A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty's command 1773 / by Constantine John Phipps.

With a half title.

Pages 81, 83, 85, 95, 111, 113, 115, 117, 165, 175, 253 are folded leaves.

Text on paper watermarked with Strasbourg bend (similar to Heawood 158).

Plates signed: P. D'Auvergne, J. Caldwall, W. Byrne, J. Russell and others.

English short title catalogue, t152604

copy 2 binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 1. Copy specific details available on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections. Binding: diced calf, gold tooled, rebacked. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Alex.r Davison Esq.r, Swarland; bookseller's ticket: Henry Southeran & Co., Booksellers and Bookbinders, 140, Strand, London, W.C.; bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull; purchased by Turnbull from Henry Sotheran 1898 (see Alexander H. Turnbull, Acquisition Book, MSX-8822, p.20, no.165). Acc. 766.

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 2. Binding: 18th century red straight-grained morocco, upper and lower covers tooled in gold with a wide border, corner ornaments and diamond-shaped centrepiece made of small tools; spine gold tooled in decorated compartments; gold tooled edges and turn-ins; marbled endpapers; gilt text edges; blue silk bookmark; endpapers watermarked with fleur-de-lis (similar to Heawood 1743). Provenance: ownership inscription on flyleaf: Presented to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester by his most obliged and dutiful servant Constantine John Phipps; armorial stamp, (18th century stylised lozenge-shaped) of C.B. Walsingham; bookplate of Alexander H. Turnbull. Acc. 770.

Digital image available: copy 2 binding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.