First Voyage (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Wilson Harris "Turmoil In China" / Horace Alexander "Pakistan And India" / Edwin Reynolds "The Parliament Of Eire" / D W Brogan "Douluers De Voyage" / John Bailey "The Outlook In Siam" / Canon Roger Lloyd "British Rail's First Year" (Papers).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Text, frontices, maps, charts & ads are complete. Ex-library. Rebound in simple institutional binding with several signatures pulled but nicely holding. Pages of text are brittle & toned. Some pages are chipped at margins. There is very minor insect damage to some pages. A sound, servicable working copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. JEFFERYS Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. The First Published Account of Cook's First Voyage to the Pacific, complete with Dedication Leaf. A cornerstone of any Cook collection. Two works in one, bound in modern, to style, half calf over marbled boards, some blind edge tooling, spine with raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, Journal of a Voyage, 1771, First Edition, First Issue with the Dedication and printers instructions, plus the two 'Otahitee Vocabulary' leaves bound in at end. BOUND AFTER: Description of East-Florida, 1769, Third Edition much enlarged (2 parts in one), 3 folding engraved maps, title with small library ink-stamp & repair to fore margin, small ink correction to C3v, professional repairs to maps, some loss to the first, occasional small stain, some soiling and light browning, scattered spotting. (281*214 mm). Folding map frontis, [2] title & dedication, [1], (ii-viii); Stork - Description of East Florida, [1], 2-40, 1 folding map; Bartrams Journal, [1], (xii), 35 pp, [1] errata & binders list,1 folding map; Magra's Voyage, [1] title, [2] dedication, [1], 2-130 pp, [3] Vocabulary of the Language of the Otahitee. The 3 folding maps, engraved by T. Jefferys, are: 1.East Florida. 2.St. Augustine the Capital of East Florida. 3.The Bay of Espiritu Santo, in East Florida. (Signatures: East-Florida - 2ff, b-b4, B-G1. *G-*G2, 2ff, H-M4. Voyage round the World - 2ff, B-S1, 2ff Vocab). Public appetite for a detailed narrative encouraged a publishing race, of which this work, published less than three months after the expedition's return to England and almost two years prior to Hawkesworth's authorised version, was the winner. This first issue containing the dedication leaf was swiftly withdrawn following the publicly advertised consternation of the dedicatees, the Admiralty, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. Published anonymously, the work is generally attributed to James Magra, an American mid-shipman aboard. (Hill II:1066(without dedication leaf); Hocken p9; Holmes 3; O'Rielly-Reitman 362; Sabin 4246 & 16242; DuRietz-catalogue of the Kroepelien Collection p215; Frost Life of James Mario Matra: Voyager with Cook 1995; Beddie 693/4; STC T29207). The work is a short, but interesting narrative of Cook's first voyage, which relates his visits to Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Batavia, and Rio de Janeiro. The author is noteworthy because he is one of the few to criticize Cook in any meaningful way. Despite problems with the accuracy of the text, this work will always hold the place of being the first account of that voyage and the first account in print of the Australian coast. (in translation, it also gave the French their first account of that voyage).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. The first edition of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage Of Apollo 13, signed by Commander Jim Lovell. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [6], 378pp. Blue hardcover, black cloth spine with title in silver. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $22.95 on the front flap, faint shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed on the title page: "To Brooks - Jim Lovell." The co-author of this work was Jeffrey Kluger. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. All Cook's First Voyage artists. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Hakluyt Society Extra Series No. 43, 43 x 27.5 cm, lxiv, 328 pp., HAKLUYT SOCIETY COUNCIL OF OFFICERS, 1987-88, full color portrait of CAPTAIN JAMES COOK by WILLIAM HODGES. Bound in original navy cloth, gilt, with gilt block of Society's device, in dust wrapper, a fine copy. . Illustrated by tipped in colour portrait frontispiece, by 17 text plates in introduction, and by 320 numbered plates with captions in Descriptive Catalogue. Decorated by Society's device on title page. The first publication until now of the charts and coastal views that Captain Cook was instructed to make by the Admiralty in the course of his voyages. It supplements the volumes of The Journals of Captain Cook on his Voyages of Discovery, published 1955-67. This volume covers the first voyage, made in the Endeavour, 1768-71, which rounded Cape Horn, traversed the Pacific, circumnavigated New Zealand, and explored the east coast of Australia. The introduction contains a synopsis of the voyage, as it relates to Cook's surveying activities and methods and provides short biographies of the surveyors and artists involved. MARITIME CHARTS MARITIME CHARTS EXPLORATION 18TH CENTURY AUSTRALIA MARITIME. Large heavy book which will require extra postage depending on address.

