Buy this book on-line

MacLEAN**, ALISTAIR: : CAPTAIN COOK

LONDON.BCA,1977.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.NMINT/NMINT.8vo, 192pp includes map endpapers,colour frntis, profusely illustrated with b/w+ colour contemporary plates. Born in obscurity but gripped by a boundless passion for new horizons,James Cook had become at the time of his death in 1799 the greatest combination of seaman,explorer,navigator,and cartographer that the world had ever known.He still is.He had driven himself mercilessly,and his men likewise,and yet the surgeon's mate on the Resolution was able to write 'In every situation he stood unrivalled and alone;on him all eyes were turned; he was our leading star,which at its setting left us involved in darkness and despair'. Between 1768-1779,Captain Cook circumnavigated the the globe three times in voyages of discovery that broke record after record of exploration,endurance,and personal achievement.He explored and charted the coasts of New Zealand,landed in Botany Bay,explored the Pacific,mapped its islands,and travelled further south than any man before him; he explored the Great Barrier Reef and travelled thousands of miles north to tackle the North-West Passage.He excelled in all aspects of his craft and inspired in his men an affection for him and an enthusiasm for his undertakings that provoked constant loyalty and unfailing endeavour in frequently savage situations and conditions. MacLean's achievement in this book is to present a graphic and lively account of this great explorer,and to describe in exciting detail his three amazing voyages and the adventures that befell him,his crews,and his ships in lands that until he sailed to were in many cases unknown. Cook's life was a resounding success and the story of it is a thrilling exemplification of his own description of himself as a man 'who had ambition not only to go further than anyone had done before,but as far as it was possible for man to go'.Published simultaneously as the very, very scarce (UK) Collins 1st edn. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

MacLean, Alistair : CAPTAIN COOK

Doubleday, 1972

Drk green boards/crisp gld lettering. Hardly any usage showing. Beautiful color & b/w photos/illustrations throughout about this great explorer. DJ has wraparound art. ; 8vo; 192 pages, NF/NF. Illustr: Illustrated by Dj by J. Webber

1st American Edition

MACLEAN, Alistair : Captain Cook

Collins 1972

1st ed, fine in fine d/w.

MacLEAN, Alistair : Captain Cook

Collins, 1972

First Edition. A near fine copy (ink inscription 1/2 title) in a fine d.w.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.