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1776WRCAM36096London: Printed for the Royal Society 1776. 444pp. Half title. Small quarto. 20th-century three- quarter calf and marbled boards gilt label. Leaf C4 signed C3 a cancel as usual. Occasional minor foxing ink stain on p.2. Very good bound with five other works by Pringle see below. One of the most significant of all the printed works relating to Cook's voyages and their importance. This is the extremely rare first appearance in print of Cook's epoch- making account of the successful measures taken against scurvy on his first two voyages. There were several later versions and translations but the original edition of this milestone publication has long been acknowledged as a major rarity. The paper on scurvy was read to the Royal Society by its president Sir John Pringle in the absence of Cook himself then just beginning his final voyage as the year's Copley medal award winner and immediately published in this form. Pringle's long presentation address quoting directly from Cook and other sources is followed by Cook's paper and an extract from a letter by Cook to Pringle written from Plymouth Sound in July 1776. The paper subsequently appeared in the official account of the second voyage and in the PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS of the Royal Society. In 1783 a series of six of Pringle's discourses at the annual presentations of the Copley medal was published in one volume. <br> <br> "In Pringle's discourse on preserving the health of mariners he includes the first printing of Captain Cook's important paper entitled: 'The Method taken for preserving the Health of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship the Resolution during her late Voyage round the World.' In this paper which Cook communicated to Pringle President of the Royal Society Cook describes the supplies carried on the voyage and his maintenance of the cleanliness of his ship and crew. It was included by Pringle in his discourse commemorating Cook's receipt of the Copley medal" - Norman sale. The winning of the battle against scurvy was one of the most important achievements in the general field of exploration. It made possible the major voyages that followed. As Robert Hughes so aptly put it in THE FATAL SHORE "malt juice and pickled cabbage put Europeans in Australia as microchip circuitry would put Americans on the moon." <br> <br> This copy is very appropriately accompanied by five other Royal Society discourses of the period. A DISCOURSE. is here bound chronologically with five other Pringle first editions: <br> <br> 1 A DISCOURSE ON THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF AIR. 1774. <br> <br> 2 A DISCOURSE ON THE TORPEDO. 1775. <br> <br> 3 A DISCOURSE ON THE ATTRACTION OF MOUNTAINS. 1775. <br> <br> 4 A DISCOURSE ON THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE REFLECTING TELESCOPE. 1778. <br> <br> 5 A DISCOURSE ON THE THEORY OF GUNNERY. 1778. <br> <br> The Streeter-Norman copy of the DISCOURSE.FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF MARINERS was also bound with these five additional works by Pringle. STREETER SALE 2410. NORMAN SALE 378. GARRISON-MORTON 2156 3714. BEDDIE 1290. HOLMES 20. KROEPELIEN 1065. Printed for the Royal Society hardcover books
1773310853London: Printed for Stanfield Parkinson 1773. First edition with the very rare "Explanatory Remarks" by Fothergill and postscript. Complete with frontispiece and 27 engraved plates including 1 map. xxiv 22 212 2 pp. Imperial 4to. Contemporary tree calf finely rebacked with gilt spine to period style. Fine. First edition with the very rare "Explanatory Remarks" by Fothergill and postscript. Complete with frontispiece and 27 engraved plates including 1 map. xxiv 22 212 2 pp. Imperial 4to. With The Rare Explanatory Remarks by Fothergill. First edition of this important account of Cook's first voyage based on the journal of Parkinson who had been engaged by Sir Joseph Banks to serve as natural history draughtsman aboard the Endeavour. Parkinson died of dysentery on the homeward voyage and his account was transcribed and published by his brother Stanfield Parkinson who was forced by injunction to delay publication until Hawkesworth's official account appeared. "Parkinson made numerous drawings of botanical and other subjects including landscapes and portraits of native chiefs . Banks spoke highly of his 'unbounded industry' in making for him a much larger collection of drawings than he anticipated. His observations too were valuable and the vocabularies of South Sea languages given in his journal are of great interest" Hill. <br/>This copy includes the rare "Explanatory Remarks" by John Fothergill a Parkinson family friend who mediated an agreement between Stanfield Parkinson and Banks both of whom laid claim to the journal which would allow for the publication of the book. When Stanfield Parkinson included a scurrilous preface attacking Banks and misrepresenting his actions an offended Fothergill purchased the remaining copies inserting into them these 22 pages of remarks which sought to set the record straight. In 1784 he brought out a new edition of Parkinson's account which included the remarks but copies of the first edition which include them are scarce on the market. Beddie 712; Hill 1308; Holmes 7; Howgego C173; Du Rietz 944; Sabin 58787 Printed for Stanfield Parkinson unknown books
