cook john captain (32 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. book has corner & edge wear, DJ has holes at the corners & ends of spine with edge wear, author inscription, VG+, ship by MediaMail. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. The story Cook's 25 months in Vietnam as an advisor in the district of Di An, and his work with the Phoenix Program which was designed to destroy the infrastructure, the political organisation of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. First edition, hardcover, review slip laid in, top page edges soiled, otherwise a Near Fine copy in lightly soiled but otherwise VG+ dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. GARY COOK (illustratore). 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 185 x 250 mm approx. Landscape format. 264 pp. 8 double page plans on 12 pp, 4 colour plates as called for and many other unspecified b/w illustrations being photo reproductions and detailed line drawings by Gary Cook. First Edition 1987. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Very Good(Book- no previous owner name or insc. mild shelf wear/ soiling to bottom edge of book block. Dust Jacket - Gilt main title to spine and front faded/ rubbed. 1 cm tear to top rear pane, minuscule dot scuff to front panel, else negligible rubbing, non price clipped - cover £ 18.95. No other defects to book or jacket).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First edition. 287pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing and edgewear.

Hardcover. Condizione: 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.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Engraved By Cook (illustratore). A fine original engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame, this is a wonderful opportunity to purchase this splendid portrait. Decorative and attractive.

Original Pictorial Cloth. Condizione: Nearly Very Good. John Proctor (illustratore). xvi, 344 pages, 54 steel plate engravings and many woodcuts. Spine ends and corners a little rubbed, endpapers split in gutters but binding very firm. Covers clean with strong colours. Occasional interesting pencil annotations (from an expert!!) A much extended edition with chapters on all aspects of the game including manufacturers of tables, balls, etc. Also a bibliography of works on Billiards. A very desirable book on billiards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First edition. 287pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some edgewear. Inscribed by the author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Fine in VG slipcase. First publication of intimate letters to John Wild from an impressive group of literary luminaries. In both standard print text and foldout reproductions of the originals. A handsome edition on quality paper in a quarter vellum binding. Illustrated with facsimile foldout MS. First printing. Binding is cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by author. Bound in publisher's cloth. Minor shelf wear. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 2 preliminary leaves, 3-4 pages, 2 leaves, 7-314 pages, frontispiece, plates, portraits. Maps on lining papers. Corner clipped from end page. Signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Moderate rubbing and marks to boards. Small puncture hole in upper corner of front board of Volume One. 6mm loss of cloth at tip of lower corner of front board of Volume One. 6mm rubbing and slight fraying to cloth at ends of spines. Volume Two with split to gutter at frontispiece. ; The three voyages, complete in two volumes. "Complete Unabridged Edition". No date [c1892]. Volume One: [4], xx, 596 pages + portrait frontispiece + plates + maps (2 folding, World facing page 4 and Australia facing page 200). In-text illustrations. Volume Two: (iii)-xi, [1], (597)-1176 pages + frontispiece + plates. In-text illustrations. Lacking the half-title leaf. Both volumes: light blue cloth boards with dark blue cloth spines. Gilt lettering on spines and dark blue lettering on front boards. Top page edges gilt. Page dimensions: 250 x 163mm. Title continues: "Describing his discoveries and adventures in Tierra del Fuego, Tahiti, New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, Australia, the Friendly Islands. New Hebrides, New Caledonia, the Sandwich Islands, Western North America, Etc., Partly narrated by the great navigator himself; and partly compiled from his notes and journals by Dr. Hawkesley [sic, for Hawkesworth]. [Reference: Beddie 191].

