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); The Life of Captain James Cook (5 vols)
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); The Life of Captain James Cook (5 vols)
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society 1955, 1961, 1967, 1974
Description:
FIRST EDITION. 4 WORKS IN 5 VOLS. LACKS MAPS/CHARTS PORTFOLIO. Super 8vo, heavy blue bds, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait to front board, top edge stained blue & blue eps (vol. 5 only), frontis., vol. 1- cclxxxiv + 684 pp., vol. 2- clxx + 1021 pp., vol. 3- ccxxiv + 718 pp., vol. 4- viii + 723-1647 pp., vol. 5- xi + 760 pp., illus., plates counted all present, foldouts (vol. 4 lacking map to end of vol.). Vol. 1 (1768-1771): VG (minor scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps & prelims/terminals, light foxing sporadic throughout), in d/w, VG (price clipped, light scuffing/creasing & soiling, moderate tanning--esp to spine, in pastic cover w light scuffing & soiling & worn adhesive edge strips). Vol. 2 (1772-1775): VG (light scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps), in d/w, VG (as vol 1). Vol. 3 (1776-1780i): VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate to heavy cracking to hinge at front gutter, light soiling & foxing to eps, frontis. loose), in d/w, VG (as vol. 1 w loose adhesive edge strips). Vol. 4 (1776-1780ii): VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to hingers & front gutter, frontis. creasing & curling, foxing & soiling to eps & prelims), in d/w, VG (as vol. 3 w very loose adhesive edge strips). Vol. 5 (LIFE): VG (light scuffing to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to pg edges & prelims/terminals, minor soiling to eps), in d/w, VG (as vol. 4).
Keywords:
Captain James Cook adventure voyage discovery sailing ships 18th eighteenth century multiple volume set Hakluyt Society
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