A letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Sandwich, first lord commissioner of the Board of Admiralty, &c. / from George Forster

Bib ID:
1812978
Format:
Book
Author:
Forster, Georg, 1754-1794
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item
Description:
  • London : Printed for G. Robinson..., 1778
  • [i],ii, 25, [1],6 p., 1 leaf of plate : ill. ; 30 cm. (4to)
Series:
  • Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK615
  • Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK77
Notes:
  • An attack on Sandwich for his failure to accord the author's father, J.R. Forster, the writing of the official account of Cook's second voyage.
  • National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 17 copy (Petherick) inscribed on the original front wrapper 'Geo. Forster' and has underlining and marginal notes throughout; plate of a caricature entitled "The German doctor with his family on his travels to England conducted by Mynheer Shinder-Knecht" which was was sold by J. Williams, bookseller and printed by Robinson bound to rear.
  • National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 18 copy (Petherick) lacks additional plate.
  • National Library of Australia's NK77 copy as issued, untrimmed in blue publisher wrappers; custom made green leather box with gilt decorations by Bayntum (Riviere) bears the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1778/1, 2, 3); lacks additional plate.
  • National Library of Australia's NK615 half bound in calf with marbled boards; bears the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1778/5); lacks additional plate.
  • Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-631286605
  • Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK77, NK615.
Cited In:
  • Beddie, M.K. Cook (2nd ed.), 4773
  • Sabin, 25127
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
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