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FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ (minor foxing and soiling to page edges, minor bruising to head of spine and head of rear hinge) in d/w, VG+ (minor creasing to edges and extrems, minor soiling to rear flap) (photos available on request).…

179 s. Illustrerad. Förlagets illustrerade klotband.

1st edition limited to 1000 copies, No. 2 in the Miegunyah Press series. Foreword by Alan Frost. XVIII, (2), 466, (2) PP with 3 maps, plus 36 pages with 39 illustrations (12 colour and 27 b/w). Half-title page: Dr. Solander engraving & his signature. Hard cover, dj, ribbon page-marker. Foxing spots on top outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 16. The Swedish naturalist who accompanied Joseph Banks on the first voyage of James Cook on the Endeavour (letters 90 to 106). Contains 188 letters from or to Solander in their original language with their English translation. (Letter 115 and others - Voyage of "Omai").…

Publisher's boards. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Signed by each of the contributors, including W.T. Stearn (whose bookplate is on the front pastedown). 179 pp. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Melbourne, 1995. XVIII,466 pp. Hardcover,d/j.