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Ellis, William (d. 1785) An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke.
London: G. Robinson, 1782.
First edition, two octavo volumes, illustrated with one folding map and twenty-one engraved plates; lacking half-titles; bound in full contemporary uniform English tan calf with red lettering pieces, bindings in need of repair, some boards detached, second volume split in half; ex libris Claude Benezet with armorial bookplate, and Harry Martin, with inscriptions dated 1856 in both volumes; 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Hill 555; Sabin 22333; ESTC T144684.
"The work contains probably the earliest published account of Cook's death, and preceded the official account by two years. According to Howes this first edition, though dated 1782, was already printed in December 1781. The fine plates are among the earliest published on the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and the Northwest." (Quoted from Hill.)
From the Library of the late Stanley DeForest Scott, sold to benefit the Library of the Grolier Club.
