JUKES, Joseph Beete (1811-69). Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly ... in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago.

JUKES, Joseph Beete (1811-69).  Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java. London: T. and W. Boone, 1847. 2 volumes, 8vo (210 x 135mm). 16 aquatint plates and 3 wood-engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations and vignettes, 2 folding engraved maps (a few text leaves quite heavily stained in vol. one, occasional mainly marginal spotting and staining). Attractively bound in modern half calf gilt. Provenance: from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Ferguson 4549; Hill p. 901; Howgego II, B39 (i.e. listed under “Beete Jukes”); Spence 468; Wantrup 92a. (2)