COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779).] SHAW, Alexander. A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth Collected in the Three Voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere; with a Particular Account of the Manner of the Manufacturing the same in the various Islands of the South Seas; Partly Extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold' Forster's Observations, And the verbal Account of some of the most knowing of the Navigators; with Some Anecdotes that Happened to them Among the Natives . London: Alexander Shaw, 1787.
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779).] SHAW, Alexander. A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth Collected in the Three Voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere; with a Particular Account of the Manner of the Manufacturing the same in the various Islands of the South Seas; Partly Extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold' Forster's Observations, And the verbal Account of some of the most knowing of the Navigators; with Some Anecdotes that Happened to them Among the Natives . London: Alexander Shaw, 1787. 4 o (216 x 177 mm). Title, 3 leaves of descriptions. COMPLETE: 39 specimens of tapa cloth tipped in on 24 leaves, some samples full-page. Contemporary English blind-tooled half calf, grey boards, red morocco lettering piece (joints lightly rubbed); red morocco slipcase. Provenance : Thomas William Thurton (signature on title); Thomas Munro (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF THIS REMARKABLE RARITY. THE ONLY COMPLETE COPY RECORDED AT AUCTION IN AT LEAST 30 YEARS. The three most recent copies to appear contained 32, 36 and 38 specimens. Captain James King (1750-1795) was responsible for the collection of some if not all of the tapa cloth contained in this work. King also completed the official account of Cook's third voyage, published his own astronomical observations and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The text describes the pieces of cloth, collected from Tongatabu, Tahiti, the Hawaiian Islands and one from Jamaica. Each copy of the work is more or less a unique collection of specimens. Beddie notes that the specimens differ in each copy and Holmes states that especially the final specimen (the beautiful lace-bark from Jamaica) is most often missing. The present copy is complete as described in the printed list of contents. Holmes 67; Mitchell Cook Library 3640.
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779).] SHAW, Alexander. A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth Collected in the Three Voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere; with a Particular Account of the Manner of the Manufacturing the same in the various Islands of the South Seas; Partly Extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold' Forster's Observations, And the verbal Account of some of the most knowing of the Navigators; with Some Anecdotes that Happened to them Among the Natives . London: Alexander Shaw, 1787.
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779).] SHAW, Alexander. A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth Collected in the Three Voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere; with a Particular Account of the Manner of the Manufacturing the same in the various Islands of the South Seas; Partly Extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold' Forster's Observations, And the verbal Account of some of the most knowing of the Navigators; with Some Anecdotes that Happened to them Among the Natives . London: Alexander Shaw, 1787. 4 o (216 x 177 mm). Title, 3 leaves of descriptions. COMPLETE: 39 specimens of tapa cloth tipped in on 24 leaves, some samples full-page. Contemporary English blind-tooled half calf, grey boards, red morocco lettering piece (joints lightly rubbed); red morocco slipcase. Provenance : Thomas William Thurton (signature on title); Thomas Munro (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF THIS REMARKABLE RARITY. THE ONLY COMPLETE COPY RECORDED AT AUCTION IN AT LEAST 30 YEARS. The three most recent copies to appear contained 32, 36 and 38 specimens. Captain James King (1750-1795) was responsible for the collection of some if not all of the tapa cloth contained in this work. King also completed the official account of Cook's third voyage, published his own astronomical observations and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The text describes the pieces of cloth, collected from Tongatabu, Tahiti, the Hawaiian Islands and one from Jamaica. Each copy of the work is more or less a unique collection of specimens. Beddie notes that the specimens differ in each copy and Holmes states that especially the final specimen (the beautiful lace-bark from Jamaica) is most often missing. The present copy is complete as described in the printed list of contents. Holmes 67; Mitchell Cook Library 3640.
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