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Cook, Captain James
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- A set of the official accounts of his three Pacific voyages, 1773-1784, 9 volumes, comprising:
- paper
HAWKESWORTH, JOHN. An Account of the Voyages undertaken... for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773, FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, 51 maps and plates (without the extra chart of the straits of Magellan, which is sometimes present), some folding
COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES. A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: Strahan and Cadell, 1779, third edition, 2 volumes, portrait, and 63 maps and plates, some folding
COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES, AND CAPTAIN JAMES KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Nicol and Cadell, 1784, FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes text: 4to, 24 charts and plates, and atlas: folio, 2 folding maps, and 63 plates (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with the 'Death of Captain Cook' plate and an additional portrait of Omai), together 4 volumes
Together 3 works in 9 volumes, 4to (294 x240mm.) and folio (565 x 413mm.), text and atlas in near uniform early twentieth-century half morocco gilt, gilt spines, top edges gilt, occasional browning, spotting and offsetting, repairs to large general map in folio atlas, a few repaired tears to text, Death of Cook plate re-margined to imprint, bindings a little rubbed
COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES. A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: Strahan and Cadell, 1779, third edition, 2 volumes, portrait, and 63 maps and plates, some folding
COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES, AND CAPTAIN JAMES KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Nicol and Cadell, 1784, FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes text: 4to, 24 charts and plates, and atlas: folio, 2 folding maps, and 63 plates (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with the 'Death of Captain Cook' plate and an additional portrait of Omai), together 4 volumes
Together 3 works in 9 volumes, 4to (294 x240mm.) and folio (565 x 413mm.), text and atlas in near uniform early twentieth-century half morocco gilt, gilt spines, top edges gilt, occasional browning, spotting and offsetting, repairs to large general map in folio atlas, a few repaired tears to text, Death of Cook plate re-margined to imprint, bindings a little rubbed
Provenance
James Coutts Crawford (1817-1899), bookplate. The first European to settle at Miramar (formerly Watts) Peninsula, New Zealand.
Literature
BCJC 648, 1216, 1544; Forbes -, -, 62; Hill (2004) 782, 358, 361; Lada-Morcarski -, -, 37; Sabin 30934, 16245, 16250
Condition
The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."