Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James).- Anderson (George William) New (A), Authentic and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World...and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages..., portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 155 engraved plates, maps or charts, 4pp. list of subscribers at end, portrait detached, small worming to upper outer blank corner of second half, a few small marginal defects, occasional staining or light spotting, but generally good, contemporary calf, very worn, upper cover detached, [ESTC T222766; Hill 18], folio, for Alex. Hogg, at the Original King's-Arms, No.16, Pater-Noster-Row, [?1786].

⁂ First published in 80 weekly parts from 1784 to 1786. In this issue of the title page the imprint has been reset and the date excluded.

"An important compilation of English voyages, richly illustrated...Anderson sometimes gives the original accounts, others are edited or abridged versions, and frequently additional materials from other sources are added to give scope and depth to the narratives" (Hill).