Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay, 1st edition
Similar Sale History
View More Items in Wine & SpiritsRelated Wine & Spirits
More Items in Wine & Spirits
View MoreRecommended Collectibles
View MoreItem Details
Description
Heading:
Author: Phillip, Arthur
Title: The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for John Stockdale
Date Published: 1789
Description:
Author: Phillip, Arthur
Title: The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for John Stockdale
Date Published: 1789
Description:
6, viii, [8], xiv, 298, lxxiv, [2 ad.] pp. 48 copper engraved plates, 7 maps (5 of which folding); engraved title page and frontispiece. (4to) 29x22 cm (11½x8¾”), later speckled calf, rebacked with early gilt-stamped spine laid down. First Edition.
The first official account of the First Fleet voyage which established an English penal colony in Australia and became Britain‘s first permanent settlement on the continent. With numerous maps and plates illustrating the colony and its flora and fauna based on specimens sent back from Australia. Provenance: bookplate of William, Duke of Bedford.
Condition
Occasional toning, foxing, dampstains, plates offsetting to text, some folding plates with short tears at folds; overall a rather clean copy, very good.
Buyer's Premium
- 30%
Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay, 1st edition
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
1 bidder is watching this item.
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Berkeley, CA, usOffers In-House Shipping
Local Pickup Available
Payment
Related Searches
TOP