First edition: 760 pages, colur frontispiece portrait, numerous maps, plans and illustrations, blue cloth boards with a gilt vignette of Cook on the upper cover, titled gilt on the spine, a very good copy in the dust jacket.
Captain James Cook was an 18th century explorer and navigator whose achievements in mapping the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia radically changed western perceptions of world geography. As one of the very few men in the 18th century navy to rise through the ranks, Cook was particularly sympathetic to the needs of ordinary sailors. For further details of his life see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cook_captain_james.shtml
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: Thick 8vo (240 x160mm)
