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Publicado por Book Club of California, San Francisco, CA, 1940
Librería: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st. Limited First edition; one of 650 copies prinited; blue stapled wraps; uncut pages, unpaginated Size: 8 vo.
Publicado por J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
Librería: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Fine condition faux red leather boards with elaborately illustrated gold front cover perimeter and spine decorations, gold front cover lettering, and gold spine lettering over a black block border. Includes Editor's Comment and Acknowledgments. Major chapter headings are as follows: Wisdom; Benjamin Franklin; History; Beauty; and Business. "Sometimes it seems almost futile to try to write anything new because it has all been said before - and so well said. Of course, any such defeatism must lead to a dead end of accomplishment in terms of literary effort. Fortunately for the living and those to come, there are many bright new stars on the panel of contemporary writers. They are skillfully telling the story of these eventful days and their words will be read with relish by future generations. In fact, the printed word today is so prolific, and the competition with the book, the magazine and the newspaper is so great, future generations will require anthologies in great number to know what our bright literary stars have said. In this anthology there has bee no effort to be erudite, consistent, unusual or educational. The prime purpose is to amuse by exposing the reader to many things he has read before and may wish to read again. Perhaps that poem he [or she] HAD to learn, to pass freshman English, is here. He may even enjoy rereading it under different auspices. It is not possible to include only those things that appeal to him. If he dislikes poetry in any form, we hope he will please forgive us. Some of us like the "well-turned couplet." On the other hand, there are those who love Shakespeare, but just cannot understand how his hallowed words should appear with some of the more commonplace choices that have arrived in this selection. It takes all kinds you know - and we have tried to select all kinds of literature." - excerpt from Editor's Comment.
Publicado por J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1961
Librería: Makovski Books, Southampton, Reino Unido
Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. No.99 of 'Everyman's Library'. Green/gilt cloth hardback - bumped - in blemished/chipped/creased/slightly edge-torn DJ. xx + 485pp.+ 4pp. entitled: "Everyman's Library - A Selected List, arranged under Authors". Decorated eps. Pale orange to page top edges. A trace of foxing to vertical page edges. Blemish to bottom page edges. Other than DJ, Good.
Publicado por J.M.Dent & Co., London, 1906
Librería: Makovski Books, Southampton, Reino Unido
Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. An 'Everyman's Library' edition, edited by Ernest Rhys. Embossed green/gilt cloth hardback - minutely marked. ix + 479pp. Decorated eps. Deep pink to page top edges. A hint of foxing to vertical & bottom page edges. Blemish to bottom page edges. Tiny blemishes to eps. An occasional tiny "dog-ear". Considering age, a Good copy.
Publicado por Printed for H Chamberlaine, W Watson, Potts, Williams and others, Dublin, 1784
, in 3 volumes (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, Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cooke Clerke and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780), 2 plates with titles (Vol I engraved frontispiece portrait, folding Table of Numerals), armorial bookplate to each volume New Edition , some wear to all volumes, bumping to corners, splits to joints and boards loosely held in places, chipping to spine edges, vertical split to spine of Vol III, very slight splitting to hinges, small section missing upper free endpaper Vol I, marking to endpapers, interiors in good condition, exteriors in fair condition , full calf, gilt decorative border to boards, gilt decoration and rules with titles on labels to spines, blindstamped decorative turn-ins, green edges, octavo, 22 x 13.5 cms Hardback ISBN:
Publicado por Dublin: Printed for H. Chamberlaine, W. Watson, Potts, et al., 1784
Librería: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Irish Dublin Edition. With provenance. 3 Volumes. Full calf with five raised bands on spine. Volume 1: titles worn from spine, worn , front cover starting, back cover detached but present. Lovely engraved copper plate frontispiece portrait of Captain Cook, reinforced from behind. Volumes 2 & 3: wear to boards. Signed twice and previously owned by Reverend Doctor Hugh Knox (1733-1790), mentor to Alexander Hamilton. Signed multiple times by Hugh Knox. Knox was famously the man who mentored Hamilton on St. Croix, urged him to go to America, and reached out to friends there on Alexander Hamilton's behalf. Extremely scarce provenance. Additional shipping required for this set.
