COOK, James (Captain). [Three Voyages]. - HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages..for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: for W.Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 volumes, 4°(294 x 230mm.). 52 engraved plates and charts, 35 double-page or folding (occasional light soiling to margins or folds). Second Edition. Mitchell 650. - COOK, James (Captain). A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: for W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes (295 x 230mm.). Engraved portrait of Cook by J.Basire after W.Hodges (lower margin slightly shaved), folding letterpress tablea, 63 engraved plates and charts, 31 folding (occasional light soiling to margins and a few folds, Vol I CC2 cleanly torn). Second Edition. Mitchell 1217. - COOK, James (Captain) and Captain James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean..for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: W. and A.Strahan for G.Nicol, 1784. 4 volumes (including atlas), 4° (295 x 230mm.) and 2° (540 x 380mm.).Folding letterpress table, text with 24 engraved plates and charts, 13 folding (some light staining and offsetting), atlas volume with 61 engraved plates and views after Webber (occasional light marginal spotting), additional engraved portrait of James Cook by Sherwin after Nathaniel Dance (Mitchell 33840). FIRST EDITION. Mitchell 1542. The three works in 9 volumes. Text in uniform contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked in mottled calf, red and green morocco labels, atlas in later companion mottled half calf, spine lettered in gilt. (9)

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COOK, James (Captain). [Three Voyages]. - HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages..for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: for W.Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. 3 volumes, 4°(294 x 230mm.). 52 engraved plates and charts, 35 double-page or folding (occasional light soiling to margins or folds). Second Edition. Mitchell 650. - COOK, James (Captain). A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. London: for W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes (295 x 230mm.). Engraved portrait of Cook by J.Basire after W.Hodges (lower margin slightly shaved), folding letterpress tablea, 63 engraved plates and charts, 31 folding (occasional light soiling to margins and a few folds, Vol I CC2 cleanly torn). Second Edition. Mitchell 1217. - COOK, James (Captain) and Captain James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean..for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: W. and A.Strahan for G.Nicol, 1784. 4 volumes (including atlas), 4° (295 x 230mm.) and 2° (540 x 380mm.).Folding letterpress table, text with 24 engraved plates and charts, 13 folding (some light staining and offsetting), atlas volume with 61 engraved plates and views after Webber (occasional light marginal spotting), additional engraved portrait of James Cook by Sherwin after Nathaniel Dance (Mitchell 33840). FIRST EDITION. Mitchell 1542. The three works in 9 volumes. Text in uniform contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked in mottled calf, red and green morocco labels, atlas in later companion mottled half calf, spine lettered in gilt. (9)

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