New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. Book. Illus. by Small, Adrian - drawings and maps. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xii + 307 (1) pp, First Edition, 1967. list of illustrations, & maps, Preface, 14 titled chapters with footnotes, Appendix - Sense of the sailing ship, bibliography, index. Binding tight with forward lean, light external wear, pages clean and unmarked, Price clipped. Inked name ffep. Tiny chipping to bottom edge spine dj. 6.5" x 9.5". Blue cloth with small compass on front board, black title plate and gilt lettering to spine, light brown top text block, and map on end papers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7455
Title: Captain James Cook
Author: Villiers, Alan
Illustrator: Small, Adrian - drawings and maps
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: HISTORY MARITIME EXPLORATION BIOGRAPHY SEA DISCOVERY
Bookseller catalogs: HISTORY;
Size: Large Octavo

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....