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COOK, Captain James (1728-1779). -- [John MARRA] Journal of the Resolution's voyage... on discovery to the Southern Hemisphere... also a Journal of the Adventure's voyage. London: for F.Newbery, 1775.
8° (211 x 124mm). Engraved folding map and 5 plates. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with red morocco lettering-piece. Provenance: JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD (1730-1794, African traveller. Armorial bookplate, "Kinnaird" in Bruce's hand on title, by descent:); booklabel "from Kinnaird 1897".
RARE. A VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION WITH AN EVOCATIVE PROVENANCE. The first published account of Cook's second voyage, and the first description of the crossing of the Antarctic Circle. It "was published surreptitiously eighteen months before Cook's official narrative. It records many incidents omitted by Cook and gives the reasons which caused Sir Joseph Banks and his twelve assistants to withdraw from the expedition at the last moment. Marra was a gunner's mate on the Resolution. He was an Irishman whom Cook had picked up in Batavia during the first voyage... Marra probably supplied material from his private journal which was put into shape by some literary person in the pay of the publisher Newbery": Hill p.61; BCJC 1270; Sabin 16247.
8° (211 x 124mm). Engraved folding map and 5 plates. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with red morocco lettering-piece. Provenance: JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD (1730-1794, African traveller. Armorial bookplate, "Kinnaird" in Bruce's hand on title, by descent:); booklabel "from Kinnaird 1897".
RARE. A VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION WITH AN EVOCATIVE PROVENANCE. The first published account of Cook's second voyage, and the first description of the crossing of the Antarctic Circle. It "was published surreptitiously eighteen months before Cook's official narrative. It records many incidents omitted by Cook and gives the reasons which caused Sir Joseph Banks and his twelve assistants to withdraw from the expedition at the last moment. Marra was a gunner's mate on the Resolution. He was an Irishman whom Cook had picked up in Batavia during the first voyage... Marra probably supplied material from his private journal which was put into shape by some literary person in the pay of the publisher Newbery": Hill p.61; BCJC 1270; Sabin 16247.