Quarto, autograph manuscript in ink; single page on a bifolium with address panel; on paper watermarked "LVG" Amusing original letter from Sandwich to John Hawkesworth, ghostwriter of the official account of Cook's first voyage. Sandwich writes: "That I may be certain whether you are alive or dead, I shall be obliged to you if you will either come yourself or send your ghost to dine with me tomorrow. I am most sincerely yours Sandwich." This witty communication dates from the period when Hawkesworth was preparing the Cook account, during Sandwich's third term as First Lord of Admiralty (1771-82; of course, it was during this appointment that James Cook discovered Hawaii on his third voyage and named them the Sandwich Islands in his honour). The letter probably dates from late 1771, while Hawkesworth was at work on the journal. He died in November 1773, not long after the book's publication. Hawkesworth was introduced to Sandwich by Charles Burney in September 1771 when "the First Lord was casting around for someone to 'write the voyage' - that is, to take Cook's journal and put it into a form suitable for the reading of the polite world; and not only Cook's journal but those of the three other circumnavigators, Byron, Wallis and Carteret. Cook and Banks, we remember, were patriotically anxious that this should be done as soon as possible, and it was all the more important to get something authentic on the market. Burney recommended his friend Dr John Hawkesworth, who had time and could do with the money." (Beaglehole). Fanny Burney recorded in her diary for 15 September 1771 that "My father has had a happy opportunity of extremely obliging Dr. Hawkesworth. During his stay in Norfolk, he waited upon Lord Orford, who had always been particularly friendly to him. He there, among others, met with Lord Sandwich. His Lordship was speaking of the late voyage round the world and mentioned his having the papers of it in his possession; for he is First Lord of the Admiralty; and said that they were not arranged, but mere rough draughts, and said that he should be much obliged to any one who could recommend a proper person to write the Voyage. My father directly named Dr. Hawkesworth and his Lordship did him the honour to accept his recommendation. I cannot but be amazed, that a man of Lord Sandwich's power, &ca., should be so in ignorance of men of learning and merit, as to apply to an almost stranger.". The money was decent: Hawkesworth earned a substantial £6000 from the publishers Strahan and Cadell and completed the first two volumes in just four months. A landmark publication, this would help to cement Cook's reputation in the eyes of the public, serving Sandwich's official purpose. .

Quarter morocco. Condition: Very good. The first edition of Francois Andre Michaux's early exploration of the Allegheny Mountains, titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys, published in Paris in 1804. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, [4], vi, 312pp, [2]. Contemporary marbled boards, quarter green morocco spine, title stamped in gilt. Heavily rubbed panels, bumped top corner. Marbled endpapers. Text in French. Includes the half title and large fold-out map. Map is in near fine condition, small dampstain along right hinge, light wear along margins. (Sabin 48703) (Howes M579) (Graff 2781). The first edition of this work was published in Paris in 1804, titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys, dans les états de l'Ohio, du Kentucky, et du Tennessée, et retour à Charleston par les Hautes-Carolines. The first English edition was published in London in 1805, with a second edition and the abridged edition following the same year. An excellent account of Francois A. Michaux's voyage down the Ohio River, through the Kentucky territory and his return to Charleston.

