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CAPTAIN COOK; Alistair MacLean
by MacLean, Alistair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Period glossy images. Tall 8vo, dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine; profusely illustrated with some glossy color images (frontispiece et al.) plus several B&W period images; archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting the death of Captain Cook painted by John Webber; map endpapers, 192 pages. Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 - 2 February 1987) was a 20th-century Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably The Guns of Navarone (1957) and Ice Station Zebra (1963).<br /> <br /> Captain Cook is a 1972 non fiction book about Captain Cook by MacLean who wrote it out of his great admiration for Cook.<br /> <br /> SUPERB OVERALL CONDITION! No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8227
- Title
- CAPTAIN COOK; Alistair MacLean
- Author
- MacLean, Alistair
- Illustrator
- Period glossy images
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- illustrated, Hawaii, navigation, Pacific, Great Britain, navy, natives, danger, paintings,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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