Publicado por Tiebout and O'Brien, New York, 1796
Librería: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good Minus. Captain Cook Ilustrador. 1st American Edition. a rare 1st American edition of Captain Cook's 3 Voyages around the world, the in 4 volumes, the first 3 volumes are original in the original full calf and the fourth volume compiled after the Death of Cook, is a substitute volume covering the end of the voyages. issued in Philadelphia, circa 1818. again full calf and complete with all the copper engravings and maps, note the death of Cook fold out plate is repaired and there some hand water color on some plates.
Publicado por John Fielding / John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy. London. (Vol. I) & . (Vol. II, III, & IV). 17851784, 1785
Librería: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
Original o primera edición
1st Ed. Vol. I: XII, 370 PP, plus 1 large folded "A General Chart" which has a small repair on first fold, the Frontispiece and 16 b/w plates. Vol. II: III-XII, 259 PP with 11 b/w plates. Vol. III: III-XII, 400 PP, plus 1 folded plate " Chart of the Sandwich Island" / "Sketch of Karakakooa Bay", and 16 b/w plates (1 of them folded: " The Death of Captain James Cook"). Vol. IV: III- XII, 310, (2), (36 Index), (24 List of subscribers), (2 Directions for placing the Copper plates .), (6 publications) PP. All plates with the caption at top:. "Cook's Voyage, Octavo Edition". Rebacked volumes, retaining original leather boards, modern buckram (matching colour) spine, and gilt title "Cook's Voyage" on vignette pasted down. Renewed endpapers. Ageing of paper and foxing. A very good complete set. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 22 x 14.5. Cook's third voyage to find a northwest passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and which covered visits to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Friendly Islands and Tahiti and the Society Islands. Followed by the voyage north to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and along the west coast of America to Bering Strait. Upon his return to Tahiti, he was killed by natives.
Publicado por W. Strahan ; T. Cadell ; G. Nichol, 1785
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. 3 volume set in uniform contemporary full calf, with gilt titles to spine labels - including Vol. III, IV & V to spines. This was previously paired with another separate work by Cook, with all 5 volumes bound in uniform bindings to create a larger set by a previous owner. 2nd edition 1785. 4to. Complete with 24 engraved plates, maps and charts. Volume 1: (x), xcvi, 421pp. 7 plates and charts. Volume 2: (xiv), 548pp. 11 plates and charts. Volume 3: (xiv), 556pp. 6 plates and charts. Bindings rubbed and cracked, heraldic bookplate of Benjamin Clay on front free end-papers in each volume. Lacking the Atlas volume printed to accompany these volumes. A rather splendid set. A heavy set, additional postage will be required for tracked orders outside the UK. (q34).
Publicado por W. and A. Strahan, London, 1784
Librería: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. 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 title-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 leather turn-ins; 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. [3 items].
Publicado por John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy., London, 1784
Librería: Vivian J. Moore, Cumming, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: FABA
Libro
Full-Leather. Condición: G - VG. This four volume set is the first octavo (5 1/4" x 8 1/4") edition of the voyage, published in 1784 also being a copious, comprehensive, and satisfactory abridgement of the voyage. It contains 49 plates of which two are fold out (one a map of Karakakoo Bay/Chart of the Sandwich Islands and the other the death of Capt. Cook). The full original calf covers are worn, but all are tight and intact. Each of the volumes spines have red labels with faint gilt title & gilt bands.Volume 1 has been professional restored, Volumes 2 - 4 have spine hinges slightly beginning but are still tight. The text and plates for all volumes are generally clean with scattered light toning to some pages. This is the third and last voyage of Captain Cook, in which he searched for the Northwest Passage and discovered the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands ¿ where he met his demise. Overall condition is good to very good. It is unusual to find a complete set of the first edition, and even more so to find them in their original binding. Plus the volumes are in nice clean condition. A rare item.