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Somerfield, T.; Drigin, Serge; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Cameron, John; Hiley, F.E.; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth (illustratore). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. [Cook's Voyages, extra illustrated] 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: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, esq. Overall Condition: VERY GOOD+ IMPORTANCE & SCARCITY First Dublin Edition in beautiful fine binding with multiple plates added from a later printing. This is the only Dublin edition I see for sale with ANY illustrations. The first Dublin edition did not have plates in its 3 octavo volumes but rather a fourth Quarto--VERY SCARCE--Atlas volume containing 52 plates. The first Dublin edition was printed at the same time as the first English edition. BOOK INFO Published by A. Leathley, et al. in Dublin in 1773. First Dublin edition, first printing. Textually complete in three volumes. Without the VERY SCARCE fourth Atlas Volume of illustrations. Rebound circa 1810 in beautiful, dark forest green fine full morocco binding: single ornamental gilt fillet paneling; five gilt-patterned raised spine bands with compartments tooled with gilt emblems and lettering; all edges stained a dark blue-green; gilt dentelles; pale yellow endpapers. Octavo. 8" x 5.25." Each volume collated and complete, including original blanks and publisher ads (at the end of volume 3). Refreshed endpapers. With six added plates - three foldout and three one-page. ABOUT THE AUTHOR/EDITOR John Hawkesworth LLD (c. 1715 - November 1773) was an English writer and book editor. He was commissioned by the Admiralty to edit Captain James Cook's papers relative to his first voyage. For this work, "An Account of the Voyages undertaken," Hawkesworth is said to have received from the publishers the sum of 6000 pounds, an unprecedented amount at the time. An Account of the Voyages would go on to become one of the most popular travel books of the eighteenth century. 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. Although the book was a huge success, fast becoming a best-seller, it was disastrous for its editor. He was publicly attacked on three different counts: by the captains for tampering with the texts of their journals, by prudish readers for reprinting descriptions of the sexual freedoms of the South Sea islanders, and by devout churchmen for impiety in the general introduction to the work. CONDITION REPORT Exterior is NEAR FINE for a 215-year-old binding. Square spines, firm hinges and joints, fairly sharp corners, tight pages. Boards are colorful, supple, glossy and unfaded or soiled. Spine tips unrubbed. Light rubbing to the edges, corners and spines. Rubbed boards. Gilt work intact and glossy. Stained edges in great condition. Quite beautiful! The Interioris VG+ Refreshed endpapers. Former owner's bookplate dated April 1810 on front pastedown of each volume. Offsetting from dentelles onto FFEPs and from the inserted plates onto adjacent pages. Embossed stamp of "Fort Frederic, Virginia, Co. Cavan" on title page and a few other pages of Volume I. No writing, damp staining or worming. Pages range from clear and bright white to lightly toned and sometimes a bit darker. Light foxing overall with occasional areas of heavier foxing. Some light signs of handling - a small margin tear or two, a few smudges and ink stains, a few slightly bent page corner tips. Overall, the highest graded and most complete copy I see for sale of this uncommon first Dublin edition, and in the finest binding. No other copy with plates. A beautiful collectible set.

hardcover. Condizione: nera fine/very good. first. First editions, 3 volumes. All 3 volumes have been rebound. !st vol.: old front free end paper taped to binding with paper tape. 2nd vol.: front free end paper partially repaired where tears were. Vol 2 and 3 have former owner's name written to top of title pages. All 3 volumes in near fine to very good condition, some minor foxing.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST FRENCH EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPER, UNOPENED FIRST FRENCH EDITION, second state, x, 508 pp., folding engraved frontispiece of the death of Cook, folding engraved map, ink stamps of La Comtese de Berchtold to pp. 310& 319, pages unopened, text block uncut, original blue paper wrappers, slightly chipped, slight loss to spine foot, paper label with number "110" to spine, 8vo, Paris, for Pissot Laporte, 1782. The first full account in French of Cook's third voyage, with an important description of the Death of Cook in Hawaii. This work is attributed to Lieutenant John Rickman, who served on Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean. This account was based on the elicit copy of Cook's journal that Rickman managed to retain, despite the Admiralty's orders that all logs, journals, maps and illustrations should be handed over to Captain King and sealed. Due to this, the work was published anonymously in 1781, predating the official account by more than two years. The English version was followed by a German translation the same year, this French edition was published the following year. "The text, especially as regards details of Cook's death, differs considerably from other accounts." Hill [Beddie 1611; Hill 1453].

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.

Full Calf. William Bryne and George Stubbs (after) (illustratore). 3rd edition. 3rd ed. (first octavo edition), two volumes (of four). Vol.III: pp.(viii), 416, five fold engraved plates, closed tear along upper fold and tape remains to rear of 'Endeavour' plate, some darkening to folds, light off-setting opp. plates, lacking r.f.e.p. Vol.IV: pp.(vi), 429, (ii, publisher's adverts), two engraved folding plates, lacking r.f.e.p. and creased f.f.e.p., water-staining to edges of prelims, t.p. and contents, not affecting text. Prev owner's ink signature and date to f.f.e.p. of both volumes, "George Mundy, Sept. 19th, 1790" (1792 in other volume) with his contemporary book-plates (G.M.) to front paste-down in each volume. Both volumes full calf, cnrs and edges rubbed, spine worn, green and red titled leather labels to each volume. Engraved folding plates in volume four, "A View of Endeavour River on the Coast of New Holland" and "The Kanguroo, an animal found on the Coast of New Holland". Very good and generally clean condition The two volumes complete with all plates. First English octavo edition, volumes 3 and 4 only, with the two folding plates, "A View of Endeavour River"on the Coast of New Holland" and "The Kanguroo". Beddie 665.

