
This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in
Lot 26•
COOK (JAMES) KIPPIS (ANDREW) The Life of Captain James Cook, FIRST EDITION, G. Nicol, and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1788
26 February 2020, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,687.50 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Travel & Exploration specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot

COOK (JAMES)
KIPPIS (ANDREW) The Life of Captain James Cook, FIRST EDITION, half-title, engraved frontispiece portrait of Cook, contemporary calf, rebacked in style with elaborately gilt-tooled spine [Beddie 32; Hill 935; Lada-Mocarski 40; Sabin 37954], 4to (290 x 255mm.), G. Nicol, and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1788
Footnotes
The first major biography of Cook, "intended to give a well-balanced account of his life from birth to death... the three voyages are dealt with in great narrative depth" (Hill), the author including most of David Samwell's eye-witness account of Cook's death.
Provenance: ?J.H. Hutton, early ownership inscription on title and front endpaper.



![ADVERTISING POSTERfor 'The Suffragette' newspaper, [c.1913-1914]](/_next/image.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg1.bonhams.com%2Fimage%3Fsrc%3DImages%252Flive%252F2025-06%252F25%252F25680656-116-1.jpg%26width%3D650&w=2400&q=75)
![ILLUMINATED ADDRESS – CLARA CODD Illuminated printed address signed by Emmeline Pankhurst, [1909]](/_next/image.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg1.bonhams.com%2Fimage%3Fsrc%3DImages%252Flive%252F2025-06%252F25%252F25680656-32-1.jpg%26width%3D650&w=2400&q=75)
![MUSIC & RECORDINGS – ETHEL SMYTH Collection of printed music, song sheets and records, [c.1911-1912]](/_next/image.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg1.bonhams.com%2Fimage%3Fsrc%3DImages%252Flive%252F2025-10%252F09%252F25680656-99-1.jpg%26width%3D650&w=2400&q=75)