Publicado por Printed for John Fielding, Pater-noster-Row. 1784-1786 London:, 1786
Librería: Book Den East, Oak bluffs, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Being a copious, comprehensive, and satisfactory Abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D and F.R.S. Illustrated with Cuts. In Four Volumes: textblocks all four volumes in very good condition, though age toned and with some foxing and offsetting (esp. at cuts); cuts closely trimmed in the binding process; former owner's bookplate on ffep; leather covered board bindings all four volumes dilapidated (boards loose, spines gone); set needs to be re-backed or preferably rebound; Vol. I with 370 pages, plus; vol. II with 359 pages, plus; vol. III with 400 pages, plus; vol. IV with 310 pages, plus; illustrated with engraved cuts, all of which are present in good condition (closely trimmed); all maps called for present (large fold-out in vol. I has three inch tear at joint) in good condition; index, subscribers, directions to binder and 2 pages of adverts in vol. IV. once re-backed or rebound, a better looking example of this classic imprint will be hard to find; priced to reflect the binding faults;
Publicado por John Stockdale,Scratcherd and Whitaker,John Fielding and John Hardy, 1784
Librería: THE BOOK SHOP, HASTINGS, HBN, Nueva Zelanda
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Set of 4 Volumes in custom made box.All leather covers with new leather spines and gold titles on plates on spines.Corner damage restored,covers are fine and unmarked,hinges fine.All 4 blocks are tight and sound;Original paste downs and blank prelims,no names or stamps,appaer as unread,very light foxing Occasional.Volume 1 contains transactions from the beginning of the voyage,till our departure from New Zealand,22 chapters in 3 books,370 pages.Volume 2 contains;Occurances at Otaheite and the Society Isles;and prosecution of the voyage to the coast of North America,17 chapters in 2 books,359 pages.Volume 3 containsTransactions with the natives of North America;discoveries on that coast and the Eastern extreamety of Asia,and return Southward to the Sandwich Islands,15 chapters in 3 books,400 pages.Volume 4 contains Transactions of a second expedition to the North,by the way of Kamtschatra,and in returning home,by way of Canton and the Cape of Good Hope,9 chapters in 1 book,310 pages.Followed by a 40 page index and 25 pages of a list of subscribers names.Illustrated with many plates missing.All volumes are in excellent condition. 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".
Publicado por John Stockdale,Scratcherd and Whitaker,John Fielding and John Hardy, 1784
Librería: THE BOOK SHOP, HASTINGS, HBN, Nueva Zelanda
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete in 2 volumes with 2 volumes bound in one volume;as published.New professionally bound covers,3/4 leather and corners with marbled paper covers.Gold titles and stamps to spine.New paste downs and blank prelims.Blocks are tight and sound.2 fine copies.Volume 1 contains frontis of Cook,from the beginning of the voyage to the New Zealand departure,in 3 books with a total of 23 chapters,370 pages.Volume 2 contains occurrances at Otaheite and the Society Isles and prosecution of the voyage to North America;17 chapters in 2 books.359 pages.Volume 2 contains Vol.3;transactions with the natives of North America,discoveries on that coast and the Eastern extreamety of Asia and return southwards to the Sandwich Islands.15 chapters in 3 books.400 pages.Volume 3 containsTransactions in a second expedition to the North,by the way of kamtschataka and a return home by way of the Cape of Good Hope,9 chapters in 1 book.310 pages.Very large index follows,(40 pages) and a alphabetical list of subscribers.In beautifull condition,clean no foxing or toning,appear as unread.