Paris, Saillant et Nyon & Panckoucke, [1774] MDCCLXXIV, Prima edizione francese. Professionale restauro alle cerniere ma esemplari in ottimo stato di conservazione, grandi margini. Ex libris nobiliare. James Cook (Marton, 27 ottobre 1728 Kealakekua, 14 febbraio 1779) è stato uno dei più importanti esploratori britannici. Tra il 1768 e il 1779 compì tre viaggi nell'Oceano Pacifico nel corso dei quali realizzò il primo contatto europeo con le coste dell'Australia e le Hawaii, oltre alla prima circumnavigazione ufficiale della Nuova Zelanda. Il primo volume inizia con la spedizione in navigazione verso Rio de Janeiro, e copre il passaggio attraverso lo Stretto di Magellano, rappresentato in una dettagliata carta pieghevole, che spesso manca, qui presente. L'opera è riccamente illustrata con mappe, vedute di città, fauna e costumi locali. Il viaggio era destinato principalmente alle Indie Orientali, ma il vero scopo era fare scoperte nei mari del sud. Sbarcato in Patagonia, riferì degli indiani alti otto piedi e infine avvistò le Falkland che rivendicò come territorio inglese. Il viaggio toccò in fine Filippine, Sumatra, Capo di Buona Speranza prima di rientrare in Inghilterra. Cfr. Graesse, II, 258; Brunet, II, 254; Sabin 30940; Borba de Moraes 395. 4 voll., in 4°, bella legatura in piena pelle con stemma in oro al piatto anteriore; titoli in tassello in oro al dorso, pp. [4] xxxii 388; [6], 536 [2]; [6] 394 [4]; [2] viii, 367 [1]; carta bianca all'inizio e fine di ogni volume e 52 mappe e tavole incise, per lo più volte ripiegate o a doppia pagina. Prima edizione francese. Professionale restauro alle cerniere ma esemplari in ottimo stato di conservazione, grandi margini. Ex libris nobiliare. bella legatura in piena pelle con stemma in oro al piatto anteriore; titoli in tassello in oro al dorso,

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dublin, 1781, Contemporary calf gilt,rebacked, with a folding engraved map and 5 engraved plates, one folding which is the first representation of Hawaii. The first Dublin edition of the first published account of Cook s last voyage, preceding the authorized version by three years. This work is attributed to Lieutenant John Rickman, who served as second lieutenant on the Discovery , Charles Clerk, Commander. This is the first full account in English of Cook s third voyage and has an important description of the death of Cook in Hawaii.It was first published in 1781, three years before the official account. This anonymous journal, of Captain Cook s third voyage, was once believed to have been written by John Ledyard, who had actually made liberal use of Lieutenant Rickman s account; hence the confusion. This narrative anticipated the government s authorized account by two years. All the journals kept on board were claimed by the Admiralty, thus the author remained strictly anonymous. The text, especially as regards details of Cook s death, differs considerably from other accounts. Hill Hill, 1453; Holmes 53; Howes R276; Streeter 3474.

Hardcover. charts and engravings (illustratore). 1st edition. 4to. Leatherbound. This is the first printing, first state, of the famous account of what is now described as 'Cook's First Voyage', although primary credit for the creation of this account is given to John Hawkesworth (who had been commissioned by the Admiralty to edit Capt. Cook's papers). Volume I of our offering ends at page 676, and shows page 139 as numbered 139-360 (as called for in Beddie 648). It contains 18 of the 21 charts and plates called for in this volume, lacking two charts and one plate. Volume II has a tide mark across the top of the first thirdof the text block. Page 189 is misnumbered 191. Old worm hole to margins of pages 119-161. Contains 16 of 22 charts and plates (five folding charts, seven folding plates, and four single page plates). The text is complete in 410 numbered pages. Volume III text commences at page 411 and concludes at page 795. All nine plates and charts are present, including the very large folding chart of New Zealand (Cook was the first to confirm that New Zealand was, in fact, an island). Lack of nine plates/ charts. The text shows foxing, severe on a few pages but, on the whole, the text is perfectly readable and, if professionally restored, the plates and charts would be magnificent. The leather has deteriorated and the boards are loose.