Quarter Leather. Condition: Very good. The first edition of Journal Of A Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From The Atlantic To The Pacific, [with] Journal of a Second Voyage, published in 1821 and 1824 by William Edward Parry. (illustrator). First Edition. Quarto, [two volumes], [8], [errata], xxix, [3], 310pp, [2], clxxix, [1]; [Second Voyage], [10], xxx, [2], 571pp, [errata], [charts]. Uniformly bound in contemporary brown calf, title stamped in gilt over green morocco label, decorative gilt embellishments, marbled boards. New endpapers. Bookseller's label on rear pastedown. Bookplate of William Tooke, a Fellow of the Royal Society, on the front pastedown of Volume II. Both volumes complete, with frontispiece map, three folding plates, and 16 full-page engraved plates in Volume I; Frontispiece engraving, 30 copper engravings (four folding), and eight folding charts in Volume II. Both volumes include the errata leaf. Light foxing along margins of a few plates, text block generally clean. A near fine example. (Arctic Bibliography 13145 / 13142) (Sabin 58860 / 58864) (Hill 1311). Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855) was a British naval officer and one of the foremost Arctic explorers of the nineteenth century, leading a series of Admiralty-sponsored attempts to chart and transit the Northwest Passage; between 1819 and 1825 he commanded multiple expeditions in HMS Hecla, Griper, and Fury, achieving farthest-west penetration through Lancaster Sound and wintering at Melville Island, while also conducting hydrographic surveys, magnetic and meteorological studies, and early forms of structured Arctic overwintering. His attempts at the North Pole influenced later Arctic expeditions by John Ross, John Franklin, and Roald Amundsen.

Quarter Leather. Condition: Very good. The first edition of A Voyage of Discovery, Exploring Baffin's Bay by Capt. John Ross, published in London in 1819. (illustrator). First Edition. Quarto, xxxix, [1], 252pp, [2], cxliv, [five fold-out diagrams]. Three quarter brown calf, raised bands, title stamped in gilt over black morocco label. Marbled boards, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark. Complete with 32 engraved plates, maps and charts, including 15 hand-colored aquatints. Thirteen of the plates are folding, many with tissue covers. Some transference to charts towards the rear, scattered foxing to plates, color plates all near fine. Hinge on "Wolstenholme Sound" foldout starting. Booksellers' stamp on second free endpaper. Text generally clean, binding solid. Lacking errata slip. Ownership inscription of "E.B. Portman" along top margin of title page. (Arctic Bibliography 14873) (Sabin 73376) (Hill 1488). John Ross (1777-1856) a British naval officer and explorer. He led the First British Arctic Expedition in 1818 aboard HMS Isabella with HMS Alexander in consort, tasked by the British Admiralty with surveying Baffin Bay and assessing the viability of a Northwest Passage. Sailing via Davis Strait, Ross charted coastal features, made contact with Inuit communities near Cape York, and gathered valuable hydrographic and ethnographic data, but controversially reported a chain of supposed high mountains-the "Croker Mountains"-barring the entrance to Lancaster Sound, prompting him to turn back. Although the voyage confirmed much of the early Baffin Bay geography, Ross's decision to withdraw and the disputed mountain sighting drew criticism at home and later spurred further expeditions, most notably William Edward Parry's successful transit into Lancaster Sound in 1819, which effectively disproved Ross's claimed barrier. Full title: A Voyage Of Discovery, Made Under The Orders Of The Admiralty, In His Majesty's Ships Isabella And Alexander, For The Purpose Of Exploring Baffin's Bay, And Inquiring Into The Probability Of A North-West Passage.

