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COOK, Captain JAMES. A collected set of the three voyages. London 1773-1784, including the Atlas to the Third Voyage with a duplicate suite of the unfolded quarto plates from the text volumes and JOHN WEBBER Views in the South Seas. London 1808 [plates watermarked 1819]. Together 8 vols., 4to and 2 vols., atlas folio, the eight text vols. bound in green calf gilt, neatly rebacked with green morocco, red and black calf spine labels, gilt sailing ship stamp in compartments; the two atlases in matching half green morocco, sailing ship stamps on spine of third voyage atlas only, some slight binding wear. Sold as a collection not subject to return. [ First Voyage ]. HAWKESWORTH, JOHN. An Account of the Voyages...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: Strahan and Cadell 1773. 3 vols., 4to, five maps and plates torn. Later issue of vol. 3 with separate pagination, preface from second edition added by the binder, 52 engraved maps, charts and plates, many folding. Sabin 30934; Hill, p. 139; BCJC 648 [ Second Voyage ]. COOK, Captain JAMES. 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. London: Strahan and Cadell 1777. 2 vols., 4to, plate LX very slightly defective, portraits XXXVII, XLV and LV with imprints or borders cropped, 2 maps with slight tears at folds. FIRST EDITION. 64 engraved maps, charts and plates including portrait frontispiece, many folding, Sabin 16245; Hill, p. 61; BCJC 1216 [ Third Voyage ]. COOK, Captain JAMES and 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...the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. London: Printed for G. Nicol 1784. 3 vols., 4to, and atlas, large folio, vol. I with some soiling at front, Hh1 and Ll2 of vol. II torn, some browning and offsetting throughout. 24 engraved maps, charts and plates, many folding, in the text volumes; Atlas with 87 maps, charts and plates (i.e. 63 plates intended for the atlas plus unfolded duplicates of the 24 plates in the text volumes). Sabin 16250 (variant title); Hill, p. 61 (variant title); BCJC 1549 [ Third Voyage ]. WEBBER, JOHN. Views in the South Seas, from drawings by the Late James Webber, Draftsman on board the Resolution, Captain James Cooke...These plates form a New Series, and are of the same size as those engraved for Captain Cooke's last voyage. London: Boydell and Co. 1808 [plates watermarked 1819]. Atlas folio, 540 x 418mm. (21 1/4 x 16 1/2in.), some spotting and slight soiling to plates and text. 16 colored aquatint plates, title and 15 leaves letterpress. Abbey Travel 595; BCJC 1872. (10)