4to. Pp. (iv), iv, (ii), v-xvi, xxxii, 388 with 16 folding engraved maps and plates; pp. (vi), 536 and 16 engraved maps and plates, of which many folding; pp. (vi), 394, (1) and 17 engraved maps and plates, mostly folding; pp. viii, (ii), 367, (1) and 3 folding engraved maps and plates. A few plates with small tears at fold and one leaf in volume four (pp. 359/60) reinforced at outer margin without loss of text. Contemporary full calf, spines with five raised bands, decorated in gilt and with title labels, worn. Extremities rubbed, hinges weak and cracked (volume four upper board detached), and first volume's title label vanished. Occasionally some browning but overall a good copy. First French edition of this early important compilation of British maritime expeditions, edited by Hawkesworth, translated from the original English published in the previous year. Includes the first official account of Cook's first voyage during which he visited Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun, discovered the Society Islands, explored and surveyed New Zealand, and the eastern coast of Australia, naming it New South Wales. Other voyages included are: Byron's voyage to the Gilbert Islands, Wallace's discovery of Tahiti and Moorea, and Carteret's discovery of Pitcairn Island. The beautiful plates depict sea views, landscapes and natives. The maps show the new discoveries in the Pacific and the different routes of the ships. Many new areas were charted and several islands and coastlines were recorded for the first time. Borba de Moraes 395. Cf Hill 783. Sabin 30940.

4 vols. Large folding map, folding chart, and 9 folding engraved plates. 8vo, old mottled calf; spines darkened; one cover detached and others nearly so. Third edition. Bookplates (one from a defunct theological seminary) on each front pastedown; one cover detached and others nearly so; very faint blind-embossed stamp on each title page and elsewhere in text; all but one spine label lacking; spines cracked and damaged, with call numbers: a set for rebinding.

First Edition. Edited and Introduced by Christine Holmes. Pp. xxxii+98(last blank) 24 plates, 3 full page maps; small demy 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Caliban Books, London, 1984. First edition thus. *Elliot served as Midshipman on the Resolution with Cook. The section of his journal, first published here, describes his childhood, and his voyage with Cook. The second narrative, by Third Lieutenant Richard Pickersgill, is the first publication of the complete transcript of an unfinished journal, two sections of which were previously published in Beaglehole's edition of Cook's Resolution journal.

No binding. 210 x 400 mm., with vertical folds as issued, in good condition. A fine engraving from the voyages of Captain Cook, 1773.

No binding. 205 x 300 mm., in good condition. Engraved by E. Rooker this view comes from the official account of the First Voyage of the Pacific by Captain James Cook published in 1773. It records a meeting with the natives. For the compilation of this work Hawkesworth received £6,000 from the Admiralty. Shirley G.Hawk 1a.

No binding. 220 x 295 mm. Uncoloured map in excellent condition. From the French edition of of Hawkesworth's 'Account of the Voyages Undertaken'. Refer Shirley BL G.Hawk 1a no. 6.

Third edition. 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. 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 2,000 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 Modern calf over marbled paper boards. Occasional foxing and minor offset, a very clean copy 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.

First Dublin edition. First Dublin edition. Complete with 5 engraved plates (including frontispiece plate of the Death of Cook) and large folding map. [4], xlvii, [1], 396 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first Dublin edition of the first full account in English of Cook's third and final voyage. Rickman was a second lieutenant aboard the Discovery. "It provides an important supplement to the official account of the Third Voyage published in 1784" (Forbes). Howes R-276, "aa"; Forbes 36; Wickersham 6555a; Davidson, p 64; Kroepelien 1078; Beddie 1608 Contemporary calf rebacked to style, marbled endpapers. Occasional spotting and dustsoiling, better than very good Complete with 5 engraved plates (including frontispiece plate of the Death of Cook) and large folding map. [4], xlvii, [1], 396 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

208 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 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). 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). 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. 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. Ledyard's account is one of the rarest works on Cook's third's voyage, and Hill confirms that "[o]nly 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 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).