Coronet Books, 1995. Reasonable second-hand - very minor water-damage, otherwise good.

Cook was the last and greatest of the romantic navigators. In his relatively short and adventurous life (1728-1779) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America. the North and South Pacific, and the Arctic and Antarctic, bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its people. He was the linking figure between the grey speculation of the early 18th century and the industrial age of the first half of the 19th century.