pp. 417 ii; colour frontispiece 3 other colour illustrations other small b/w illustrations throughout text; original full leather binding; red label with title in gilt on spine leather a little worn; presentation label on front pasted endpaper; a very good copy. London, A & C Black Ltd, 1930. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 84018
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Cook Captain James
Cook�s Voyages of Discovery
Edited by John Barrow Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. London: Adam and Charles Black: 1899 Pictorial cloth pp. viii 417. Illustrated. Muir lists only later editions of this title. Prize Label on front fixed endpaper. Fine or thereabouts. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 126594
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Cook Captain James
Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific.
Mineola NY: Dover 1971. ".as told by selections of his own journals 1768-1779." Edited by A. Grenfell Price new introduction by Percy Adams 2 maps 7 full-page drawings 32 illustrations 292 pages. Reprint of 1957 Edition. Paperback. As New. Illus. by Ingleton G. C. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 ". Dover Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24403 ISBN : 0486227669 9780486227665
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Cook Captain James.
EXPLORATIONS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK IN THE PACIFIC As Told by Selections of His Own Journals 1768-1779. Edited by A. Grenfell Price. Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton.
Limited Editions Club New York: 1957. 1957 pp. xii 296 1 with full page and marginal drawings Color frontis of a Wedgwood plaque of Cook by Flaxman. Designed by Douglas A. Dunstan; printed and bound at the Griffin Press Adelaide Australia; set in Monotype Bembo; on Basingwerk Parchment Paper. Bound in quarter kangaroo skin leather over tapa cloth boards. Slipcase with slight ding. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller the original subscriber on front fly leaf. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies signed by the artist and the designer. A fine copy of this handsomely produced edition. It would make a wonderful gift. W42. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Editions Club, New York: 1957. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 078R17
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COOK Captain James
Explorations of.in the Pacific as Told by Selections of His Own
1957. COOK Captain James. The Explorations of.in the Pacific as Told by Selections of His Own Journals 1768-1779. Edited by A. Grenfell Price and Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. 4to. Orig. calf-backed decorated boards in publisher's slipcase. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club 1957. Limited to 1500 copies printed at the Griffin Press. Signed by the printer Douglas Dunstan and the illustrator. Spine slightly rubbed else a very good copy. unknown
Bookseller reference : 26074
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COOK Captain James. BLADEN FM. editor F. M.
Historical Records of New South Wales. Volume I Part 1: Cook. 1762-1780
Mona Vale: Lansdown Slattery 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Mona Vale Lansdown Slattery 1978 facsimile edition/ 1893. Octavo xliv 526 pages plus a plate. Blind-stamped cloth; edges a little foxed; an excellent copy with the very slightly rubbed dustwrapper. 'Cook's private log the Endeavour's official log and private journals kept by several of the officers during those four months of Australian exploration'. Lansdown Slattery hardcover
Bookseller reference : 97668
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