A biography of Captain James Cook, the explorer who circumnavigated the globe three times between 1768 and 1779. Features an illustrated cover by John Webber. Dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve. Dark teal boards. Map endpapers. Clean interior pages. Tight binding. Rubbing to the edges of the dust jacket. Clipped dust jacket corner. Faint tanning to the dust jacket and the edges of the text block. Previous owner's inscription to the half title page. 192 pages.