1783310851Hartford: Nathaniel Pattern 1783. First edition lacking the map as in almost all copies. 208 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep over boards finely rebacked with period spine to style. Highest quality conservation repairs to edges of first four leaves of text and to corner margins on last two leaves. Very good copy in a handsome binding. First edition lacking the map as in almost all copies. 208 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare. "This is not only the first American book on the Northwest Coast but also the first American book on Hawaii" Streeter. <br/><br/>Ledyard is distinguished in many respects he was the only American to sail on Cook's third voyage which explored Alaska and discovered Hawaii. He was also in the boat that carried Cook ashore on the morning of his death. Indeed this work contains a detailed account of Cook's death "distinguished by its evident authority" Hill.<br/>The purpose of Cook's third voyage was twofold. Ostensibly it was to return Omai to his homeland in French Polynesia but the main purpose was to search for the Northwest Passage. The Resolution and Discovery departed Plymouth in 1776 and made their way via the Cape to New Zealand and Tahiti. It was from there that Cook discovered Hawaii which he regarded as his greatest achievement. The boats then proceeded to the Pacific Northwest and commenced their search for a route to the Atlantic. They returned to Hawaii for the winter of 1778-9. Their initial warm welcome soon wore off and tensions between the Hawaiians and the British resulted in Cook being killed on the shore of Kealakekua Bay on February 14 1779. Charles Clerke assumed command of the expedition and proceeded north once again to pursue the voyage's objective. The two ships returned to England in 1780.<br/>A Connecticut native after the voyage Ledyard remained in England until 1782 when he was posted to the North American station - the Revolutionary War was ongoing. He promptly deserted and returned to Hartford where this account was published. This work preceded Rickman's by a matter of months though in fact Ledyard made "liberal use of the first English edition of Rickman's account in his own narrative" Hill. This is not to deride Ledyard unnecessarily; in addition to his account of Cook's death his keen observations on the fur trade in the Pacific northwest are of great value.<br/><br/>Ledyard's account is one of the rarest works on Cook's third's voyage and Hill confirms that "only a few copies still have the map." It was wanting in both the Streeter and Brooke-Hitching copies. Beddie 1603; Evans 17998; Sabin 39691; Forbes 52; Hill 991; Howes L-181 "d"; Lada-Mocarski 36; Smith 5797; Streeter Sale VI:3477 Nathaniel Pattern unknown books
1786320931London: Alexander Hogg 1786. First one-volume collected edition of the three Voyages. With engraved portrait frontispiece large folding map and 155 copper engraved maps charts and plates. Pp. iv 5-655 656 directions to binder 4 list of subscribers. 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary reversed calf red morocco spine label. Ownership signature of Joshua Baskitt. Title page shaved along foot with loss of part of a line in imprint minor marginal paper flaws to plates facing 45 450 546 643 not affecting image. A sound and clean copy. Very good plus to near fine. First one-volume collected edition of the three Voyages. With engraved portrait frontispiece large folding map and 155 copper engraved maps charts and plates. Pp. iv 5-655 656 directions to binder 4 list of subscribers. 1 vols. Folio. First one volume edition of Cook's voyages begun soon after the publication of the official account of the Third Voyage and issued in eighty serial parts with plates. The volume also includes accounts of the voyages of Drake Anson Byron Carteret Phipps and Wallis. The page of directions to the bookbinder lists the engravings 157 in all which accompany the text. A few plates are bound out of order; the plate of the Death of Captain Cook a frequent casualty is present here at p. 587.<br/><br/>An attractive copy in original condition. Beddie 19; Hill 18; Forbes 61; Sabin 52455 Alexander Hogg unknown books
