The Life of Captain James Cook Tapa dura - 1974

Stanford University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good. 6x2x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. xi, 760 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. <br> Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements. Professor J.C. Beaglehole, the leading authority on Pacific exploration, devoted himself for many years to the editing of Cook's copious Journals, a monument of scholarship in four massive volumes, and the Journal of Joseph Banks who accompanied Cook in the Endeavor. The Journals completed, Beaglehole turn to writing as the crown of his life's work this biography of Cook, which was completed but for a final checking when he died.

Stanford University Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Stanford University Press, 1974-03. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Stanford University Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0804708487 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Repaired hinge. ; 760 pages .

Stanford University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1974. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Partially price-clipped with most of the dollar sign remaining. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. A few tiny brown spots (minor foxing) on the edges of the text block. Pages are otherwise unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 51 illustrations (4 in color) and 5 maps (1 folding). Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements... This is not merely a chronological account of the events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient… Leer más

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good+. Blue cloth boards, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has rubbing and mild edgewear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked.

Stanford University Press, 1974. hardcover. Very Good. 6x2x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor shelf wear. xi, 760 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. <br> Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements. Professor J.C. Beaglehole, the leading authority on Pacific exploration, devoted himself for many years to the editing of Cook's copious Journals, a monument of scholarship in four massive volumes, and the Journal of Joseph Banks who accompanied Cook in the Endeavor. The Journals completed, Beaglehole turn to writing as the crown of his life's work this biography of Cook, which was completed but for a final checking when he died.

Stanford University Press, 1974T. hardcover. Like New. 2.6000 9.3000 6.5000. Hardcover. No noticeable wear to the dust jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 760. Blue pictorial dust jacket, dark blue cloth covered boards with cameo of Cook stamped in gilt, and black leather title piece on the spine lettered in gilt. Generally considered to be the definitive biography of Cook. Includes a bibliography and index. A very good copy. There are traces of tape on the boards, and foxing on the fore-edge. The jacket has edge wear, and one closed tear. Overall, a very good copy.