Full calf. Condition: Near fine. The first edition of The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay by Arthur Phillip, published in 1789, the first official account of the first settlement in Australia. (illustrator). First Edition, First Issue. Quarto, [4], 6p, [errata], viii, [8], [4], x, 293p, lxxiv, [1]. Polished tree-calf, period calf spine, rebuilt hinges, title in gilt over green morocco label, decorative gilt bands. Complete with 55 copper-engraved plates, including the frontispiece portrait, vignette title page, and numerous folding maps. Archival tissue repair to closed tear through the "Chart of Norfolk Island," scattered foxing to title page and a handful of plates. Bookplate of William H. Bartlett (1850-1918) of Vermejo Park, NM on the front pastedown. This work is the first issue, with "Kangooroo" on the associated plates (later changed to "Kanguroo"); the "H. Webber " imprint on the title page, page 122 misnumbered 221; and "Wulpine Opossum" later changed to "Vulpine." Lacking the final leaf of advertisements, which is common. Includes the errata leaf, subscribers list, appendix and the "List of Convicts sent to New South Wales in 1787." (Ferguson, 47) (Wanthrup, 5) (Hill, 1347). "This was the first authentic and official account of the expedition to New South Wales and the foundation of the settlement. It aroused world-wide interest." (Ferguson) Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) was the first Governor of New South Wales and the founding governor of Australia's first European colony. A career Royal Navy officer, Phillip was appointed in 1786 to command the First Fleet and establish a penal settlement at Botany Bay; after finding it unsuitable, he selected Port Jackson and formally founded Sydney Cove in January 1788. As governor, Phillip faced acute shortages of food, labor, and supplies, imposed strict discipline to maintain order, encouraged agriculture and self-sufficiency, and promoted the emancipation and integration of well-behaved convicts. He also pursued a policy-unevenly realized-of conciliation with Aboriginal peoples, seeking peaceful relations amid growing conflict. Phillip returned to England in 1792 due to health issues.

Leather bound. Condition: Very good. The first edition, "Admiralty Issue," of Narrative Of A Voyage To The Pacific And Beering's Straight by Captain F.W. Beechey, published 1831. (illustrator). First Edition. Quarto, [two-parts in one], [2], xxi, [3], [errata], [393] -742pp, [2]. Full green morocco, five raised bands, double gilt-rule covers. Contemporary marbled endpapers, marbled leafends, silk bookmark. Both hinges reinforced with cloth backing, archival restoration to leather. Light wear and bumped corners, solid text block. Sporadic foxing to plates, transference on maps with light foxing along margins. Armorial bookplate of Charles Tebbut on front pastedown. Includes the errata slip, but lacking half-titles. This work is complete, with 23 engraved aquatint plates, three maps (two folding). (Arctic Bibliography, 1227) (Hill, 93) (Howes B-309) (Sabin 4347) (Zamorano, 4) The "Admiralty Issue" of this work preceded the two-volume octavo edition, also published in 1831. From Sabin: "One of the most valuable of modern voyages, containing a most interesting visit to Pitcairn Island, the coast of California, etc." This work by Captain Frederick William Beechey is the published account of HMS Blossom's expedition (1825-1828), undertaken to support British Arctic exploration and to attempt contact with overland parties searching for a Northwest Passage, Beechey surveyed the Pacific coast of North America, the Bering Strait, and the Alaskan littoral, producing important hydrographic observations, coastal charts, and ethnographic notes on Indigenous communities encountered along the way. He also made contact with John Adams, the last survivor of the Bounty mutiny on Pitcairn Island.