1790E00534 of 6 volumes. Volume 1: i-ix-372 pages with 23 plates including frontispiece plate of Cook and 4 folding maps; Volume II lacking; Volume 3: 793-1184 pages with 11 plates including frontispiece of Possession Bay and 5 fold out maps; Volume IV: 1185-1546 pages with 26 plates including frontispiece of Woman Child and Man of Van Diemen's Land and 6 folding maps; Volume V: 1547-1938 pages with 30 plates including frontispiece of A View of Huaheine and 8 folding maps; Volume VI lacking. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" bound in original full leather with red labels to spine with gilt lettering. Abridged by George William Anderson. An earlier Large folio edition by Anderson was published earlier. This edition originally issued in 80 weekly parts and also called the Large octavo edition. M K Beddie: 39 First edition of the bound edition.<br /><br />Captain James Cook RN was a British explorer navigator and cartographer ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This helped bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages. Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. His achievements can be attributed to a combination of seamanship superior surveying and cartographic skills courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts for example dipping into the Antarctic Circle repeatedly and exploring around the Great Barrier Reef an ability to lead men in adverse conditions and boldness both with regard to the extent of his explorations and his willingness to exceed the instructions given to him by the Admiralty. Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Lacks volume II and VI. First signature of volume one loose inner hinges cracked some interior soiling spine ends and corners of leather rubbed some scuffing to leather else a good set. Printed for A Millar, W Law, and R Cater hardcover books
1786399London: Alex. Hogg at the King's Arms No. 16 Pater-noster-Row 1786. First Edition First State. Full calf. Near fine. The Anderson Edition of Captain Cook's Voyages Round the World published in 1784. Folio 15.25 x 9.75 i title ii blank iii-iv preface 5-650pp 651-653 tables 654-655 "Concluding Remarks by the Editor" and "Contents of this Work" Directions to the Bookbinder 2pp subscribers list. First state with date 1784 appearing on title page. Expertly repaired spine raised bands gilt title over red morocco. Frontispiece portrait of Captain Cook. 150 illustrated copper plates 41 Maps/Elevations 109 Illustrations including large foldout map titled "A General Chart." Plates in near fine condition with only occasional toning. Previous owners inscription on front endpaper. Includes directions to bookbinders and 2pp list of subscribers. Forbes 61. This copy lacks the "Death of Captain Cook" illustration. Beddie 19. This important work is a compilation Captain Cook's three voyages. It also includes voyages by Carteret Anson Drank and others. This version does not include the copy of "The Death of Captain Cook" #27. An attractive copy of this rare folio. Alex. Hogg at the King's Arms, No. 16, Pater-noster-Row unknown books
1790310846London: Printed for Alex. Hogg at the King's-Arms No. 16 Paternoster-Row; and sold by all Booksellers and news-carriers in town and country 1790. An entire new edition taken from the original journals as published in quarto by government at a most extravagant price. The whole now revised corrected and improved and published on reasonable terms by Capt. John Hogg late of the Royal Navy. Illustrated with 115 engravings. Without large folding map charting the three voyages. 4 vols. 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf. Lacking folding chart of voyage hhinges loose on several two covers detached internally very good. Booklabels of J. Sellick Bookseller Binder Plymouth. An entire new edition taken from the original journals as published in quarto by government at a most extravagant price. The whole now revised corrected and improved and published on reasonable terms by Capt. John Hogg late of the Royal Navy" Illustrated with 115 engravings. Without large folding map charting the three voyages. 4 vols. 8vo. Not in Beddie. Published in 80 weekly parts from 1784 to 1786. This scarce edition is revised from that of 1785 ESTC cites four copies only two of which are complete: a complete copy in the National Library of Ireland; a copy in a private collection; a copy at the Boston Athenaeum in fact an incompete copy of the 6 volume ed of 1795; and a copy at St. John's University which is vol 4 only. ESTC T206666; not in Beddie cf. 21 & 22 Printed for Alex. Hogg at the King's-Arms, No. 16 Paternoster-Row; and sold by all Booksellers and news-carriers in town and cou unknown books
