Title: The Life of Captain James Cook Author: Kippis, Andrew Place: Dublin Publisher: H. Chamberlaine, et al Date: 1788 Description: (iii)-xvi, 527 pp. (8vo) 20.5x12.5 cm (8x5") period sheep, red morocco spine label. First Dublin Edition. First Dublin edition of the first biography of Cook. Issued without the engraved portrait found in the London edition of the same year. Beddie 34; Hill 936; Forbes 152. Early owner's name on title page, "John Hobson, 1798". Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, front cover loosely attached; some foxing; very good. Item number: 259884
Title: The Life of Captain James Cook Author: Kippis, Andrew Place: Dublin Publisher: H. Chamberlaine, et al Date: 1788 Description: (iii)-xvi, 527 pp. (8vo) 20.5x12.5 cm (8x5") period sheep, red morocco spine label. First Dublin Edition. First Dublin edition of the first biography of Cook. Issued without the engraved portrait found in the London edition of the same year. Beddie 34; Hill 936; Forbes 152. Early owner's name on title page, "John Hobson, 1798". Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, front cover loosely attached; some foxing; very good. Item number: 259884
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