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Rudiger Joppien & Bernard Smith 'The Art of Captain Cook’s Voyages'
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$400 - $600
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Rudiger Joppien & Bernard Smith
The Art of Captain Cook’s Voyages
Vol. I. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771; Vol. II. The Voyage of Resolution & Endeavour 1772-1775; Vol. III (text) & Vol. III (catalogue): The Voyage of Resolution & Discovery 1776-1780.
Published by Oxford University Press in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities, Oxford and Melbourne, 1985 [vol.1. & 2, 1st ed reprints] & 1987 [vol 3 & 4, 1st editions.]
Four folio volumes, illustrated throughout, a complete and fine unread set still in original packaging.
An authoritative account encompassing the work of both the professional and amateur artists on Cook’s voyages.
Provenance: Estate of Peter Stratford, with his bookplate in each volume.
The Art of Captain Cook’s Voyages
Vol. I. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771; Vol. II. The Voyage of Resolution & Endeavour 1772-1775; Vol. III (text) & Vol. III (catalogue): The Voyage of Resolution & Discovery 1776-1780.
Published by Oxford University Press in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities, Oxford and Melbourne, 1985 [vol.1. & 2, 1st ed reprints] & 1987 [vol 3 & 4, 1st editions.]
Four folio volumes, illustrated throughout, a complete and fine unread set still in original packaging.
An authoritative account encompassing the work of both the professional and amateur artists on Cook’s voyages.
Provenance: Estate of Peter Stratford, with his bookplate in each volume.
