KIPPIS, Andrew
Life of Captain Cook. Translated from the English by M. Castéra. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1789. In-4 (250 x 193 mm) of 2 ff.n.ch., XXXII, 546 pp. 1 ff.n.ch. (approval, and table). Marbled calf, triple cold fillet, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (contemporary binding).
Sabin, 37955; O'Reilly, 458; see Hill, 935 (London 1788).
First edition of the French translation.
This is also the first biography of the great explorer.
Trace of wetness in the inner margin; skillful restorations to the corners and headpieces.