Publicado por Strahan, London, 1784
Librería: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
hardcover. Condición: good. First. 4 volumes -- 3 quartos, and 1 atlas folio. [8], xcvi, 421; [11], 549; [12], 558, [1]; 59 pages. Illustrated altogether with 85 plates and maps of which 24 are in the text and 59 in the atlas. Original leather bindings, beautifully rebacked in brown calf with black leather spine labels. London: W. and A. Strahan, 1784. A very good copy. The atlas volume has some foxing and dampstains in the upper margin, the interior is generally clean. First edition of the official account of Cook's last voyage. "This third voyage differed from the other two in that the scene of discovery shifted from the South Seas to the North Pacific and the west coast of North America, and had as one of the objectives the attempt at a Northwest Passage to Europe. On the way north the voyagers touched (discovered) the Sandwich Islands, so named after Lord Sandwich but later called the Hawaiian Islands, where Cook met his death on his return from the North". -- Cox I, 63.
Publicado por W. and A. Strahan, London, 1784
Librería: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. charts, engravings Ilustrador. 1st edition. 4to. Complete four volume set of the first edition. In the original boards, but boards detached. Overall, the contents remain tightly-bound and in remarkably good condition. Vol. I complete but for The List of Plates (pp. xci to xcvi - however, included in the fourth volume - see below), and all seven maps on six plates (four folding), and one folding plate, are present. Vol. II complete with all eleven maps or views (six folding). Vol. III shows an early worm hole to the first few pages, not affecting text. All six maps and plates are present (two folding), plus the folding table at the end, but with no advertising leaf included. Vol IV contains 61 engravings of people, places, and animals visited by Capt. Cook in what is now Hawaii (described as the Sandwich Islands), Western British Columbia, and Alaska. Forty of the plates are folding; 21 are large single-page plates. The volume begins with 'The List of Plates', and is numbered pages xci to xcvi (see above). Some of the illustrations are foxed. This volume lacks three charts (nos. I and VI from vol. I, and no. XXXVI from vol. II). There is foxing (off-setting, really) on the pages facing the plates and charts, and occasional marginal foxing to the text, but the latter is hardly untoward. Beddie, Bibliography of Captain James Cook (BCJC) 1543, Streeter 3478. Sabin 16250, Howes 729a, Sotheby's London sale 11/21/91 lot #377 (three vols only).
Publicado por H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, London, 1785
Librería: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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.
Publicado por W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, London, 1784
Librería: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
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.
Publicado por H. Hughs for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, London, 1785
Librería: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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 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. Cf. Beddie 1543; cf. Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography, 62; cf. Lada-Mocarski 37; cf. Printing and the Mind of Man 223; cf. Sabin 16250.
Publicado por Printed by H. Hughes for G. Nicol, and T. Cadell, London, 1785
Librería: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Webber, John Ilustrador. The second quarto "Medallion"edition. Three volumes, quarto, plus atlas folio. Vol I: [x], xcvi, 422 pp., with 7 engraved charts and views (5 folding); Vol. II: [xiv], 548 pp., with 11 engraved charts and views (2 folding); Vol III: [xiv], 556 pp., with 6 engraved charts and views (2 folding); Atlas folio with 2 engraved charts and 61 plates. This second edition, with the type completely reset, and printed by H. Hughs rather than by W. and A. Strahan, is considered superior to the first in both its paper and typography. "That this was a contemporary opinion is borne out by a presentation inscription in a set . addressed to Mrs. Cook's physician, " and quoted by Forbes. The title pages of volumes I and II contain engraved vignettes of the Royal Society Medal showing Cook, and volume III has a medallion portrait of Captain King. A magnificent set, entirely uncut in original boards, with paper spine labels intact. The text volumes measure 12 1/2 in. x 9 3/4 in. and the Atlas 23 in. x 17 1/2 in. From the library of James Bruce of Kinnaird, the African explorer, who was at the time of publication engaged in composing his own travels. Forbes 64.
