Joseph Banks, A Life O'Brian Biography Folio Society 2016 Chris Wormell Like New

Joseph Banks, A Life O'Brian Biography Folio Society 2016 Chris Wormell Like New

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Joseph Banks, A Life O'Brian Biography Folio Society 2016 Chris Wormell Like New
Folio Society
Biography & True Stories

Joseph Banks, A Life

Patrick O'Brian

£33.99
Edition year 2016
Printing year 2016
First edition Yes
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Chris Wormell
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 440
Dimensions 9 × 6¼ in
Condition Like New
Condition notes In excellent, near fine condition.

Edition details

Joseph Banks, A Life by Patrick O'Brian. Introduced by Peter Campbell. Frontispiece and 24 pages of colour plates. Three-quarter-bound in cloth with a Modigliani paper front board blocked and printed with a design by Chris Wormell. 440pp. 9x6¼in.

About the book

Patrick O'Brian's biography examines the life of Sir Joseph Banks, the naturalist who sailed with Captain James Cook aboard Endeavour. Banks later became one of the most influential scientific figures in Britain, promoting exploration, botany and institutions such as the Royal Society. The book portrays a man whose curiosity and patronage helped shape eighteenth-century science.

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