PARKINSON, SYDNEY
A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas
In His Majesty’s Ship the Endeavour, faithfully transcribed from the Papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, Draughtsman to Joseph Banks on his late Expedition with Dr Solander, round the World.
London: Printed for Stanfield Parkinson, the editor: and sold by Richard and Urquhart 1773.- First Edition with the rare " Explanatory Remarks ...by John Fothergill plus Postscript (22pp.) ", usually found in the expanded second issue.
Pagination - [2]p frontis and title page, 1 -22p Explanatory Remarks on the Preface to Sydney Parkinson's Journal of a Voyage to the South-seas by John Fothergill, and Postscript, [1]-212p, one leaf errata at end.
Lightly trimmed along fore-edge, 27 plates including a map of New Zealand, light offsetting to some of the plates, isolated browning, and a few spots. 330 x 270mm, bound in modern half calf with marbled boards on five raised bands, title labels.
An attractive wide-margined copy.
The principal alternative to Cook’s first voyage and probably the most handsome account of all the unofficial accounts of any of Cook’s voyages. Mitchell 712.