4 volumes, 4to (248 x 190 mm). 88 engraved maps, charts and plates, most folding, including the un-numbered "Mort de Cook" plate (with plate 51 misnumbered 52). Contemporary calf-backed boards, smooth spines gilt (discreet repairs to hinges and joints, some light rubbing). Provenance: Old ownership evidence excised, with leaves repaired and stamped "Removed."

FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH of Jean Nicholas Demeunier's translation of A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, first published in 1784. This translation was published in both quarto and octavo formats. Cook's third voyage was, in part, an attempt to find the Northwest passage, and thus traversed North Pacific and the west coast of North America in addition to other parts of the Pacific. Cox I, p.65; Sabin 16261.