COOK (JAMES) [FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD VOYAGES] 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, 3 vol., second edition, engraved portrait (laid down), 45 (of 52) engraved plates (some folding or double page) [Hill 782; Mitchell Library Cook 650; Sabin 30934], W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773; A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure... In which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative, 2 vol., fourth edition, engraved portrait of Cook (laid down) and 21 (of 63) engraved plates and charts (many folding or double-page) [Beddie 1216; Hill, p.61; PMM 223; Sabin 16245], W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784; A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1778, 1779, and 1780, 4 vol. (including Atlas), FIRST EDITION, text with 34 plates (some folding), Atlas with 45 plates only (some laid down) [Hill 361; Mitchell Library Cook 1543; Sabin 16250], 1784, together 9 vol., some toning (at times a little heavier), pencil annotations, occasional spotting and light offsetting, text volumes contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked, spine gilt tooled with red morocco labels, corners a little bumped, rubbed, Atlas half calf, worn with loss to spine, upper cover detached, 4to and oblong folio (9) Footnotes: 'Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors together had done. He was the first really scientific navigator, and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge' (Hill). Captain James Cook undertook three celebrated voyages to the Pacific and Southern Hemisphere, each with ambitious objectives: observing the transit of Venus, searching for a rumoured southern continent, pushing as far south as possible to circumnavigate the globe at high latitudes, and seeking the Northwest Passage. His first voyage alone saw him chart approximately 5,000 miles of coastline, including pioneering work around the islands he named the Society Islands, achievements that earned him sufficient renown to be entrusted with two further expeditions. His third voyage, however, would be his last. He was killed at Kealakekua Bay following a confrontation in which he attempted to take the Hawaiian king, Kalani'ōpuʻu, hostage. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing