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First edition of the first thorough biography of Cook, compiled from Admiralty sources. Kippis's account gives a well-balanced overview of Cook's whole life, with the three voyages covered in great narrative depth, and includes Samwell's account of Cook's death. The work was prepared with help from Cook's contemporaries and family, was reprinted numerous times, and remains an authoritative source. Quarto (289 x 223 mm). Modern boards to style with printed paper label, edges sprinkled blue. Frontispiece portrait. A little rubbed and soiled, frontispiece and title page somewhat foxed with lighter foxing elsewhere, 2 short closed tears to title (without loss) with one neatly taped on verso. A very good copy. Beddie 32; Forbes 149; Hill 935; Holmes 69; Kroepelien 647.

A comprehensive account of the three major voyages of Captain James Cook, detailing the discoveries and impact of his explorations.