Heading: (Cook, James, 2nd voyage)
Author: Cook, James
Title: 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 the Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships....
Place Published: London
Publisher:W. Strahan & T. Cadell
Date Published: 1777
Description: 2 volumes. xl, 378; [8], 396 pp. With 64 copper-engraved plates, including maps, charts, views, portraits, etc., many of them folding or double-page. (4to) 28.5x22.5 cm (11¼x8¾), period calf, raised bands, morocco lettering pieces.Official account of Cook's second voyage, detailing his search for the great Antarctic continent, written by himself, although he left on his third voyage before the book was printed so that he was never able to see the finished product. Superbly illustrated with, in Cook's words, "about sixty copper plates, which, I am of opinion, will exceed every thing that has been done in a work of this kind." The plates and maps in the present copy are indeed striking, crisp with deep, dark impressions.

Binding moderately scuffed, front boards and endpapers loose, rear shaken; text generally clean, plates offsetting, several with ragged edges, large folding charts with adhesive strip repairs; overall a very good set.