BYRON, John--[Anonymous]

8vo (189 x 123mm.), iv, [5]-26, [28], 27-75pp., folding engraved world map, one engraved plate, red straight-grained morocco, marbled endpapers, most words erased (by the printer?) from the last two lines of p.24 and 26

ESTC: 7 copies only

A good copy
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

RARE. This account appears to be a pirated abridgement with revisions, omissions and an addition, of lot 232 which contains 186 pages and was published in the same year with a Newbery imprint, and an almost identical title (omitting "A Journal of"). That text is usually attributed to Charles Clerke, who later sailed on all three of Cook's voyages. This issue includes the engraved plate showing natives in a lake, which is identical to one in Symson's A New Voyage to the East-Indies (London, 1715 & 1732). This issue also includes 14 unpaginated leaves with the account of the Patagonian giants albeit in this copy they have been inserted between pp. 26 and 27 (cf. lot 231). In this issue page 26 ends "and they eat their flesh raw." and the end of page 28 has three lines of a new paragraph beginning " We had no other way of understanding one another ..." ending with the word "jargon" as the first word on page 29 (cf. lot 231).