[COOK (James)]. - HAWKESWORTH (John). An Account of the Voya - Lot 55

[COOK (James)]. - 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 were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. London, W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773 (3 vols.). -- COOK (James). A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World [...] in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777 (2 vols.). --- COOK (James) & KING (James). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean [...] for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere [...]. London, W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784 (3 vols. + an atlas). Together 9 volumes, including 8 in-4°, calf, fine gilt lacework framing the covers, figure in a gilt emblem in the centre of the front cover. emblem in the center of the first, ornate ribbed spine, and an atlas in folio, half calf with corners, ornate smooth spine (period binding). binding). 2 000/3 000 ORIGINAL EDITIONS of COOK'S TRAVELS. - FIRST EDITION: 51 plates and maps, 40 of them folded (20+22+9). The second edition includes the "Chart of the Straight of Magellan of Magellan" and the "Directions for Placing the Cuts and Charts". -- A frontispiece portrait, 63 engraved plates or maps, 33 of which are folded, and a folded table (F+36+27+T). --- 24 engraved plates or maps, including 14 folded, and one folded table. Atlas: two maps and 61 engraved plates after John WEBBER. Binding slightly mismatched, and mismatched for the "Atlas". Several damaged headpieces and spines (with old restorations): one first plate detached (-): some discharges: restoration on a plate plate pp. 462/463 of volume III (-): restoration on a map and on pp. 389/390 of volume II (--). From the ducal library of Gordon Castle with small gilt emblem of the Order of the Garter on the first board, and that of Sir John Sinclair of Murkle Baronet, with bookplate for the Atlas. Sabin, 30934, 16245 & 16250.