Language: English
Published by Phoenix Sports Books, London, UK, 1957
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
US$ 12.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Phoenix Sports Books, London, UK. 1957. Hardcover. Stated First Publishing in 1957. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on FFFP. Book Condition: Good +; sun tanned spine; damp stain on front board top; age browning of text edges. No DJ. H. M. Gilbert & Son Booksellers, Southhampton sticker on front pastedown. Green cloth boards and spine with silver lettering on spine. 240 pp 8vo. A rare book which traces the history of Hampshire Cricket Club from its inception in 1862 to1957. Roy Webber provides a complete individual and team statistical record for the whole period covered by the book. Twenty five pages of photographs add the finishing touch to this quite delightful book. A clean and presentable copy.
Published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1953
Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Hard co9ver 8vo in brown cloth w/paste-on label, gold spine titles.Very Good/No DJ (as issued?). Label stained w/stain intruding into several pages, else Fine and unmarked. 94pp; illustrated in 70 plates (not affected by stain) on glossy paper. Very uncommon. Book.
Language: English
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1971
ISBN 10: 0812274156 ISBN 13: 9780812274158
Seller: THE BOOK BROTHERS, CHATHAM, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition. Very Good + book in a Very Good - dustjacket. (see picture) 246 pages including index.All clean and tight.Dustjacket as the picture shows has two small pieces missing and mid wear.
US$ 13.70
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 160 pp colour and bw photos. Clean paperback but a little kinked in store.
Language: English
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1967
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering on blue covers in a blue pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 246pp. 2nd. printing. Prior owner's name on the inside of the front cover. The DJ has a closed tear at the lower front corner and the bottom edge of the spine is chipped.
Language: English
Published by Libri Publishing/Faringdon (UK), 2014
ISBN 10: 1909818380 ISBN 13: 9781909818385
Seller: ReadAmericaBooks, Holland, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 314 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Fine/na (as issued: illustrated boards). First/1st Edition. Signed ("To a new dear friend! Enjoy!") by co-author Scott-Webber at half title page. Signed copies are scarce. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Phoenix Sports Books, 1957, 1957
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 11.12
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (a litlte worn at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (worn at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 240, illus with b&w plates (ex school library with bookplate on front paste-down and usual stamps and markings).
Language: English
Published by Hordern House, Sydney, Australia, 2000
ISBN 10: 1875567283 ISBN 13: 9781875567287
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Bathpool, CORNW, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 20.85
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 55 pages, colour illustrations. Card covers very good; contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copyt. Size: 4to. Book.
Seller: Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
US$ 23.35
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 160 pp illustrated, SIGNED and dedicated by author on half title. Clean and sound with minor wear, slight tan to pages. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by The Infantry Journal, Washington, D.C., 1946
Seller: Bob "The Bookman" DePino, ORLANDO, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bastogne: The First Eight Days is one of S. L. A. Marshall's most tightly focused battlefield studies - a concise, ground?level reconstruction of the opening phase of the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. It was produced for the Fighting Forces Series to give officers and enlisted men a clear, practical understanding of how American units fought under extreme pressure. The narrative follows the 101st Airborne Division, attached artillery, tank destroyer units, engineers, and scattered elements of other formations as they rushed into Bastogne to block the German breakthrough. Marshall traces the action from 18-26 December 1944, when the town was encircled and subjected to continuous attack, artillery fire, and psychological strain. A few core themes define the study: The defense succeeded not because of perfect planning but because small groups of soldiers repeatedly made quick, disciplined decisions under chaos. Coordination between infantry and artillery, especially the ability to mass fires rapidly, proved decisive in stopping German armor. Leadership at the platoon and company level mattered as much as high?level strategy; Marshall highlights how junior officers and NCOs stabilized collapsing lines and improvised defenses. The German assault forces, though powerful, were slowed by terrain, weather, and their own logistical limits, giving the Americans just enough time to hold. The arrival of clear weather and the opening of supply drops helped sustain the defenders until relief forces broke through. The book is not a sweeping history; it's a tactical autopsy, built from interviews conducted immediately after the battle. Marshall's goal was to show how real soldiers behaved in the first, most uncertain days of the siege - before Bastogne became legend. The book is loaded with charts, maps, photos, illustrations and paintings. THIS copy belonged to Richard F. Connell, in Quantico, VA in 1954, possibly a student or faculty member. Paperback edition. 217 pages. Dimensions: 4.25" by 6.5". Published by The Infantry Journal, Washington, D.C. 1st printing, 1946. B&W illustrations. B&W photographs. Orange binding. Cover defect(s): Some fading. Some creasing/wrinkling. Slight corner/edge damage. Page defect(s): Some writing. Some page yellowing. 0.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Fighting Forces Series / World War 2 / Association Copy / English. (B091).