Publicado por Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. H. Hughs for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand, London, 1785
Librería: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
8 Volumes, 4to; Atlas, folio. Vols: (11 1/4 x 9 inches). Atlas: (22 x 16 inches). Contemporary tan calf paneled with gold floral tooling, spines elaborately decorated with gilt foliate in six compartments with raised bands, red morocco lettering-piece in second compartment with brown letter-piece in third compartment giving the years covered in each volume in gilt. Atlas bound to matching style in half-calf with contemporary marbled paper boards, spine in seven compartments with red morocco lettering-piece in second compartment and brown morocco lettering-piece in third compartment Provenance: Bookplates of Rev. William Goodall, Samuel Alexander Cooke, and G. N. R. A magnificent complete set of Cook's three voyages in eight volumes with very fine uniform original full calf bindings, paired with an unusually fine atlas. "Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors had done together. He was the first really scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge." (Hill) The set comprises: 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. Vols. I-III. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773. Three volumes. Second edition. Vol. I: [12] [i]-xxxvi [12] [1]-456. 21 cuts. 516 pp. Title, Dedication, Contents, Introduction, Nautical Terms, Cuts Description, Cuts Placement, Preface, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Compass Table. Vol. II: [i]-xiv [1]-410. 22 cuts. 424 pp. Title, Contents, Introduction, Cook's Voyage. Vol. III: [1]-395. 8 cuts. 395 pp. Title, Contents, Cook's Voyage. 51 engravings, folded maps, and charts. A classic work of exploration, this is the official account of Cook's first voyage commanding the Endeavour, edited from his journal by Hawkesworth. It also contains the official accounts of the voyages of Commodore John Byron (1723-1786), Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795), and Captain Philip Carteret (1733-1796). Cook herein travels to Tahiti where he observed the Transit of Venus, then mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. [With] 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. Vols.I-II. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. 1784. Two volumes. Fourth edition. Vol. I: [i]-xl [1]-378. 37 engraved plates. 418 pp. Frontispiece portrait by J. Basire after William Hodges, Title, Contents, Introduction, Plate List, Voyage Towards the South Pole. Vol. II: [8] [1]-396. 27 engraved plates. 404 pp. Title, Contents, Advertisement, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Around the World. 64 engraved plates of maps, portraits, and views, many of which folding. "The voyage where Cook proved there was no 'Terra Australis' which supposedly lay between New Zealand and South America and was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. This voyage produced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoples and islands, proved the value of the chronometer as an aid in finding longitude, and improved techniques for preserving scurvy, in addition to the aforementioned discoveries." (Hill). [With:] 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. Vols. I-III and Atlas. London: Printed by H. Hughs; for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. In three volumes 4to with an atlas folio. Second Edition. Vol. I: [10] [i]-xcvi [1]-421. 7 engraved plates with the rest in the Atlas. 528 pp. Title, Contents, Introduction, To the Memory of Captain James Cook, List of the Plates with Directions for Placing Them, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. II: [14] [1]-548. 11 engraved plates with rest in Atlas. 562 pp. Title, Contents, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. III: [14] [1]-556. 6 engraved plates with the rest in the Atlas. 570 pp. Title, Contents, Appendix, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Appendices I-VII. Atlas: 63 engraved plates including 2 fold-out maps. Cook's third and final voyage was a search for the Northwest Passage, during which he anchored in Hawaii, explored the Alaskan coast, the Bering Strait, and the Arctic Circle. On his southerly return, Cook was killed in Hawaii. The expedition was then taken over by Charles Clerke, and following Clerke's death, John Gore. While en transit back to the UK, the voyagers sighted Japan, anchored in China, and circled the Cape of Good Hope. Provenance: William Goodall (1757-1844), Lord of the manor, Dinton Hall, Buckinghamshire, and an English artist known for his detailed watercolor illustrations of birds and animals. Beddie 648-50, 1216-7, 1543, 1552. Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography, 62, 85. Hill 358, 361, 782-3. Holmes 5, 24, 47A. Howes C729a. Howgego I C174. Jenks, The Great Events, Vol XVII, p.238. Kroepelien, 535. Lada-Mocarski 37. Mitchell Library, Cook, 648. O'Reilly, Tahiti, 433. Printing and the Mind of Man 223 (Second voyage). Rosove 77 (Second voyage). Sabin 16245, 16250, 30934. Spence 314.