ISBN10: 0713613823, ISBN13: 9780713613827, [publisher: A. and C. Black] Hardcover 760 pages, ex-school library cancelled, reprint, still a VG text.
[Palmerston North, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1974]

ISBN10: 0713613823, ISBN13: 9780713613827, [publisher: Adam and Charles Black] Hardcover 1974. Adam and Charles Black. Hard Cover. Book - VG. DJ - VG+, protective covered. 9.5x6.5. 760pp. Colour illus frontis. This is not merely a chronological account of events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character.
[Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1974]

London: The Hakluyt Society / A. and C. Black, Ltd., Date: 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 760 pages. Fifty-one illustrations (four in colour). Five maps. Bibliography. Index. "A deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient and judicious, seen in his actions as an unrivalled navigator and explorer and as a commander of men." - from dust jacket. Previous to this work the author spent many years editing Cook's copious journals, a monument of scholarship in four massive volumes. Book clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.. 1974. The Hakluyt Society / A. and C. Black, Ltd. ISBN 0713613823 9780713613827 [CA]