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London, Longman, Hurst Rees Orme and Brown, 1821.. Octavo; Vol. I. xii, 398; frontispiece, folding map, 4 b/w. plates, Vol. II. viii, 368; 2 plates, Vol. III. viii, 372; frontispiece, 3 plates, Vol. IV. pp. viii, 304; frontispiece, fold-out table at rear, Vol. V. pp. viii, 472; 2 plates, Vol. VI. pp. xii, 503; 6 plates, Vol. VII. pp. xii, 462; frontispiece, 2 plates, foldout table at rear, one page directions for placing the plates, contemporary half calf and marbled boards, raised bands, red moroccan spine title labels with green leather volume labels, title lettered in gilt, the first volume neatly repaired at the head of spine, some minor foxing to early pages, a very good attractive set. In 1768 when captain James Cook set sail on the first of three voyages to the South Seas, he carried with him secret orders from British Admiralty to seek 'a Continent or land of great extent' and to take possession of that country in the name of the King of Great Britain. The first voyage aboard the… Read More

London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. H. Hughs for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand, 1785. 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… Read More