Published by Museum Studies, The University of Sydney. Sydney. ., 1982
ISBN 10: 0867581077 ISBN 13: 9780867581072
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
First Edition
1st Ed. (2), 21 PP with 16 figures. Errata slip tipped in on title page. Soft cover, illustrated front. Near fine. 29 x 20.7.
Language: English
Published by Caxton Press, 1925
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B/W Illus (illustrator). 1st. dark green c w/gilt titles, lite spotting 279 clean, unmarked pages; First Edition, First Printing.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1962
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
First Edition
Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Faint sticker 'ghost' to front DJ panel. Illustrated in black and white by Tom Godfrey. Uncommon. 143 pages. Ten stories from a variety of authors including 'The 1950 Le Mans 24 Hours Race' by William Leonard; 'Her Majesty's Mail' by S.C. George; 'Runaway Diesel' by Arthur Catherall etc. An anthology for young people. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
Language: English
Published by Phoenix Sports Books, London, 1957
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 27.80
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition in very good dust wrapper, octavo, green boards, illustrated with photographs, 240 pages including index and records. [QP].
Language: English
Published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1953
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers. 72 photographs illustrate this monograph.
Published by The Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, 1951
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good condition. First Edition. Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club, 1951. Moderate cover wear [and soil to white rear cover] else Very Good condition. Near Fine internally. NO owner's name or bookplate. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photographs. Maps. Includes articles: THRU NEPAL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EVEREST by Charles S. Houston; A MOUNTAINEER IS BORN by Owen Tudor; THE DRAKENSBERG AND BASUTOLAND by John W. Webber; LEADERSHIP SCHOOL ON THE HERMIT RANGE by William Lowell Putnam; CLIMBS IN THE MONTANA ROCKIES by Robert Underhill and Miriam Underhill; RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE by Charles B. Fobes; etc. Keywords: Mountain Climbing. First Edition. Softcover. Near Very Good condition. pp. 497-624.
Published by Berkeley : University of California Press, 1918
Seller: Librairie Diona, Lattes, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. In-8° broché, paginé de 467 à 592 - Articles originaux : Hellenic Standards for the Modern World. - The Dedication of the Citrus Experiment Station and Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture, Riverside, California, March 27, 1918 : Dedication of the Citrus Experiment Station Laboratories, Riverside, California, March 27, 1918. - Address in Presenting Flags, Donated by the Riverside Chamber of Commerce. - The Citrus Experiment Station and Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture.
Published by Printed at the Cape Ann Advertiser Office, 1885
Seller: Fritz T. Brown - Books, Georgetown , MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Handbook of Gloucester, Mass. and Its Immediate Vicinity For The Wheelman tourist and the Summer Visitor. With Eleven Illustrations. Good+ tight condition. Cover spine has been mended with black tape. The cover edges and corners are worn. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.
Published by The Bodley Head Ltd., 1957
Seller: Sally Smith Books, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 19.46
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback 1957. Landscape format. Copyright to Quaker Oats Ltd. Illustrated paper wraps. Staples sound. Creases to wraps and most pages. Repairs to short closed tears to wraps and top of spine. Scattered finger marks throughout. An acceptable copy of a scarce title.
Published by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C., 1953
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 97pp text, 72 bw plates, index, bibliography, tables. Or buff wraps. Light oning to covers, small crease bottom front cover. Size: 8vo.
Published by Infantry Journal Press, 1946
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Prior owner signature on inside front cover. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, chips, light sunning on spine.
Language: English
Published by Sierra Club, San Francisco, 1913
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Walter L. Huber, Everett Shepardson, Francis P. Farquhar, W.C. Alvarez, Charles W. Michaels, Philip Carlton, M.R. Parsons, Elsie Zeile, Edna Osborn, A.W. Wilding, H.E. Bailey, Harry D. Webber, Heinemann, Herbert W. Gleason, A.A. Forbes (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1913. First Edition. Vol IX, No. 1, for January, 1913. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", 83 numbered pp. + unpaginated photographic plates and ads. Modest touching at edges, faint occasional soil at covers. See scans. Binding sturdy, contents fine. Overall, better than Very Good. See scan of contents page for the lineup of stellar club writers and their always engaging and adventurous topics, which here include the Tuolumne Meadows, Kern Canyon, California Pine Grosbeak, Yosemite Valley, etc. Several maps, several drawings, and of course tons of photographic plates, in this issue executed by Walter L. Huber, Everett Shepardson, Francis P. Farquhar, W.C. Alvarez, Charles W. Michaels, Philip Carlton, M.R. Parsons, Elsie Zeile, Edna Osborn, A.W. Wilding, H.E. Bailey, Harry D. Webber, Heinemann, Herbert W. Gleason, and A.A. Forbes. Standard departments as well, of course. SC2.
