Captain Cook's Voyages, 1768-1779

London: Folio Society, 2003. 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 552 pages, indexed, illustrated, in slipcase, which is also in excellent condition. Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. CONTENTS: The First Voyage 1768-1771 1. England to Tierra Del Fuego (August 1768-January 1796 2. Tahiti (April-July 1769) 3. The survey of New Zealand (October 1769-March 1770) 4. The east coast of Australia (April-August 1770) 5. Batavia and the homeward voyage (October 1770-June 1771) The Second Voyage 1772-1775 1. England to the Antarctic (July 1772-January 1773) 2. Wintering in New Zealand (March-June 1773) 3. New Zealand to the Society Islands (June-September 1773) 4. The Tongan Islands (October 1773) 5. New Zealand and Easter Island (November 1773-March 1774) 6. Tahiti again (April-June 1774) 7. The New Hebrides (Vanuatu) (June-August 1774) 8. New Caledonia (September-October 1774) 9. Homeward bound (October 1774-July 1775) The Third Voyage 1776-1779 1. Preparations (February-June 1776) 2. Passage to New Zealand (January-February 1777) 3. The Cook Islands, Tonga and Tahiti (April-December 1777) 4. The Hawaiian Islands (January 1778) 5. The north-west coast of America (March-April 1778) 6. North to Bering Strait (April-September 1778) 7. Encounters with the Russians (October 1778) 8. Return to the Hawaiian Islands (November 1778-January 1779) 9. The death of Cook (January-February 1779) 10. Return to Bering Strait (July 1779)