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A fascinating, highly appealing example of Cook's rapid European apotheosis, printed six years after his death and noted as a fine example of 18th-century Italian printing. A couple of scuffs to covers, edges toned, pencil marks to pastedowns, occasional worming to contents, most notably at foot of gathering y in volume II, tear to fore edge of p 289-90 of volume II, occasional dampstains to contents, offsetting to text, nevertheless a very good copy.įirst and only edition of "the first of the complete eulogies to Cook" (Smith, p. Careful restoration to spine ends and tips. of both volumes ownership stamp of Vasconcellos to foot of p. Ownership inscription dated 1952 in green ink to p. Copper engraved frontispieces and seven plates, the plate "A view of the habitations in Nootka Sound", present twice, though only called for in volume II. Contemporary brown calf, rebacked to style, titles to red morocco label to spines. Beddie 58 Forbes 270 not in Hill Sabin 16258. He conquered the hitherto prevalent scurvy by cutting down the consumption of salt meat and by always having fresh vegetables and fruit on board" (Printing and the Mind of Man). He did everything possible to maintain their physical fitness and the cleanliness of both men and ships. Cook was a brilliant navigator and hydrographer, an excellent administrator and planner, and probably the first sea captain to realise the importance of preserving the health and well-being of his crew. He also suggested the existence of Antarctic land in the southern ice ring, a fact which was not proved until the explorations of the nineteenth century. The world was given for the first time an essentially complete knowledge of the Pacific Ocean and Australia, and Cook proved once and for all that there was no great southern continent, as had always been believed. "Cook earned his place in history by opening up the Pacific to western civilisation and by the foundation of British Australia. This edition is uncommon, with just two copies traced institutionally in the UK. Forbes notes that it "appears to be an adaptation of the text contained in Volumes VI and VII of William Mavor's Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels & Discoveries" (1796). Vellum discoloured across set, boards rubbed, occasional worming and wear, foxing and browning to contents a good set.įirst US collected edition of Cook's three voyages. Ink ownership monogram stamped to half-titles and title pages, ink inscription to verso of title pages.
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Split to rear joint and calculations in ink to rear free endpaper of vol.
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Contemporary full vellum, titles in gilt and shelf marks in manuscript to spines, edges speckled, green silk bookmarkers. Uncommon, with 13 copies traced institutionally worldwide. First edition in Italian of Cook's three voyages, together with the accounts of Byron, Carteret, Wallis and de Bougainville, presented here in a contemporary full vellum binding.