Banks, Sir Joseph: THE ENDEAVOUR JOURNAL OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS 1768-1771. Edited by J. C. Beaglehole. 2 vols., med. 8vo, Second Edition; Vol. I, pp. xviii, 476; Vol. II, pp. xvi, [ii], 406; folding map & 8 sketch maps, 16 coloured plates (including portrait) & 86 b/w. plates, appendices, index; original cloth; a fine set in dustwrappers. Sydney; The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales in association with Angus and Robertson; (1963).
***Beddie 705. Published from the original manuscript in the Mitchell Library. First published the previous year, this was the the first publication of BANKS' Complete Journal of COOK's First Voyage. This second edition incorporates some corrections and additional material. Most of the illustrations are from paintings and drawings by SYDNEY PARKINSON, who accompanied BANKS as his draughtsman. #17941