Published by William Hilliard: University Press in Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1804
Seller: Nevermore Rare Books, Wallingford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Rare antique 1804 American pamphlet, "Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Lathrop and Eulogy by Professor Webber at the Funeral of the Rev. Joseph Willard, S.T.D. LL.D. President of the University in Cambridge; with a Sermon, the Next Lord's Day by the Rev. Mr. Holmes." The pamphlet is overall in good condition with some signs of wear and age. It is bound in dark blue plain paper wrappers. The front wrapper has a chip out of the bottom corner and a diagonal crease line. There is a little bit of chipping and wear to the paper on the spine. The binding is could and sound. The interior is mostly nice and clean, though there may be the occasional page with a light bit of foxing or some kind of other minor imperfection, such as a light bit of soiling or grubbiness, creased page corner, tiny chip or tear, etc. The pamphlet measures approximately 8 inches by 5 1/4 inches and is 41 pages long. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition.
Language: English
Published by Sierra Club, San Francisco, 1938
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. Ansel Adams, John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter Starr, Arthur Blake, Howard Gates, Charles Webber,Albert J. Adams,Howard Koster,George Shochat (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1938. First Edition. April, 1938 [Vol XXIII, No. 2]. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Photographs. Near Fine - and in this case, the near fine is just about as near to fine as it can get. No salient flaws. Very, very high grade example. Binding is, of course, sturdy. 124 numbered pp. + 41 B&W Plates, most of them photographs but some sketches & maps, three 16th-17th century engravings, + ads. Eight photographs are by the great Ansel Adams. Other serious contributors from the army of photographic and illustrative talent in this issue were: John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter A. Starr, Arthur H. Blake, Howard S. Gates, Charles S. Webber, Albert J. Adams, Howard Koster, and George Shochat. Articles (see scan of contents page) by Merrill Moores, Francois E. Matthes, William E.Colby, Walter A. Starr, Carl P. Jensen, Norman Clyde, David R. Brower, W. Kenneth Davis, Elmo A. Robinson, Vernon Bailey, Joseph Grinnell and Arthur H. Blake. And as always a variety of regular and special departments. Please review all scans. l-sc2.
Language: English
Published by Edward Stanford., London., 1873
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, STAFF, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 514.33
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 82 pages with a folding map of the rivers showing the level of fall and a litho engraved frontispiece, original gilt embossed cloth bevelled edges, a little minor foxing to the folds on the reverse of the map, a little wear to the front hinge where the paper has cracked at the gutter both minor issues for age of the book, otherwise and very good+ copy of this scarce travel/exploration book. Octavo. 1873. *NOTES: The falls were noticed by Europeans in 1870 by a party led by Charles Barrington Brown, a British geologist appointed as a government surveyor to the colony of British Guiana. He did not have time to investigate Kaieteur Falls closely, so he returned one year later to make comprehensive measurements. Brown's book Canoe and Camp life in British Guiana was published in 1876. Two years later, in 1878, he published Fifteen Thousand Miles on the Amazon and its tributaries. The book here pre-dates Brown's work and seems a forgotten little title and work. Only this one edition recorded. There was a George Daniel Webber who was made Lt-Colonel in 1872 in the same regiment? Worth a little more research perhaps? This above name as listed was taken from the BL copy, but a strange coincidence.