1785267711785. Very Good. Engraving of A View of Karakakooa in Owyhee. Remargined paper size 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches 38.5 x 27.3 cm. Professionally remargined and laid down on tissue by Green Dragon bindery. We think the first edition of this engraving was created by John Webber engraved by W. Byrne and published in the atlas plate 68 to accompany "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean London: W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol 1784."<br/><br/>This example is smaller lightly tinted and rather than being engraved by Byrne is marked "Taylor sculp" lower right. In pencil it is marked on rear "opposite p. 577 Cooks' Voyages 1785 edition". We have been unable to trace to our satisfaction exactly where this engraving was published. It is nonetheless a famous scene and desirable to those who collect voyages Hawaii and the location where Captain Cook eventually died. unknown books
1777WRCAM54751London 1777. Two volumes. xviii26021; 4607pp. including errata leaf plus large folding map. Quarto. Contemporary speckled calf rebacked with original gilt leather labels preserved raised bands corners renewed. Minor shelf wear one contemporary and one modern bookplate on pastedowns institutional bookplates on verso of titlepages. Minor occasional foxing some penciled marginalia and underlining to text. Very good. Forster's important account of Cook's second voyage and an essential component of the record of that great expedition. Forster and his father John Reinhold served as official botanists during the expedition. When the Admiralty decided to prevent the elder Forster from contributing to the official report George produced his own publication preceding the official account by several weeks. <br> <br> The Admiralty commissioned Cook to undertake his second voyage in the wake of the great success of the first expedition. The purpose of the second voyage was to circumnavigate the globe as far to the south as possible searching for any southern land masses previously unknown. Cook proved that "Terra Australis" which was supposed to lie between South America and New Zealand was nonexistent; but the party became the first to traverse the Antarctic Circle and discovered and rediscovered islands in the Pacific. <br> <br> "For all the controversy A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD is an interesting and important account that complements the official one with facts and astute observations on the human side of the voyage" - Rosove. Davidson describes this account as "an important work and a necessary supplement to the official account." HILL 625. BEDDIE 1247. HOLMES 23. SABIN 25130. SPENCE 464. DAVIDSON pp.61-62. ROSOVE ANTARCTIC 132. hardcover books
178421446London: 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.<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>"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.<br/> <br/>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 books
178535359London: H. Hughs 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.<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>"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 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 is confirmed by the fact that the plates are tipped-in rather than sewn or guarded into the text.<br/> <br/>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 books
178519946London: 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<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>"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.<br/> <br/>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 books
1784WRCAM54194London: Printed by W. and A. Strahan for G. Nichol and T. Cadell 1784. Three quarto text volumes plus large folio atlas. Text: Twenty-four engraved maps coastal profiles and charts thirteen folding; folding letterpress table. Atlas: Sixty-three engraved plates charts and maps including one folding map and one double- page map. Text: Contemporary speckled calf gilt ruled expertly rebacked in matching gilt calf with gilt leather labels all edges painted red. 20th-century bookplates on front pastedowns. Light offsetting from plates light tanning and scattered faint foxing. Atlas: Expertly bound to style in half calf and marbled boards spines gilt black morocco label. Contemporary ink inscription on verso of final plate. Marginal light foxing and dust soiling. A very good set. A lovely set of the first edition of Cook's Third Voyage with a note of presentation in the atlas volume by Captain James King: "Thomas Venables The gift of Captain King." King was the author of the third text volume in the set and the preparer of Cook's journals that comprise the first two text volumes. Venables