Cook captain joppien rüdiger (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Melbourne, Oxford University Press in association with the Australian Academy of Humanities, 1985 (the first two volumes) and 1987 (both parts of the third volume) (all first editions). Large quarto, three volumes bound as four (as issued), xvi, 247; xiv, 274; xxii, 234 and [viii], 235-669 pages with hundreds of illustrations (many in colour). Papered boards (first two volumes) and cloth (the second two volumes); covers slightly rubbed; top edges of the second two volumes slightly marked; an excellent set with the excellent dustwrappers very slightly sunned and rubbed, with a couple of unobtrusive creases and short closed tears. 'With a Descriptive Catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artifacts and events and original engravings associated with the Voyage[s]'. [4 items].…

First American Edition. First American Edition. Illustrated. xv, 247; xiii, 274; xxi, 233; 235-669 pp. 4 vols. Folio. "Captain James Cook's three voyages of exploration to the Pacific between 1768 and 1780 were the first of the great European voyages of discovery to carry professional artists. The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages contains all the known drawings and paintings done for these voyages as well as a fascinating narrative and explanatory text by Bernard Smith and Rudiger Joppien. Volume III, describing Cook's final voyages, is of particular interest for its descriptions of the Pacific Northwest of America as well as Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands." Brown cloth. Fine in fine dustjackets Illustrated. xv, 247; xiii, 274; xxi, 233; 235-669 pp. 4 vols. Folio.…