Language: English
Published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, London, 1773
Seller: Arch Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 52,823.37
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Webber, John; Hodges, William (illustrator). 1st Edition. COOK, Captain James; HAWKESWORTH, John; KING, James; WEBBER, John. The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook. First Editions, with the Folio Atlas to the Third Voyage. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773; W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777; W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784. First editions of the three official accounts of Captain James Cook's voyages, with the folio atlas to the third and final voyage. Nine volumes: eight quarto text volumes and one folio atlas. An imposing set recording Cook's three voyages, which transformed European knowledge of the Pacific, Australasia, the Antarctic seas, Hawaii and the northwest coast of North America. Hawkesworth's First Voyage records Cook in HMS Endeavour, including Tahiti, New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Cook's Second Voyage follows HMS Resolution and Adventure into the southern oceans, crossing the Antarctic Circle. The Third Voyage, completed by James King after Cook's death, records the search for a northern passage, the northwest coast of America and Hawaii. The folio atlas preserves the engraved visual record after John Webber. BINDING: Uniform, richly gilt spines, expertly restored and finished in an eighteenth-century style, with raised bands, contrasting morocco lettering pieces, numbered labels and elaborate tooling. The five volumes of the First and Second Voyages retain their earlier boards. The three volumes of the Third Voyage and the folio atlas are in sympathetic later boards bound in keeping with the period style of the set. The nine volumes have exceptional shelf presence. FIRST VOYAGE: HAWKESWORTH, John, editor. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. First edition. Three volumes, quarto. Engraved portrait of Cook by J. K. Sherwin after Nathaniel Dance-Holland, with maps, charts and folding plates, including the frequently absent Chart of the Straits of Magellan. Provenance: Castle Goring; armorial bookplate of John Belts and ownership inscription of John F. Bullar. Condition: Some foxing, more evident in Volumes II and III, occasional offsetting, minor staining and light marginal worming in Volume II. Boards with light spotting and age-related wear. SECOND VOYAGE: COOK, Captain James. A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. First edition. Two volumes, quarto. With Cook portrait and maps, charts, views and portraits, including Man of Easter Island and Man of the Island of Tanna, after William Hodges. Condition: Plates and maps notably clean. Previous owner's signature and bookplate to pastedowns, with minor pencil notes. Folding map and frontispiece professionally repaired at original folds. THIRD VOYAGE: COOK, Captain James, and KING, Captain James. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London: W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784. First edition. Three volumes, quarto. Cook's final voyage in HMS Resolution and Discovery, exploring the northwest coast of North America and northern Pacific in search of a passage to Europe. Cook reached Hawaii and was killed there in 1779; the narrative was completed by King. Condition: Some offsetting, otherwise clean and strongly presented. ATLAS: WEBBER, John, and others. Atlas to A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London, 1784. First edition. Folio. Large-format engraved atlas to the Third Voyage, after John Webber, official artist aboard HMS Resolution, recording landscapes, portraits and coastal views. Condition: Some foxing and damp staining, with wear towards the edges of the final section; the plates remain imposing.
US$ 68.11
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography from English Thoroughbred flat racing trainer John Porter. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eighteen plates, and twelve in-text images. Collated complete. The biography of John Porter, an English Thoroughbred flat racing trainer whose horses won the English Triple Crown three times. He has been described by the National Horseracing Museum as "undoubtedly the most successful trainer of the Victorian era." Edited by Byron Webber, a British sportswriter. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription and previous owner's bookplate to the front endpapers. Very Good. book.
Published by Printed at the Cape Ann Advertiser Office, Gloucester, Mass, 1885
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. [2], 97, [10-advertisements] pages. 5 1/2 x 7 pages. Publisher's green cloth with gold gilt titles. Occasional staining/thumbing internally. Binding with speckles of what appears to be white paint (we haven't attempted to clean it) with some abrasions on the rear panel. Corners lightly worn. All edges red as issued. Illustrations are lightly blue toned, and in nice condition. Cloth. A great gift for those interested in the area, showing what it was like in the late 1800s in both words and illustrations.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1784
Seller: The Bookmonger, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Art / Print / Poster First Edition
US$ 69.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size: Print inside mount 42 x 26.5 cm. Condition: Print has a crease in it - please see image. Otherwise in very good condition, full margins and platemark, mount new. This print is from the first edition account of Captain Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, published in 1784. This was Cook's third voyage, starting in 1776, and the one in which he met his death in 1779. John Webber was the artist who accompanied Cook and his crew, and his drawings were subsequently engraved for the publication. Webber, only 27 years old at the time, went on to become a well known painter and fellow of the Royal Academy, but today is known mainly for his association with Cook and especially his painting of Cook's death and its many engraved versions. One principal purpose of Cook's voyage was to find the elusive North-West passage, which Cook failed to do. In the attempt he visited Kamchakta (in Russia), which is where Webber drew this scene. The print is on laid paper consistent with the date of 1784.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1784
Seller: The Bookmonger, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Art / Print / Poster First Edition
US$ 69.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size: Frame 35 x 44 cm, print image 18 x 22.5 cm Condition: Print in very good condition, mount new and good used frame This print is a first edition issue from the account of Captain Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, published in 1784. This was Cook's third voyage, starting in 1776, and the one in which he met his death in 1779. John Webber was the artist who accompanied Cook and his crew, and his drawings were subsequently engraved for the publication. Webber, only 27 years old at the time, went on to become a well known painter and fellow of the Royal Academy, but today is known mainly for his association with Cook and especially his painting of Cook's death and its many engraved versions. One principal purpose of Cook's voyage was to find the elusive North-West passage, which Cook failed to do, but this is why he found himself in 1778 in Prince William Sound, one of the first explorers to visit it. It fact it was only named Prince William Sound in that year. Webber's drawings were the first to bring to Westerners' eyes the feature of the people of that area. This print was engraved by James Basire, a very famous engraver of the period who had worked for Hogarth among others. The hand colour is later - the print was originally published without colour. The paper is laid paper of the period, and we are happy to guarantee that it is a first edition print. There are other issues of this print which are later and generally inferior.