COOK JAMES Mixed set of the Southern Hemisphere South Pole a

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COOK, JAMES. Mixed set of the Southern Hemisphere, South Pole, and Pacific Ocean voyages. 9 volumes. Text volumes 4to, first voyage in modern speckled calf gilt, the others in contemporary tree calf rebacked to match, all with red and green morocco lettering pieces; atlas to the third voyage folio, 520x380 mm, in modern 1/2 tan calf with red morocco lettering piece; contents generally clean apart from varying degrees of offsetting from engraved matter, most plates have only infrequent minor marginal foxing and/or light offsetting. London, 1773-79-85

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handsome, wide-margined set of the official accounts of Cook's voyages, the foundation of modern knowledge of the Pacific and a cornerstone of the literature of travel and exploration. Beddie 648, 1226, 1552 (these editions); Hill 782, 358, 361 (original editions).
Hawkesworth, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. 52 engraved plates and maps. 3 volumes. Light marginal dampstaining on plates facing pages 184 and 265 in Volume 2 and facing page 153 in Volume 3, heavy offsetting on plate facing page 341 in Volume 2. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1773. first edition of the first 2 volumes, second edition of the third.
Cook, James; and Furneaux, [-]. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World . . . Third Edition. 64 engraved plates and maps. 2 volumes. Heavy offsetting on title (from frontispiece portrait) and plates facing pages 96 and 220 in Volume 1, and plate facing page 120 in Volume 2. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779.
Cook, James; and King, James. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . . . for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere . . . Second Edition. 24 engraved plates and maps; folding table. 4 volumes, including atlas with 61 plates and 2 maps. Moderate foxing of text in Volume 1, short clean tear in outer margin of plate facing page 91, marginal clean tear in 2F4 in Volume 3, bookplate removed from front pastedown. London: H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.