International standard book number
0486227669
Shelfmark
CS.1361.42
Author
Uniform title
[Works. Selections. 1971]
Title
The explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific, as told by selections of his own journals : 1768-1779 / edited by A. Grenfell Price ; illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton ; with a new introduction by Percy G. Adams.
Publication, distribution, etc.
New York : Dover Publications Inc., 1971.
Physical description
xix, 292 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Note
"This Dover edition, first published in 1971, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by The Limited Editions Club in 1957. This edition also contains a new introduction by Percy G. Adams"--T.p. verso.
Provenance
Ms. annotations referencing page numbers in Gavin Young's hand on end leaf.
Provenance
Donated to ECL by Gillon Aitken in June 2008.
Binding
Publisher's full colour illustrated card wrappers.
Subject
Cook, James, 1728 - 1779 Diaries.
Subject
Voyages around the world Early works to 1800.
Subject
Scientific expeditions Pacific Ocean.
Subject
Oceania Discovery and exploration Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form
Travel writing.
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Ingleton, Geoffrey C. (Geoffrey Chapman) illustrator.
Added entry--name
Adams, Percy G. editor.
Added entry--name
Young, Gavin, 1928 - 2001 former owner.
Added entry--name
Dover Publications, Inc. publisher.
Added entry--place
United States New York.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B43913