Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook's Endeavour Voyage by CARR, D. J. (Ed)

London and Canberra: Croom Helm Ltd, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Beautifull illustrated in Colour and B&W drawing on Parkinsons fine Drawings and Paintings in the British Museum & British Library. An excellent record, mostly of Plants and also Birds, Fish & Animals. 2 Tone Green Hardcover in the style on a perios half-leather binding, with Gilt Kangaroo on front. Gilt Lettering on Brown ground to spine. 300 Pages, 1.6 Kilos, 9 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Some small flecks of browning on page edges. Slight edge wear to jacket and boards. Jacket has a nick at top left corner of spine. Unclipped. Book weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xv 300 pages, bibliography, list of plates, index.Published in association with the British Museum (Natural History). The book came from Betty Conabere's library, herself a well regarded Australian botanical artist. Her signature, written in pencil, is on the front end paper. The book is in excellent condition, clean, unmarked and solid. Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. "Despite the wealth of publications which have resulted, particularly this century, from Cook's Endeavour voyage - perhaps still the most scientifically rewarding voyage of all time - the career and work of the chief artist on the voyage, the young, untravelled Sydney Parkinson, have not so far received the attention they deserve. During a period of two years and four months from the beginning of the voyage until his untimely death at the age of… Read More

Croom Helm, 1983. xv, 300, 253 col + b/w illus. 250x250 mm. HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. A detailed study of the illustrations made by Scottish scientific artist, Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771), who accompanied James Cook in the HMS Endeavour on the first of his three voyages of world circumnavigation to record botanical and zoological discoveries.. [9780709907947]

Croom Helm, 1983. xv, 300, 253 col + b/w illus. 250x250 mm. HB. Vg in d/w. Owner's name to endpaper.. A detailed study of the illustrations made by Scottish scientific artist, Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771), who accompanied James Cook in the HMS Endeavour on the first of his three voyages of world circumnavigation to record botanical and zoological discoveries.. [9780709907947]

Canberra: Nova Pacifica in association with British Museum and Australian National University Press, 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 250mm x 250mm. Jacket has moderate wear and no tears. Age-toning to edges of page-block. Some foxing to preliminaries, index and rear endpapers. Otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 300pp.

Canberra: British Museum / ANU Press, 1983. 1st edition. Nice copy. quarto. hardback with dust jacket xv + 300pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Sydney Parkinson was the first European artist to create drawings of Indigenous Australian people, as well as Australian landscapes, from direct observation

Canberra: British Museum / ANU Press, 1983. 1st edition. Nice copy. quarto. hardback with dust jacket xv + 300pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Sydney Parkinson was the first European artist to create drawings of Indigenous Australian people, as well as Australian landscapes, from direct observation