Condition: A fine copy. Quarto; a fine copy in a Sangorski-style binding of half green morocco, spine panelled in gilt between raised bands. First edition of the earliest published account of Cook's first voyage to the Pacific: the rare first issue, with the leaf of dedication to "The Right Honourable Lords of the Admiralty, and to Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander" inserted by the publishers to add authenticity. This copy also has the first state of p. 90 (recently identified and to be distinguished from an amended state where text begins "quantities."). This was the first of a series of so-called "surreptitious accounts" of Cook's various voyages to appear in print: the Admiralty found it practically impossible to enforce their ruling that no unofficial publications should pre-empt the official and lengthier accounts of the voyages, naturally much slower in the press. In this case, however, legal action was taken against the publisher for using an unauthorised dedication, forcing removal of the leaf during publication. "It is accordingly of the greatest rarity, and copies of the book containing the dedication are far more valuable than those without it." (Davidson). In this large copy, the offending leaf has generous margins and retains its printed instruction to the binder "Place this next the title" (which also, interestingly, indicates that the leaf was printed quite separately from the rest of the work). The British public's eagerness for news of the voyage needed more than newspaper accounts, while the officially sanctioned narrative would be a long time coming. Published anonymously some two months after the return of the Endeavour and nearly two years before Hawkesworth's official account, the Cook scholar Beaglehole demonstrated that the sailor James Magra was the author. His illicit sale of his journal to the publishers might well have confirmed Cook's opinion of him: 'one of those gentlemen, frequently found on board Kings Ships, that can very well be spared, or to speake more planer good for nothing.'. He was a New Yorker and a loyalist. Whatever his skipper and the authorities may have thought of him, it was Magra who got the first description of the voyage into print - the earliest printed account of the east coast of Australia, published even before acceptance of the name Botany Bay, here called Sting-ray Bay as Cook originally christened it. Magra later changed his name to Matra to claim a family inheritance. As Alan Frost has shown ("The Precarious Life of James Mario Matra: Voyager with Cook; American Loyalist; Servant of Empire", 1995) Matra used his experiences on the east coast of Australia to draft his 1783 proposal for a penal colony at Botany Bay. Never shy in self-promotion, he announced his hope of being made Governor. His plan, like Sir Joseph Banks's before and George Young's after him, had its effect on the planners of the First Fleet and he was called as an expert witness to the committee in charge of solving the question of transportation (see Frost, pp.113-122). His life has prompted a considerable literature, with multiple studies of his career and importance including those by G.B. Barton, George Anthony Wood, James Watson (who christened him the "Father of Australia", an accolade more often awarded to Joseph Banks), and more recently Antonio Giordano (who has him as "Australia's Spiritual Father") and Andrew Tink. .

First edition. 4to., [viii], xxx, [ii half-title], 310, [ii], clxxx pp., errata slip at end, 20 engraved or aquatint maps and plates; [viii], [clxxxi]- cccx pp., half-title, 6 engraved plates, contemporary diced calf gilt rebacked preserving spine, rubbed, large chart with tear repaired, offsetting from plates to title and text, light spotting etc. to plates, a very good copy. The rarely found supplement makes good the omissions from Journal. Books on Ice 2.8; Hill (2004) 1311; Sabin 58860 & 58861; Staton & Tremaine 1205.

Six volumes, duodecimo, with six engraved plates (one in each volume), original blue printed wrappers preserved, a charming set in period Spanish quarter calf, gilt. Very uncommon first Spanish edition of Cook's first voyage, published in 1832 as part of a series described as the 'New Library of Modern Voyages useful and interesting for Spanish youth.' The work has a charming series of six plates which include a scene in Tahiti featuring the Chief Mourner and two New Zealand scenes (a warrior in profile, the war canoe), and conclude with a dramatic scene on board the Endeavour. The presence of the original printed wrappers bound-in is of more than passing interest as the back wrappers give an interesting overview of how the set was marketed, being sold for 6 reales per volume as they were issued whether in Madrid or in the provinces, and stressing the value of the work for the instruction of youth. Each volume would subsequently be priced 8 reales per volume. The translator, Alvarado y de la Pena, based his work on the French edition of Cook's first voyage. He also prepared at least one other work of Australian interest, an edition of George Barrington published in Madrid circa 1815. Beddie listed copies in the Mitchell and National Libraries. . Provenance: Early owner's name on title-pages; old stamps from a Barcelona library; José Gallart Folch (bookplates).

