PHILLIP (ARTHUR) The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishm...

PHILLIP (ARTHUR) The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece portrait, title with engraved vignette, 53 plates and maps (6 folding, one double-page), with errata, list of subscribers and advertisement leaf at end, some spotting, browning and off-setting, some plates cropped within platemark (just touching image of the 'Black Flying Opossum'), short tear to margin of one folding map, modern half calf, upper cover detached [Ferguson 47; Hill 1346; Nissen ZBI 3518; Wantrup pp.59-64], 4to (260 x 210mm.), John Stockdale, 1789 Footnotes: FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE TO BOTANY BAY, compiled from the official reports of Governor Phillip. It provided a full account the expedition to New South Wales and of the foundation of the colony, and the plates include many zoological subjects. An appendix lists approximately 800 convicts brought to Australia in 1787. Provenance: Sir James Liege Hulett (1838-1929), bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing