Colophon reads: Printed by W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court, Strand

"Directions for placing the plates", p. [1], 3rd count, accounts for only a frontispiece, 24 unnumbered plates, and 6 unnumbered plates bound after the final page of the Appendix

"A comparative list of the northern and southern Eskimaux language" and "Words the same in both dialects": p. 122-123

Appendixes, of scientific observations and reports: p. [i]-cxliv

"Botanical appendix" by Robert Brown, F.R.S.: p. [cxxxvii]-cxliv

Signatures: [A]² 1-5 (5 verso blank) B-2I (C4 verso blank) 2K² a (-a6) (a1, a2, a3 versos blank) b-s (e2, e3, i1, i2, m1, p1, s1, s2 versos blank)

Three folded tables follow plate entitled "Explanation", printed on verso only, and intended to be bound after p. cxliv, misbound after p. cxxxvi

Many plates are hand colored

Sabin

John Carter Brown Library copies 1 and 2 possibly grangerized and include more plates that what has been accounted for according to the binder's directions on p. [1], 3rd count

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 imperfect: wanting plate bound to face p. 46; plate intended to be bound to face p. 47 is misbound to face p. 46; three folded tables and two folded views intended to be bound after p. cxliv misbound after p. cxxxvi; some other plates bound out of sequence according to the binder's directions on p. [1], 3rd count

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 imperfect: wanting plate entitled "Explanation"; three folded tables intended to be bound to face p. cxliv bound after p. [cvi], cx, and cxiii; two folded views intended to be bound p. cxliv bound after p. lxxii and lxxviii; some other plates bound out of sequence according to the binder's directions on p. [1], 3rd count

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary full treed calf; both boards detached

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 bound in contemporary full speckled calf; both boards detached and spine lacking

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 the gift of Helen B. Zimmerman

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 2: for D[avid]. Hosack from Sir Joseph Banks: presentation inscription on verso of title page leaf

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