Title: 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 Author: Cook, James and James King Place: London Publisher: G. Nicol Date: 1785 Description: 3 volumes. 24 (of 87) engraved maps and charts. Atlas volume containing the other 63 plates not present. [10], xcvi, 421; [14], 548; [14], 556 pp. 11½x9¼, early half calf and marbled boards. Second Quarto Edition. The publication of this official account was much delayed, and, according to Holmes, "it was so eagerly awaited by the public that it was sold out on the third day after publication". Forbes declares the work to be "arguably the single most important book on the Hawaiian Islands" which "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 important a record of the exploration of the North Pacific as Cook's first two voyages had been for the South Pacific." He also asserts "The second edition of Cook's Third Voyage is considered typographically superior to the first edition." Forbes 85; Holmes 47; Howes C729a; Sabin 16250. Each volume with the bookplate of William Seymour Blackstone, son of William Blackstone, author of Commentaries on the Laws of England. Additional label on free endpapers stating that these volumes come from the library of Australian Statesman, Sir Henry Parkes. Text volumes complete with all plates called for, lacking only the atlas volume and its 63 plates. Lot Amendments Condition: With the stamps of the Colonial Secretary's Office on numerous pages throughout including on the face of many plates. Front boards detached on 2 volumes, boards and edges worn, joints and hinges cracked, free endpapers detached; light foxing; good. Item number: 203438
Title: 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 Author: Cook, James and James King Place: London Publisher: G. Nicol Date: 1785 Description: 3 volumes. 24 (of 87) engraved maps and charts. Atlas volume containing the other 63 plates not present. [10], xcvi, 421; [14], 548; [14], 556 pp. 11½x9¼, early half calf and marbled boards. Second Quarto Edition. The publication of this official account was much delayed, and, according to Holmes, "it was so eagerly awaited by the public that it was sold out on the third day after publication". Forbes declares the work to be "arguably the single most important book on the Hawaiian Islands" which "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 important a record of the exploration of the North Pacific as Cook's first two voyages had been for the South Pacific." He also asserts "The second edition of Cook's Third Voyage is considered typographically superior to the first edition." Forbes 85; Holmes 47; Howes C729a; Sabin 16250. Each volume with the bookplate of William Seymour Blackstone, son of William Blackstone, author of Commentaries on the Laws of England. Additional label on free endpapers stating that these volumes come from the library of Australian Statesman, Sir Henry Parkes. Text volumes complete with all plates called for, lacking only the atlas volume and its 63 plates. Lot Amendments Condition: With the stamps of the Colonial Secretary's Office on numerous pages throughout including on the face of many plates. Front boards detached on 2 volumes, boards and edges worn, joints and hinges cracked, free endpapers detached; light foxing; good. Item number: 203438
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