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; 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); The Life of Captain James Cook; Charts & Views
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society 1955, 1961, 1967, 1974
Description:
FIRST EDITION. 4 WORKS IN 5 VOLS. MAPS/CHARTS PORTFOLIO PRESENT. 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. + 12 pp. addenda & corrigenda pamphlet, vol. 2- clxx + 1021 pp. + 6 pp. addenda & corrigenda pamphlet, vol. 3- ccxxiv + 718 pp. + 9 pp. addenda pamphlet, vol. 4- viii + 723-1647 pp., vol. 5- xi + 760 pp., illus., plates counted all present, foldout. Vol. 1 (1768-1771): VG+ (minor soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, bookplate to front pastedown, sl creasing to pp. at central gutters), in d/w, VG (light scuffing, light to moderate soiling, light creasing & bruising to edges & extrems). Vol. 2 (1772-1775): VG+ (light soiling to bds, light bruising to spine edges & extrems, light soiling & tanning to pg edges, bookplate to front pastedown, minor foxing to ffep), in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling/tanning, light to moderate rubbing to joint folds, v sm closed tear to spine fold at head, light bruising to edges & extrems). Vol. 3 (1776-1780i): VG+ (v minor soiling to bds, light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, bookplate to front pastedown), in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing/soiling & tanning--esp to spine, light creasing & bruising to edges & extrems). Vol. 4 (1776-1780ii): VG+ (as vol. 3), in d/w, VG (light to moderate soiling/scuffing & tanning--esp to spine, light bruising & creasing/curling to edges & extrems, light rubbing to joint folds). Vol. 5 (LIFE): VG+ (light to moderate scuffing, light soiling, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light foxing/tanning & soiling to pg edges, sl foxing to prelims), in d/w VG (light to moderate fading, light scuffing & soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems, 3cm closed tear to spine fold at tail--repaired with archival tape, sm closed tear to front & back head edges). 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+ (moderate to sl heavy soiling & scuffing to bds, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light soiling & bookplate to front pastedown, sl foxing to inside of cl). ,
Keywords:
Captain James Cook adventure voyage discovery sailing ships 18th eighteenth century multiple volume set Hakluyt Society
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