TRAVEL 76 “Did More To Clarify The Geographical Knowledge Of The Southern Hemisphere Than All His Predecessors” 97COOK, James. The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook. London, 1821. Seven volumes. Octavo, period-style three-quarter speckled calf gilt. $7800 Early octavo edition of Captain Cook’s complete voyages, with frontispiece portrait by George Dance, folding map of the world showing the courses of Cook’s travels, and 24 aquatint plates, beautifully bound. “The famous accounts of Captain Cook’s three voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors had done together. He was the first really scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge” (Hill, 61). With folding table at rear of Volume IV and another at rear of Volume VII. First published in full in seven volumes octavo in 1809, though other abridged octavo editions preceded that. Folding map skillfully backed on linen, only occasional faint foxing to generally clean interiors. A beautifully bound set in fine condition. Signed By Sir Edmund Hillary And 43 Other “Everesters” 96HUNT, John. The Ascent of Everest. London, 1953. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket, custom clamshell box. $7500 First edition, illustrated with photographic plates, half tones and in-text illustrations, signed by Sir Edmund Hillary and 43 other Everest climbers. An account of the historic 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest, which culminated in Sir Edmund Hilary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay successfully reaching the summit. In addition to Hillary, the book is signed by 43 other famous climbers, including: Jim Whittaker (first American to climb Everest), Reinhold Messner (first to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen), Sharon Wood (first North American woman to climb Everest), Pat Morrow (arguably the first person to climb the “Seven Summits”), David Breashears, the first American to summit Everest twice, Junko Tabei (first woman to climb Everest), and Jon Krakauer (author of Into Thin Air). Only minor wear to extremities of book and dust jacket, near-fine condition. An exceptional copy with a remarkable collection of signatures.
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