The 'Endeavour' Journal of Joseph Banks, 1768-1771. Edited by J.C. Beaglehole
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1962 [first edition].
Octavo, two volumes, xxviii, 476 and xviii, 406 pages with 8 maps plus 98 plates (18 in colour) and a large folding map.
Cloth; light offset tape-stains to the corners of the flyleaves and the flaps of the dustwrappers (a legacy of protective plastic covering, now removed); contemporary ownership details on the front flyleaves; an excellent set with the dustwrappers in similar condition, apart from a very short jagged tear to one rear panel.
The original manuscript is here published in full for the first time.
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