was probably a member of an ancient Cheshire landowning family later involved in early Australian settlement. King began Cook's final expedition as the expedition's astronomer and as a lieutenant on the Resolution but by the end of the expedition had been promoted to command of the Discovery and second-in-command. "At the time of Cook's death at Hawaii 14 February 1779 King was on shore in charge of the observatory. He had with him only a few men but was reinforced by some of a boat's crew who had been rowing off the mouth of the bay before the disturbance with the Hawaiians began. This brought the number of the party up to twenty-four and fortifying themselves in a neighbouring heiau or open-air temple they succeeded in repelling the attack of the Hawaiians until they were relieved two hours later by the ships' boats" - DNB. 6/10/2019 <br> <br> "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. 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. <br> <br> An excellent set of one the great Pacific voyages inscribed by one of its ultimate commanders and the partial author of the present published account Capt. James King. BEDDIE 1543. FORBES 62. HILL 361. HOWES C729a "aa." LADA-MOCARSKI 37 later issue. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 223. SABIN 16250. STREETER SALE 3478. REESE BEST OF THE WEST 14. DNB online. Printed by W. and A. Strahan for G. Nichol and T. Cadell hardcover books
1784WRCAM43625Dublin 1784. Three volumes. 8xcviii421; 14549; 11559pp. plus frontispiece portrait eighteen folding maps and charts seven folding plates and folding table. Contemporary calf spines gilt leather labels. Extremities lightly worn slight wear to spine ends and hinges first volume expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Minor occasional foxing. A very good set. First Dublin edition of the official account of Cook's third and final voyage including text on the exploration of Hawaii and the west coasts of America Canada and Alaska. The third voyage was undertaken to continue the British survey of the Pacific but most particularly to search for a northwest passage from the western side. Sailing in 1776 the expedition called at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society islands then sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands. They then thoroughly explored and charted the Northwest Coast from the Bering Straits along the coast of Alaska and Canada as far south as present northern California. Returning to Hawaii in 1778 the expedition was at first received warmly; but after departing and being forced to return to repair a mast trouble developed which led to a tragic series of events in which the great navigator was killed. However the expedition pressed on under Clerke and then Gore and explored the coasts of Siberia and Kamchatka before returning to England in 1780. Forbes calls this work "arguably the single most important book on the Hawaiian islands." The Dublin edition was issued both with and without the plates; this copy is the issue with the plates which is considerably more desirable and difficult to come by. HOWES C729a. SABIN 16250. BEDDIE 1546. London edition: HILL 361. FORBES 62. LADA-MOCARSKI 37. REESE BEST OF THE WEST 14 ref. hardcover books
17846476Dublin: Printed for H. Chamberlaine W. Watson Potts et al. 1784. First Irish Edition. Hardcover. Good Textblocks Very Good. Light shelf/edge wear ownership markes at ffeps touch of toning/foxing at preliminaries spines slightly darkened and dried likely exposed to a fire at some point else tight bright and unmarred. Full brown period boards red and black leather spine labels gilt lettering frontispiece fold-out chart. 8vo. 421pp; 549pp; 559pp. Appendix. <br/><br/>First Dublin edition of the official account of Cook's third voyage. This edition occurs with maps and plates included in the three volumes; with the maps and plates in a separate atlas volume in 4 vs and without any plates & maps. This set is of later iteration having only the frontispiece and fold-out chart in Appendix. Beddie 1546. Sabin 16250. Howes C-729a. Noted flaws notwithstanding a very presentiable set of this classic work. Printed for H. Chamberlaine, W. Watson, Potts, et al. hardcover books
177725578London: 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<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>"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.<br/> <br/>Beddie 1216; Hill 2004 358; Holmes 24; Printing and the Mind of Man 223; Rosove 77.A1. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown books
177325577London: 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<br/> <br/>Provenance: Earl Fitzwilliam Milton House Cambridgeshire book label armorial bookplate<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>Beddie 648; Hill p.139; Holmes 5; Sabin 30934. printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell unknown books
