PALMER, J.C. THULIA NEW YORK 1843, PRESENTATION COPY

8vo, first edition, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE ("To... W. Baynes, Surgeon ... | with the compliments of his friend | J.C. Palmer | .... St. Mary's | December 10th 1845"), wood-engraved illustrations by A.T. Agate, original green cloth decorated in blind and gilt, illustration of Thulia in gilt on upper cover, all edges gilt, some damp-staining (chiefly affecting margins) and spotting throughout, covers worn and rubbed at edges and also with some slight staining

Conrad p. 53; Haskell 186; Renard 1188; Rosove 246.A2c; Spence 890

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
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RARE PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE "EARLIEST PUBLISHED ANTARCTIC POETRY" (Rosove). Copies seem to have been issued in both brown and green cloth. The long narrative poem records Palmer's time as assistant surgeon to the epic and controversial United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, when he was under the command of Charles Wilkes aboard the U.S.S. Flying-Fish. The ship achieved the highest southern latitude to date.