Octavo, blind-stamped ex-libris to half title; contemporary French marbled calf, flat spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label. A fine copy of the first French account of Cook's Endeavour voyage, and the first French book on the east coast of Australia. Fréville translates the text now considered to be by Magra, which - published in English in 1771 - was the unauthorised and earliest account of the progress of the Endeavour voyage. This is one of two probably simultaneous issues, this one having the "Supplément" title-page; in this form the publishers intended the book to complement the octavo edition of Bougainville's voyage. The work also includes some material that did not appear in the original London edition, including a 'Lettre de M. de Commerson', the famed naturalist from Bougainville's circumnavigation, who remained behind at Mauritius to continue his research. The second supplement is equally important: the 'Lettre de M. le B. de G.' is a learned treatise on the possibility of a northwest passage, written at Königsberg (modern Kaliningrad), and quoting from experts on the region such as Gmelin, Muller, and Engel. Although the identity of this scholar remains hazy, it is surprising that such an interesting - and relatively early - report on the northwest passage has been largely ignored. Continuing the parade of famous explorers included in this short work, the Commerson letter is said to have been conveyed to France by none other than Kerguelen, promoter of the "Terre Australe". Rolf du Rietz in the Kroepelien catalogue further notes that a letter from Sir Joseph Banks to the Académie des Sciences is also quoted in the introduction, said to have first been published in the Journal des Savans. Despite his best efforts to distance himself from Magra's work (including having the false dedication in the London edition removed), it appears that his unwilling association with the work continued on the continent. Indeed, one of the attractive aspects of this copy is not only the fine contemporary French binding, but the spine label which reads 'Voyage de Solander': it was not unusual for Banks to be given top-billing in the excitement of the return of the Endeavour, but there cannot be too many examples that plump for Solander. . Very slight rubbing to joints but a fine tall copy with good margin.

Two volumes, octavo, six folding engraved plates after Parkinson, a handsome set in contemporary French mottled calf, flat spines gilt, double red and tan morocco labels. First French edition, first issue: the artist's account of Cook's first voyage and the discovery of eastern Australia. Translated by C. Henri from the 1784 English edition, it also contains material from later voyagers updating the account, including the experiences of the Forsters on the second voyage. This is the octavo issue noted by Kroepelien as preceding the otherwise identical quarto of the same year. Parkinson had been employed in 1767 by Sir Joseph Banks, who thought so highly of his work that he arranged for the young man to join him on Cook's first voyage. When the expedition's draughtsman Alexander Buchan died at Tahiti, Parkinson was called on to take over all of the topographical work, completing some 1300 sketches, quite apart from compiling vocabularies in Tahiti and New Holland. At the end of the voyage, en route from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope, he died of a fever, and after the return of the Endeavour ownership of his manuscripts and drawings was disputed: Banks considered that they were his, while Parkinson's brother Stanfield claimed them under the provisions of his brother's will. When Hawkesworth learned of the impending English publication of this work, he got an injunction to delay its appearance until some time after his official account, and, despite having used Parkinson's work extensively, retaliated by deliberately omitting Parkinson's name from the narrative: even the botanical illustrations in the official account have no credit to the artist. Some of the bibliographical history of this work is quite complex. An extended note by Rolf du Rietz in the Kroepelien catalogue explains that this octavo issue, although textually identical to a quarto issue published the same year by the same publisher, is actually the genuine first issue (du Rietz demonstrates from an error in the signatures that the quarto was re-imposed). Du Rietz knew the octavo only from the copy in the University of Oslo, although no complete census of the two issues has been attempted. A note in O'Reilly-Reitman suggests - as if we needed more complexity - that the number of plates is uncertain, as they examined copies with any number between five and eight; nonetheless, six plates is the standard collation. . A few leaves a little foxed; a very good copy.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 29 Prints (copper engravings) of Pacific 18th century indigenous peoples, from an early French collected edition of Captain Cook's voyages. Mostly fair condition, occasional minor faults and browning. Largest folding platemark 44x24 cm. Divers ouvrages des habitants de l isle Sandwich. Interieur d un morais d Atooi. Une femme de Eaoo. Combat a coup de poing des insulaires de hapaee.Un homme de Mangea. Homme du Canal de Noel dans la Terre de Feu. Une femme de Oonalashka. Homme de Kamtchatka voyageant en hiver. D'embarquement a Middleburgh l'une des isles Friendly, (des amis).Une view de l interieur de lisle d Atooi. Polaho roi des isles des amis. Une femme de la terre de Van-Diemen. Otagao, chef de l isle Amsterdam. Les Ises de Gace, vues le 9 Janvier 1773. Vue d l'answer fermee de l entrée du Prince Guillaume. Fiataooka ou cimetiere de l isle de Tongataboo. Une femme de Kamchatka. Traineau des Kamtchadales. Homme du Kamtchka. Loutre de mer. Une femme de Oonlashaka. Vue des habitantions de l entrée de Nootka. View de l interieur d une maison de l entrée de Nootka. Habitants et Habitations de l entrée de Norton. Naturels et habitations de Oonlashka. Les Tsuchtsky et leurs habitations. Diers ouvragesdes habitants de l entrée de Nootka. Un homme de l'entree de Nootka. Une femme de l entrée de Nootka.

