A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. : Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. / Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure during the separation of the ships. In two volumes.

A vocabulary of the language of the Society Isles: v. 2, p. [317]-363 -- A discourse upon some late improvements of the means for preserving the health of mariners ... / by Sir John Pringle. v. 2, p. 369-396.

Engravers include: Gulielmus Whitchurch, B.T. Pouncy, Lerperniere, J. Hall, J. Caldwall, W. Woollett, J.K. Shirwin, W. Byrne, F. Bartolozzi, J. Basire.

Vol. 1: xl, 378 p., [37] leaves of plates (some folded) ; v. 2: [8], 368, [2] 369-396 p., [27] leaves of plates (some folded).

"IIlustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges..."

Booksellers' advertisements on p. [viii], vol. 1 and p. [8], vol. 2.

Some copies have plates issued separately in atlas vol.: [64] plates (some folded) : ill., charts, maps, ports. ; 60 cm.

Niue National Bibliography: Niue content: Description of discovery of 'Savage Island' vol. 2, p. 4-7; chart on plate 12.

Beddie, 1216

English short title catalogue, N64822

English short title catalogue, T52639

Bagnall, 1398

Plates Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 1. Binding: 19th century diced calf, by C. Lewis, London, gold tooled, gold tooled turn-ins and edges; spines replaced, tooled in gold and blind, red and green labels, raised bands, marbled end papers. Spine titles: Voyages, South Pole, Cook. Provenance: Perkin's copy (companion copy of Hawkesworth, Acc. 1401-3); bookplates of Alex H. Turnbull. Plates are included in the text. Acc. 271-272.

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 2. Binding: late 18th or early 19th century tree calf, gold tooled with fleuron border and anchor corner pieces, gold tooled turn-ins, spine gold tooled in decorated compartments with sailing ship ill., marbled end papers, yellow edges, by C. Kalthoeber of London, with his label in vol 1. Spine titles: Cook's voyages 1772-1773. Provenance: 19th century inscriptions of 'Stephn. White L.L.D. Castor' with his shelf-marks; bookplates of Alexander H. Turnbull. Plates not included in the text. Accompanied by atlas vol. of plates to both Hawkesworth and second voyage: [53], [50] plates (some folded) ; 58 cm. Most plates trimmed and mounted; lacks 14 plates from second voyage. Binding: half brown calf, marbled boards, spine replaced, gold tooled, marbled endpapers (by C. Kalthoeber?). Acc. 269-270, 21901 (atlas).

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 3. Binding: 19th century mottled calf, gold tooled board edges; spines replaced, raised bands, gold tooled, blue edges. Spine title: Cook, A voyage towards the South Pole. Provenance: purchased by the Alexander Turnbull Library , 1968. Plates are included with the text. Acc. 129,334-5.

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 4. Binding: early 19th century half red morocco, gold tooled, marbled boards, spine gold tooled, raised bands; marbled end papers; untrimmed on large paper, flyleaves of Whatman laid and wove paper dated 1823. Spine titles: Cook's voyages. Provenance: bookplates of Alex H. Turnbull. Accompanied by atlas vol. with title page: Plates to Cook's voyages, London, 1777. In a slipcase, 60 cm. Comprises [72] plates, some in multiple copies. Numbered list in the hand of A.H. Turnbull laid in. Plates not included in the text. Acc. 261-262, 267 (atlas).

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 5. Binding: quarter purple cloth, grey paper boards; in poor condition; bare spine. Plates tipped into text, not in numerical order. Library has vol. 2 only with 26 plates (7 maps and charts; 19 ill.) lacks some plates. Acc. 293178.

Digital image available: “Resolution Bay in the Marquesas”, Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 3, plate 33. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Digital image available: “Sketch of Dusky bay in New Zealand 1773”, Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 3, vol. 1, plate 13. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.