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Hunter, John. Historical Journal of the Tr

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Hunter, John. Historical Journal of the Tr
Hunter, John. Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island..... London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1793. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Title continues: With the Discoveries Which Have Been Made in New South Wales and in the Southern Ocean Since the Publication of Phillip's Voyage, Compiled from the Official Papers; Including the Journals of Governors Phillip and King and of Lieut. Ball; and the Voyages from the First Sailing of the Sirius in 1787, to the Return of that Ship's Company to England in 1792. Complete with 17 maps and plates (some folding), and numerous Tables. Frontis, title page with vignette, List of Subscribers 3 leaves, List of Plates 1 leaf, Contents 4 leaves, 583pp [1] publishers advertising 2 leaves. Bound in leather with gilt borders, marbled endpapers, marbled page edges all around, letterpress on laid paper. Worn covers detached, backstrip detached & laid in, inner joint starting, one of the folding maps has closed tears, lower edge of title page slightly cropped, closed tears on 3 leaves, foxing on prelims.