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PROPERTY OF DANA M. BALDWIN
Second edition, expanded, of Parkinson's Journal
Sydney Parkinson, 1784
细节
Second edition, expanded, of Parkinson's Journal
Sydney Parkinson, 1784
PARKINSON, Sydney (1745-1771). A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, In His Majesty's Ship The Endeavour. London: for Charles Dilly and James Phillips, 1784.
The second edition of the finest personal account of Cook’s first voyage, expanded from the 1773 edition. “Because of the many additions, this is considered the best edition” (Hill). Offended by the original’s abrasive account of the conflict over Parkinson’s drawings, Dr John Fothergill bought up the unsold sheets of the first edition and had them republished. This new edition contains information on Cook’s further voyages, including his visit to (and death at) Hawaii, as well as a new double-hemisphere world map. In answer to Stanfield Parkinson’s accusatory preface to the first edition, Fothergill added “Explanatory Remarks on the Preface.” This copy without the rare four-page Gomeldon supplement, as often, which defended Stanfield’s original animus. Hill 1209; Forbes 82 (without Gomeldon supplement); Parsons 95 (this copy); Sabin 58788.
Quarto (342 x 260mm). With errata leaf. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 27 engraved plates, an engraved double-hemisphere map (some offsetting and spotting, marginal dampstain affecting double-hemisphere map). 19th-century red half morocco over red cloth (rebacked, corners showing). Provenance: faint old ownership stamps (Steuben County, NY) – David Parsons (book label).
Sydney Parkinson, 1784
PARKINSON, Sydney (1745-1771). A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, In His Majesty's Ship The Endeavour. London: for Charles Dilly and James Phillips, 1784.
The second edition of the finest personal account of Cook’s first voyage, expanded from the 1773 edition. “Because of the many additions, this is considered the best edition” (Hill). Offended by the original’s abrasive account of the conflict over Parkinson’s drawings, Dr John Fothergill bought up the unsold sheets of the first edition and had them republished. This new edition contains information on Cook’s further voyages, including his visit to (and death at) Hawaii, as well as a new double-hemisphere world map. In answer to Stanfield Parkinson’s accusatory preface to the first edition, Fothergill added “Explanatory Remarks on the Preface.” This copy without the rare four-page Gomeldon supplement, as often, which defended Stanfield’s original animus. Hill 1209; Forbes 82 (without Gomeldon supplement); Parsons 95 (this copy); Sabin 58788.
Quarto (342 x 260mm). With errata leaf. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 27 engraved plates, an engraved double-hemisphere map (some offsetting and spotting, marginal dampstain affecting double-hemisphere map). 19th-century red half morocco over red cloth (rebacked, corners showing). Provenance: faint old ownership stamps (Steuben County, NY) – David Parsons (book label).
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