1998 Explorations James Cook in Pacific Geoffrey Ingleton Plates Easton Press

James Cook; A. Grenfell Price (Editor); Geoffrey C. Ingleton (Illustrator)

Published by Easton Press, 1998

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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. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1998. 292 p, 10 x 6.75\", 8vo. In very good condition. Boards clean & bright. All edges of text-block gilt. Permanent silk bookmark beginning to fray at loose end. Easton Press bookplate on front paste-down. Text-block clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Captain James Cook (1728 \u0096 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and was the first recorded European to visit the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Chapman Ingleton (1908-1998) was a historian, book collector, artist, modelmaker, publisher, printmaker and illustrator. Born at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 14 May 1908 he commenced at the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay, NSW in 1922. RAREW1998ACEV - 10\/25 - HK2806.

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• Title: 1998 Explorations James Cook in Pacific Geoffrey Ingleton Plates Easton Press
• Publisher: Easton Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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