Joseph Banks: A Life
O'Brian, Patrick
| Publication Date |
2016 |
| Publisher |
Folio Society, |
| Binding |
Hardback |
| Condition |
Fine copy in near fine slipcase |
| SKU |
25415 |
| Notes |
Very clean, bright and neat volume that appears unread. Slipcase is also very clean and neat but with a touch of fading to the very edges of the opening. |
Description
Hardback. xxvi, 409pp. Biography of the English naturalist joseph Banks (1743-1820), president of the Royal Society for over 41 years. Banks also accompanied James Cook on his first great voyage and was very influential on the colonisation of Australia. Patrick O’Brian is best known as an historical novelist best known for his Aubrey–Maturin naval series in which Joseph Banks figures occasionally. Portrait frontis. Three further selections of plates. Three-quarter bound in cloth with printed paper to upper boards illustrated by Chris Wormell. Slipcase.
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