1785310841London: 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 books
1773WRCAM18891London 1773. with: Cook James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE AND ROUND THE WORLD.IN THE YEARS 1772 1773 1774 AND 1775. London. 1784. with: Cook James: A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. London. 1784-85. with: Kippis Andrew: THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. London. 1788. Ten volumes all together including atlas volume. Text volumes: Large quarto. Contemporary calf expertly rebacked. Atlas: Large folio. Modern three-quarter calf and contemporary boards expertly rebacked in a complementary manner. Boards slightly worn particularly at edges. Upper right corner of upper board of second volume of third voyage chipped. Light foxing and dampstaining in some volumes particularly in margins. Some paper restoration on some plates in the atlas particularly in corners. Armorial bookplates. Overall very good. A complete set of Cook's three voyages being the second and best edition of the first voyage the first edition of the second voyage and a mixed set of the third voyage volumes one and two are from the second edition volume three from the first edition with the plates of the third voyage bound in an atlas lacks the rare "Death of Cook" plate as usual and with Kippis' biography of Cook. The first voyage describes Cook's explorations of New Zealand Australia Tahiti and other islands. The second voyage describes his southern voyages in search of a southern continent. The third is his north Pacific explorations of Alaska the Northwest Coast and Hawaii where the great navigator met his death. Of equal importance as a text of exploration a cartographic source for the numerous maps and charts included in the work and a visual source of the engravings of fauna flora and inhabitants of the Pacific. In all the entire set contains more than 200 maps and plates. HILL 782 783. HOWES C729a 3rd voyage. HOLMES 5 24 47. BEDDIE 650 1216 1552. LADA-MOCARSKI 37 3rd voyage. MITCHELL LIBRARY COOK BIBLIOGRAPHY passim. FORBES 62 3rd voyage. ROSOVE ANTARCTIC 77 2nd voyage. hardcover books
1782310848London: 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 books
1796WRCAM46432Philadelphia: W. Woodward for B. Johnson 1796. 252pp. 12mo. Modern pink paper boards printed paper label. Light dampstaining and soiling to text heavier in some places. Good plus. "Faithfully abridged from the quarto edition." An abridged children's version of Captain James Cook's third and final voyage on which he was murdered by natives. The third voyage was undertaken to continue the British survey of the Pacific but most particularly to search for a northwest passage from the western side. Sailing in 1776 the expedition called at Kerguelen Island Tasmania New Zealand and the Cook Tonga and Society islands then sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands. They then thoroughly explored and charted the Northwest Coast from the Bering Straits along the coast of Alaska and Canada as far south as present northern California. Returning to Hawaii in 1778 the expedition was at first received warmly; but after departing and being forced to return to repair a mast trouble developed which led to a tragic series of events in which the great navigator was killed. Relatively scarce with fewer than ten copies listed in ESTC. EVANS 30276. ESTC W37314. FORBES 257. REESE BEST OF THE WEST 14 ref. W. Woodward, for B. Johnson hardcover books
1785WRCAM29328Paris 1785. Map 18 x 12 inches. Single vertical fold through center four- inch tape repair near bottom edge. Minor browning at edges. Very good. Archival matting and protected with Mylar sheet. This is the general map of the Northwest Coast from the atlas volume of the first French edition of Cook's third and final voyage. The Aleutian Islands are shown in particular detail while the entrance to the natural harbor of Nootka is displayed in an inset. FORBES 90 ref. unknown books
1784204041Paris: Marechal de Castries 1784. unbound. very good. Sea Chart. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 33.75" x 23.75".<br/><br/> French edition based on the maps of James Cook from his third voyage 1776-9. Michael Lane was marine surveyor who was trained by Cook. Includes rhumb lines and depths as well as a table of landmarks and their coordinates. Minor staining along right margin.<br/><br/> Marechal de Castries unknown books
