Complete Set of Cook's Voyages in First Editions

A complete set of the three official publications of Cook's voyages in first Editions, comprising: first voyage, Hawkesworth, John, an Account of the voyages Undertaken by the order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain cook, in the dolphin, the swallow and the Endeavour: drawn up from the Journals which ere kept by the several Commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq; by John Hawkesworth, Ll.D. In three volumes. Illustrated with Cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to Countries now first discovered, or hitherto imperfectly known. London: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the strand. Mdcclxxiii [1773]. Literature: M. K. Beddie (ed.) Bibliography of Captain James cook, Sydney, 1970, 648. Provenance: acquired by the vendor at Bonhams, London, second voyage, cook, James, a voyage towards the south pole, and round the world. Performed in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. Written by James cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his Proceedings in the adventure during the Separation of the ships. In two volumes. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent Masters. London: printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the strand. Mdcclxxvii [1777], Literature: M. K. Beddie (ed.) Bibliography of Captain James cook, Sydney, 1970, 1216. Provenance: acquired by the vendor at Bonhams, London. Third voyage, cook James and James King, a voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of his Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the Position and Extent of the West side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the Practicality of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and the Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. In three volumes. Vol. I and II written by Captain James cook, F.R.S. Vol III by Captain James King, Ll.D and F.R.S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the direction of Captain cook; and with a great variety of portraits of persons, views of places, and historical Representations of Remarkable Incidents, drawn by Mr. Webber during the voyage, and engraved by the most eminent artists. Published by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London: printed by W. And a. Stahan: for G. Nicol, Bookseller to his Majesty, in the strand: and T. Cadell, in the strand. Mdcclxxxiv. [1784], Literature: M. K. Beddie (ed.) Bibliography of Captain James cook, Sydney, 1970, 1543. Provenance: acquired by the vendor at Bonhams, London. This is fine set. The first and second voyage publications comprising five quarto volumes are uniformly bound. The third voyage publication comprising three quarto text volumes are uniformly bound. The separate folio atlas of engravings is bound differently. This set of Cook's voyage accounts is sold together with J. C Beaglehole (ed), the Journals of Captain James cook, 4 vols. Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1955 and a separate folio of charts and maps.