Captain Cook

London; Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904., 1904. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. vi, 191. Full polished tan calf, with 5 raised bands and gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to compartments; gilt border to boards, board edges and turn-ins with gilt armorial of Municipal Day School, Accrington to upper board. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Slight areas of… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904. vi, 191pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Hinges partially exposed, bookplate of George Lowe to FEP. An early edition of Walter Besant's (1836-1901) biography of famed explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779).… Read more about this item

Macmillan & Co, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1890. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine… Read more about this item

Macmillan & Co 1894. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.

Macmillan, 1892. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The boards are rubbed and marked.A few inscriptions.Some light foxing.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904. Fourth Printing. fair to good, ex-lib.. 191, frontis illus., discolor ins bds & flylves, old price written ins fr flylf, library stamp on title pg (only library marking) Some foxing, boards and spine somewhat soiled and stained.

GB: Macmillan, 1906. Green patterned cloth. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Reprint. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Macmillan & Co, London 1890. 20.0 x 12.5cms, 192pp, very good hardback with shabby boards (no dustwrapper) The chapters are: birth & education; before the mast; in the Royal Navy; the great unknown ocean; Cook's 3 predecessors; Cook's 1st voyage; a breathing space; the 2nd voyage; last stay at home; the 3rd voyage; the death; the end of the… Read more about this item

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

MP3 Audio CD. Captain Cook James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy was the son of a farm laborer. Apprenticed to a grocer, he ran away to sea. He saw hard service in the Baltic as a merchant seaman, while applying himself to the study of mathematics, navigation, and astronomy. In 1755… Read more about this item