Journal of a Tour in Iceland, Yarmouth, 1811, contemporary diced calf, the author's copy - photo 1
Journal of a Tour in Iceland, Yarmouth, 1811, contemporary diced calf, the author's copy - photo 2
Journal of a Tour in Iceland, Yarmouth, 1811, contemporary diced calf, the author's copy - photo 3

Journal of a Tour in Iceland, Yarmouth, 1811, contemporary diced calf, the author's copy

Lot 248
21.09.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 248 | Journal of a Tour in Iceland, Yarmouth, 1811, contemporary diced calf, the author's copy
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£ 700 – 1 000
Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809. Yarmouth: J. Keymer (not published), 1811

WITH THE AUTHOR'S OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE, first (privately published) edition, 8vo (236 x 147mm.), hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 3 further plain engraved plates (of which 2 folding), errata leaf at end, contemporary diced calf, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second and fifth compartments lettered in gilt, the others with decorative gilt tooling, marbled endpapers, spotting and browning, transfer from plates onto facing leaves (heaviest on second plate), rebacked retaining original spine, extremities rubbed

WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER'S OWN COPY of the privately published first edition of the volume describing his expedition to Iceland—Hooker's first outside Britain, undertaken at the age of nineteen.

Hooker's notes and specimens from this expedition were unfortunately all destroyed by fire, though he was nevertheless able to write this account with the help of notes made by Sir Joseph Banks on an earlier expedition. Hooker's journal entries within the text pay much attention to the beautiful and exotic flora of the country, reflecting his academic training as a botanist. The scope of his lengthy introduction is broader, however, paying particular attention to political structures, religious institutions, and the organisation of schools and hospitals, as well as including detailed tables of expenditure.
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