The Journals of Captain James Cook: The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771; The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775; The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780 (i & ii); Charts & Views
Author:
COOK, Captain JAMES; BEAGLEHOLE, J C (ed)
Title:
The Journals of Captain James Cook: The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771; The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775; The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780 (i & ii); Charts & Views
Publisher:
The Boydell Press 1999
Description:
REPRINTS. 3 WORKS IN 4 VOLUMES. MAPS/CHARTS PORTFOLIO PRESENT. Super 8vo, blue cl bds, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait to front board, frontis., vol. 1- cclxxxiv + 696 pp., vol. 2- clxx + 1028 pp., vol. 3- ccxxiv + 718 pp. + 9 pp. addendum pamphlet, vol. 4- viii + 721-1647 pp. + 9 pp. addendum, illus., plates counted all present, foldouts. Vol. 1 (1768-1771): VG+ (sl soiling & scuffing to bds, sl soiling & bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, v minor soiling to pg edges), lacking d/w. Vol. 2 (1772-1775): VG (as vol. 1 w light scuffing to bds), lacking d/w. Vol 3 (1776-1780i): VG+ (as vol. 2 w light soiling to pg edges), lacking d/w. Vol. 4 (1776-1780ii): VG+ (as vol 1 w light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds), lacking d/w. Portfolio: folio, blue & black cl binder, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait to front board, binder housing 2 stapled gatherings of 4 pp. & 58 loose leaves, viii pp. + lviii ff., illus, maps/charts, VG+ (light soiling & scuffing to bds).
Keywords:
Captain James Cook adventure voyage discovery sailing ships 18th eighteenth century multiple volume set Hakluyt Society