The life of Captain James Cook (with five letters tipped in) [manuscript]. 1763-1819.

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The life of Captain James Cook (with five letters tipped in) [manuscript]. 1763-1819.

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One volume entitled: The life of Captain James Cook. London: Printed for G. Nicol and G.G.J. Robinson, 1788. Letters from the following people are bound in the book: 1. Andrew Kippis, 1776 Sept. 3 (verso title page). 2. Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquis of Lansdowne, 1812 May 27 (pp. 14-15). 3. Sir Joseph Banks, 1819 Mar. 1 (pp. 28-29). 4. Hugh Palliser, 1787 Nov. 20 (pp. 262-263). 5. Earl of Sandwich, 1763 Dec. 3 (pp. 328-329).

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Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820

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