1784271442London: James Cook 1784. unbound. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 27.25".<br/><br/> This important and scarce 1784 map of the North Pacific covers the northwest coast of America including Alaska east as far as the Hudson Bay and the northeast coast of Asia including Kamchatka. The map is from the first edition of the official account of Captain James Cook's Third Voyage in the HMS Revolution between 1778 and 1779. The route of his journey is depicted in detail with depth soundings noted along the route. Several Capes islands and bays are labeled. This map is among the first to accurately map the coastlines of the region.<br><br>It was during this voyage that Cook encountered an 'impenetrable wall of ice' in the Arctic as he searched for the Northwest Passage thus putting to rest the hopes for the discovery of an Arctic Northwest Passage. Map was engraved by T. Harmer for the official account of Cook's voyages. The map is in fair condition. Right margin is extended and filled in. Minor loss near bottom margin not affecting printed area. Shows wear along original fold lines. Minor foxing. Verso repair near top left. Lined with archival paper.<br><BR>Captain Cook 1728 -1779 was among the most famous and important explorer navigator cartographer and captain of his time whose scientific and geographical knowledge influenced his successors well into the 20th century. He started sailing as a teenager and went on to join the Royal Navy in 1755. In 1766 he was commissioned to explore the Pacific and went on the sail thousands of miles across largely uncharted regions of the world. These three historic voyages led him to some of the first sightings of Antarctica his discovery of many Polynesian islands including the Hawaiian Islands first European contact with east Australia the circumnavigation of New Zealand and the first correct mapping of the Pacific Northwest.<br/><br/> James Cook unknown books
17853329London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1785. Second edition First edition Second edition. Second edition of the 1773 Hawkesworth edition complete with the "directions for placing the cuts" and The Chart of the Strait of Magellan which are sometimes lacking. This edition includes the Preface to the Second edition with Hawkesworth's famous rebuttal to Alexander Dalrymple. Three quarto volumes 284 x 227 mm bound in uniform contemporary calf expertly rebacked; collating: xx xxxvi iv directions for cuts 456; xiv 410; 395. Complete with 21 plates and charts in volume 1 22 in volume 2 and 9 in volume 3 most of which are folding. A Very Good set. Internal contents are generally in excellent shape; a few repairs the folding plates minor foxing but on the whole an attractive set.<br/><br/>First edition of A Voyage Towards the South Pole. Two quarto volumes 291 x 230 mm bound in contemporary calf expertly rebacked; collating: xl 378; viii 396. Complete with 37 plates and charts in volume 1 including the frontis portrait of Cook and 27 in volume 2 including frontis plus the folding table at p. 364. Internal contents are generally in excellent condition although with some minor browning to plates or adjacent leaves. <br/><br/>Second edition of A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean with the medallion on the title page of each volume. Three quarto volumes 296 x 234 bound in contemporary calf expertly rebacked; collating: x xcvi 421; xiv 548; xiv 556. Complete with 11 plates and charts in volume 1 including frontis 10 in volume 2 and 6 in volume 3 plus a folding table at p. 528. Volume one has two plates not called for apparently proof plates of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land." Internal contents generally in excellent shape. On the whole a lovely set. With the Atlas volume 527 x 400 mm: containing 63 plates complete but for the "Death of Cook" plate which is only bound into some sets. Atlas volume uniformly bound to style with leather spine over marbled paper boards. Internally the plates are generally clean with only a bit of marginal foxing much nicer than typically found. <br/><br/>"In his three voyages to the Pacific Cook disproved the existence of a great southern continent completed the outlines of Australia and New Zealand charted the Society Islands the New Hebrides New Caledonia and the Hawaiian Islands and depicted accurately for the first time the north-west coast of America leaving no major discoveries for his successors. In addition the scientific discoveries in the fields of natural history and ethnology were considerable and the drawings made by the artists were of great significance" ODNB. On the heels of exploration came imperial exploitation. The Cook expeditions' mapping efforts enabled the British Empire to move safely and efficiently through the oceans in order to establish a world-wide system of economic and cultural control. <br/><br/>Beddie 648 1216 1553. PMM 223. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown books
