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

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 (reprint). 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.

Spines lightly sunned, a couple of short tears and wear to the heads and feet of spines, top edges of text blocks foxed.

A very good set of this landmark scholarly work, profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white, with appendices, bibliographies, and indices.