THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK By Andrew Kippis. First Dublin Edition

VOYAGES & EXPLORATION] COOK, Captain James. KIPPIS, Andrew

Published by Published by Printed for Messrs. H. Chamberlaine, W. Colles, R. Gross, W. Gilbert, W. Wilson, L. White, P. Byrne, P. Wogan, T. Stewart, J. Moore, and B. Dornin, Dublin, 1788

Octavo, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked, with calf, old contrasting leather title label lettered in gilt on spine. Pp. [i]-[v], vi-viii, [ix], x-xii, xv-xvi, xiii-xiv, [1], 2- 527, [528-532: blanks]. Mispaginated (leaf xiii-xiv bound in after xv-xvi), but complete with half-title. marbled boards quite heavily rubbed, worn at corners some internal stains, a good to very good copy. Quite pleasing, actually. First Irish edition, published in the same year as the London edition. THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF COOK. The first edition of this highly influential first English biography of Cook by the Anglican clergyman Kippis, one of the leading biographers of his day. In addition to describing the three great voyages in depth, Kippis also deals with Cook's earlier experiences, including his duties aboard the Mercury during the siege of Quebec, and his Newfoundland and Labrador surveys. Most of Samwell's narrative of Cook's death is included as well. While Kippis did not appear to be entirely insensitive to the long-term effects of European contact with Pacific peoples, he championed Cook's humanitarian, cultural and intellectual mission in the circumnavigation of the globe. In a study of European exploration of the Pacific, Lynne Withey concluded that this volume by Kippis became a prominent justification for the involvement of Europeans in the Pacific islands for years after Cook's death (Withey 406-407). The second appendix includes "The Moral, an Ode," by the British poet, novelist, and religious dissenter Helen Maria Williams, an old family friend of Kippis. Seller Inventory # 313473

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Title: THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK By Andrew ...
Publisher: Published by Printed for Messrs. H. Chamberlaine, W. Colles, R. Gross, W. Gilbert, W. Wilson, L. White, P. Byrne, P. Wogan, T. Stewart, J. Moore, and B. Dornin, Dublin
Publication Date: 1788
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Dublin Edition.