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Paris: Les Bibliophiles de la Societe des Oceanistes, 1965. Fine. A Poetical Essay on the Dolphin sailing round the Globe in the years 1766, 1767 + 1768, with an Introduction by Miss Phyllis Mander Jones // Voyage Du Dolphin Autour De Monde Au Cours Des Annees 1766, 1767, 1768 Poeme Maritime Par R Richardson Chirugien a Bord Du-Dit Navir, Avertissement au lecteur et traduction francaise par Denise Jean Simon. - Les Bibliophiles de la Societe des Oceanistes, 1965. No.LXXXVI of an edition of only 125. 63pages, 9 x 6.5 inches. In English with complete French translation. Frontispiece by the artist, Rene Dessirier, who signed it in pencil. The woodcut shows the Dolphin leaving Matavai Bay, Tahiti, "Certainly, the poem is considered to be the first work of creative art inspired by Tahiti." Printed on laid paper. Stitched binding, housed in a marbled board slipcase and portfolio-style casing. The slipcase has some minor shelf wear, Book binding, pages and casing are like new. The book appears never read.