The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, Volume Two: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775
New Haven and London: Paul Mellon Centre / Yale University Press, 1985. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #2292234
ISBN: 0300034512
First edition. Jacket spine lightly toned. Page ridges faintly foxed.
xiii, 274 pp. Volume 2 of 4. With a descriptive catalogue of all the known original drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them. "The first section of each volume includes a critical and analytical account of the professional artist associated with the relevant voyage... The second section provides a full descriptive catalogue of the drawings and paintings associated with the voyage. It is arranged chronologically, thus providing for the first time a fully illustrated account of the voyage."--Front jacket flap
Price: $95.00