A window onto the later career of Isaac Manley (1755-1837), mourned on his death as the last remaining participant in Cook's historic first voyage. Manley joined Cook's crew aged only 13 and was promoted to midshipman on 5 February 1771, during the journey home. He rose to the rank of admiral of the red, becoming one of the fifteen most senior officers in the Royal Navy. On the Endeavour, Manley acted as servant to the master, Robert Molineux. The ravages of disease in the later part of the voyage offered opportunities for advancement. Molineux died off Cape Town in April 1771, and Manley was promoted a day either side of the deaths of midshipmen John Bootie and Jonathan Monkhouse. "The Muster Rolls show Isaac being charged £3.13.2 for slops at this time, and £15.18.6 for dead men's clothes (presumably he was buying the dead middies' uniforms). And his tobacco charge, which began at 19/- in September 1769, also increased to £1.8.6" (Hill). Writing to the First Secretary of the Admiralty on his return to England, Cook gave Manley his endorsement in typically reserved fashion: "[Midshipmen] Mr Isaac Smith and Mr Isaac Manly both too young for the preferment, yet their behaviour merits the best recommendation" (quoted by Hill). Manley signed up for Cook's second voyage but was discharged (for still unknown reasons) in April 1772, before the Resolution sailed. He was commissioned lieutenant in May 1777, serving with the Channel Fleet and in North America and the West Indies, and fought in the Battle of the Saintes. In 1786, at the rank of commander, he was appointed to HMS Fairy - the service covered by this log - and ended his active duties in 1790. While living the life of a landed gentleman, he continued to earn promotion, reaching flag rank in 1809. He was promoted to admiral of the red a few months before his death. The daily log commences on 8 June 1786: "Came on board and took the command of Her Majesty's Sloop Fairy by virtue of a commission dated the 17th May 1786." The ship is tasked with patrolling the Channel and cracking down on smugglers, seizing spirits, tobacco, and other contraband. There are also references to punishing sailors for drunkenness and mutinous behaviour. In late 1787, Manley was also occupied with naval impressment and was ruthlessly effective, recording ships stopped and men pressed-ganged. In 1788, the ship is ordered to Africa, the log ending in media res on 31 March 1789 near the equator. a) By family descent; b) Sold at Sotheby's London, "Atlases, Maps, Topographical Prints and Travel Books", 2 May 1985, Lot 220 (buyer: Quaritch); c) Sold by Quaritch c.1987 to Cecil George Whitmont (1912-1991), Australian collector, with his bookplate and a selection of paperwork (formerly in an improvised acetate rear pocket). Anthony Hill, "Isaac Manley - Servant on Endeavour to Admiral", Captain Cook Society. Quarto (245 x 195 mm). With 182 leaves, all but 3 pages filled in neat manuscript. Original quarter calf, parchment sides. Housed in custom green cloth solander box, green spine label. Wear from shipboard use, contents clean: very good.

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, E. van Harrevelt, Henry Beman, 1774. 4to. Bound in 4 cont. full mottled calf. 6 raised bands, gilt titlelabels. Backs a little rubbed, some cracking to leather along hinges, but covers not detached. Corners bumped. Ocasionally somewhat brownspotted, a few tears in plates (no loss). A few corners dampstained. With all 4 halftitles. (8),XXXII,388 - (6),536 - (6),394 - VIII,367,(3) pp. and 52 engraved plates, mostly large and folded, among these are 28 folded maps. (all). First French edition of Cooke's first travel, a title-issue identical with the Paris-edition from the same year, only with a different title-page and a printed Privilege in Dutch for the Dutch publisher. It is the 4to-edition, not one of the 8vo -editions published the same year. - Sabin 30941.