COOK, James Lot n° 37

Voyage dans l'hémisphère austral, et autour du monde fait sur les vaisseaux de roi, L'Aventure, & La Résolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774, & 1775. In which we have inserted the Relation of Captain Furneaux, & that of Messrs. Forster. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1778. 5 volumes in-4 (252 x 193 mm) of XLIV, 460pp. 18 engraved plates (numbered 1-17, 10bis) for volume I; VIII, 432 pp. 20 engraved plates (numbered 18 to 37) for volume II; VIII, 374pp. 21 engraved plates (numbered 38 to 58) for volume III; VIII, 413 pp, 1 f.n.ch., 7 engraved plates (numbered 59 to 65), 1 folding table for page 302 for volume IV; XII, 510 pp., 1 f.n.ch. (approval), 1 folding table for page 252, 1 folding engraved map (p. 422) for volume V. Marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (period binding). Hill, 358 (for Cook) & 625 (for Forster: "This is an important and necessary addition to Cook's voyages"); Sabin, 16249; O'Reilly, 391. First edition of the first French edition of Captain Cook's second voyage by J.-B. A Suard. It contains very important accounts of the discoveries made in Australia, New Zealand, and Tahiti. Volume 5 bears this slightly different title announcing details on natural history translated after Forster: "...on geography, natural history, and moral philosophy, and in particular on the earth & its strata; water & the ocean; the atmosphere; the revolutions of the globe; the organized bodies; and the human species. By M. Forster". A very good copy, complete with its 67 engravings (maps, plans, portraits, flora, and fauna, numbered 1-65, 10bis, and the map in volume V) as well as the 2 folding tables. Spine and corners restored. The third voyage