The art of Captain Cook’s voyages (four volume set, first editions)

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First edition

Volume one : The voyage of the Endeavour 1768 1771. With a descriptive catalogue of all the known drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1985 (reprint). Folio, cloth in dust jacket, pp. xv; 247, illustrated. Volume two : The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772 1775. With a descriptive catalogue of all the known drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1985. Folio, cloth in dust jacket, pp. xiii; 274, illustrated. Volume three : Text : The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776 1780. With a descriptive catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with the voyage. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1987. First edition. Folio, cloth in dust jacket, pp. xi-xxi, 1-234 (last blank), illustrated. Volume three : Catalogue : The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776 1780. With a descriptive catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with the voyage . Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1987. First edition. Folio, cloth in dust jacket, pp. 235-670 (last blank), illustrated. A very good set of this landmark scholarly work, profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white, with appendices, bibl

• Printing: later
• Binding: Hardcover

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