AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR MAKING DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (3 Volumes) And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks Es

Second Edition. Three Volumes. 4to. (approx. 30 x 23.5cm) hardbacks in full, contemporary calf, rebacked using original spines with red title labels, dark green volume labels and highly decorative gilt, in modern brown clothbound slipcases. Marbled endpapers [NEW]. 456, 410 and 395pp. All volumes illustrated with charts and plates, many folding. 48 of 52 plates present (Vol. I lacking Plate 22 and Vol. II lacking Plates 1, 3 and 7). Each volume has ink inscription of Capt. T. Sackville Crosbie, C. S. Frigate O'Higgins, 1821 to top of title pages (The First Chilean Navy Squadron flagship was the C. S. O'Higgins under Captain Thomas Sackville Crosbie). Occasional pencil notes in margins and to blanks in Crosbie's hand. Ink smudges to margins of pages ii and iii of Vol. Some charts a little creased but generally in very good condition. Some damage and small areas of loss to spines of Vols. I and II. Light rubbing to boards. Overall a GOOD+, HANDSOME SET.