(Cook). Kippis, Andrew.

(Cook). Kippis, Andrew.

THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. London: Printed for G. Nicol 1788

1st Ed. 4to. xvi + 527pp. + [i] publ. advert. Port. frontis. Some light marginal browning, ex.-libris Ronald Maxwell Moore, nicely rebound in period style gilt fillet edged half morocco with marbled boards, dec. gilt filleted raised bands with gilt lettering to spine.

Andrew Kippis (1725–1795), Presbyterian minister and biographer. ODNB ‘... His style ... was clear and reflected his wide classical, historical, and biographical knowledge ...Kippis produced several biographies besides his extensive output in magazines ... [including the above] ...’ The first published biography of Cook.

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