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The Voyages of Captain James Cook James Cook
Hardcover
USD$1,250

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Dublin: Printed by Richard Grace, 1820.. 179pp. including four plates (including frontispiece). Titlepage vignette. 16mo. Contemporary three-quarter sheep and marbled boards. Covers worn, backstrip largely perished, else very good. First printing of this Dublin edition of THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, abridged for young readers from the biography by Andrew Kippis. The wood-engraved frontispiece is a portrait of a facially tattooed South Sea warrior. Not in Forbes. BEDDIE 1983.

About The Voyages of Captain James Cook

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