SCORESBY. STAMP, Tom and Cordelia.

William Scoresby: Arctic Scientist.

Caedmon of Whitby Press, 1975. Hardcover. B/W illus. Small sticker mark to front cover of dustjacket, a little rubbing to dustjacket, otherwise condition vg. 253pp. ISBN-10 0905355008. ISBN-13: 9780905355009.

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Keywords: explorer english 19th nineteenth century arctic explorer exploration history science scientific

STAMP, TOM & CORDELIA

JAMES COOK - Maritime scientist.

Whitby / Yorkshire, Caedmon of Whitby Press, 1978. 1st edition. Hard bound with dustjacket, 23cmx14,5cm, Good condition. Cover photograph: Captain Cook's statue at Whitby. Using their knowledge of history of science and Quaker life Mr. And Mrs. Stamp have been able to put together a comprehensive biography of James Cook.They have focused on Cook's formative years at Whitby, the Northern English port from which he sailed and learnt his seaman's skill. Contents: 1). Cleveland childhood. 2). Whitby. 3). The Royal Navy. 4). Newfoundland. 5). The voyage of the Endeavour. 6). The Great Barrier Reef. 7). The second voyage. 8). The Resolution on its own. 9). The Pacific. 10). The circumnavigation completed. 11). The third voyage. 12). Omai's return. 13). America. 14). The end of life. With conclusion, chronology, appendix, bibliography and index. Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. 10 illustrations. Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough and English county of North Yorkshire. XIV + 159 pag.

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STAMP, TOM AND CORDELIA.

James Cook. Maritime Scientist.

8vo; pp. xiv, 160; frontispiece, b/w illustrations, chronology, appendices, bibliography, index; stiff illustrated wrapper, spine bumped, rear wrapper scratched, front wrapper marked along the tail edge, otherwise a very good copy. Whitby, Yorkshire, Caedmon of Whitby, N.d. (c. 1978)

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Keywords: Biography Australian local history 18th century discovery exploration maritime Captain james cook maritime history

STAMP, TOM AND CORDELIA.

James Cook. Maritime Scientist.

8vo; pp. xiv, 160; frontispiece, b/w illustrations, chronology, appendices, bibliography, index; original cloth, dustjacket with a biro marking to spine, browned endpapers, flecking to top edge of pages, otherwise a very good copy. Whitby, Yorkshire, Caedmon of Whitby, N.d. (c. 1978)

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Keywords: Biography Australian local history 18th century discovery exploration maritime Captain james cook

STAMP, TOM AND CORDELIA.

James Cook. Maritime Scientist. The Life of Captain Cook, Yorkshire Years, Family Life, The Voyages, The Man, His Methods, His Achievements.

First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 160; frontispiece, b/w illustrations, chronology, appendices, bibliography, index; original cloth, dustjacket, name on front endpaper otherwise a very good copy. Whitby, Yorkshire; Caedmon of Whitby; n.d. (c. 1978).

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STAMP, TOM & CORDELIA STAMP

James Cook, Maritime Scientist

Yorkshire, England: Caedmon of Whitby, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0905355040. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, small 1/2" tear to top back of DJ. Gift inscriptions on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; 8.58 X 5.43 X 0.47 inches; 159 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18006

Catalogue: Biographies

Keywords: 0905355040 EXPLORATION Biographies & Memoirs