THE ART OF CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES.
Three volumes in four, comprising: Volume I: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 with a Descriptive Catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and original engravings associated with them. Pp. xvi+248(last blank); Volume II: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775 with a Descriptive Catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and original engravings associated with the Voyage. Pp. xiv+274; Volume III: 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 original engravings associated with the Voyage. In two volumes: Text: Pp. xxii+234(last blank); Catalogue: Pp. viii+235-670(last blank); profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, appendices, bibliographies, indices; super roy. 4to; brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt; dust wrappers, backstrips sunned/browned; contained within a wide brown cloth slipcase; edge of some leaves slightly marked; Oxford University Press; Melbourne, 1985-1987. All first editions. *The first edition of Volumes I and II was limited to 500 copies, and quickly sold out. Many of the illustrations were previously unpublished, and the text includes an account of each voyage and notes on the artists. Item #166246
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