Joseph Banks: A Life.

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London: Collins Harvill 1987. 8vo. Orig. cloth. Spine gilt. In illust. dustjacket (covered in clear contact). (328pp.). With 8 full-page b/w plates and a family tree. 1st edition. Near fine. NOTE: Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) rose to lasting renown when as a young botanist he accompanied James Cook on his circumnavigation and voyage of discovery to Australia 1768-1771. From 1778 to 1820 he was President of the Royal Society.