THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK.
Pp. xvi+528(last advertisement), engraved frontispiece portrait, appendices; med. 4to; early calf boards with decorative gilt border, neatly rebacked, with later spine lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, the boards slightly scuffed, fore-corners lightly worn; all edges green; later endpapers, a little light creasing (just affecting a couple of words of text on page 407), two early paper repairs to a closed tear on page 522 (not affecting text), a couple of tiny edge chips or splits, a few small marginal damp stains, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; printed for G. Nicol & G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London, 1788. First edition. Beddie 32; Hill 935. *The first English biography of Cook. 'Intended to give a well-balanced account of his life from birth to death, including his family and early years, and the capacities in which he was engaged prior to the famous voyages. Cook discharged several important duties while aboard the Mercury, on the St Lawrence River, during the siege of Quebec. The Newfoundland and Labrador surveys are discussed, and the three voyages are dealt with in great narrative depth. Kippis includes most of Samwell's narrative of Cook's death, and gives accounts of various tributes to Cook' [Hill, p. 331]. Item #166248
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