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Leather. Condizione: Very Good -. No Jacket. First. VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION, FINE ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDINGS, RARE FIRST EDITION. THREE VOLUMES, 26 FINE ENGRAVED MAPS, CHARTS and FRONTISPIECE of Captain James Cook, A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. 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 Cook, Clerke, and Gore In His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. In Three Volumes. Volumes I and II written by Captain JAMES COOK, Volume III by Captain JAMES KING, Illustrated with Maps and Charts, from the Original Drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the Direction of Captain. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. DUBLIN: Printed for H. Chamberlaine, W. Watson, Potts, Williams, Cross, Jackson, Moncrieffe, Walker, Jenkin, Burnet, Wilson, Wogan, Exshaw, Vallance, Beatty, White, Whitestone, Burton, Byrne, Mills, J. Porter, Stewart, Wallace, Higly, Cash, Herey and Mc.Kenzie. MDCCLXXXIV. 1784. RARE FIRST EDITION. The First DublinEdition. In 3 volumes. 8vo. 8.5" x 5.5" Inches (LxB). Pp. [viii], xcvi, 421; [xiv], 549; [xii], 559 pages, with 24 (of 26) numbered (SEE BELOW), engraved maps, coastal profiles and charts, many folding (are paginated for the three volumes) + the rare frontispiece portrait is present (usually found missing), + folding table of numbers expressed in various languages of the Malay region; 6 other appendices; at the end of volume 3. This edition was issued with maps and plates included in the three volumes. [Holmes 47; Mitchell Library 1543; Sabin 16250]. In the original contemporary full calf leather bindings with two red & dark green gilt lettered morocco labels added. The First Dublin Edition of the official account of Cook's third voyage : intended to seek the Northwest Passage and to return Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh, James Burney, James Colnett, and George Vancouver. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian islands. The first London edition sold out in three days. Scarce set in 3 volumes. A classic work. A rare book set in the original contemporary full calf leather bindings, some wear/tear/scuffing/chipping to covers, spine, ends & corners, pages - plates with minor age toning are clean & bright. Hinges split & visible from the outside, all the boards are still firmly attached & the bindings are tight & intact., volume 1 spine has a split which has been professionally repaired. NOTE: Missing from VOL. I is the list of plates which should have been on page XCVII. The following collation of plates: In the first volume page xcvii (List of Plates) is missing. It's difficult to speculate why since it appears that most if not ALL the plates are present. I also believe that there are three plates (Two of them large maps that are not numbered) but are still part of the 26 total plates in the volumes. I also believe that the frontispiece portrait of COOK is considered to be one of the 26 plates since all plates including the frontispiece are used in the collation of plates. Here is a listing of what I have found along with my opinion: (VOLUME 1) 1. Frontispiece: Captain James Cook (I believe this to be plate I) 2. Plate IV is a fold out map on page 50. It should actually be attached to page 83 along with another plate also labeled as number IV. They should be plates III & IV respectively.3. Plate III on page 61 (Should probably have been listed as Plate 2) 4. Plate IV on page 83 5. Plate V on page 87 (Should be on page 91) 6. Plate VI on page 117. 7. Plate VII on page 225. 8. Plate VIII on page 277. PLEASE CONTACT SELLER FOR REST OF COLLATION. Lieut. Henry Roberts (illustratore).…