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NICOL, John (1755-1825) – HOWELL, John (1788–1863), editor. The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. London: T. Cadell, 1822. The first edition . Nicol sailed with Nathaniel Portlock (c.1748-1817) to the Sandwich Islands and the Northwest coast of America. "He gives an intriguing account of his visit to the Hawaiian islands and of life on a South Sea whaler ... [he] mentions that the chief who killed Captain Cook stayed on their ship for three weeks" (Hill). In 1789 he served as steward for the Lady Juliana , a convict transport taking 245 female convicts to New South Wales. Ferguson 875; Forbes 556; Howes N-150; Hill 1225; Lada-Mocarski 85; Sabin 55241; Wickersham 648. Octavo (168 x 98mm). Frontispiece author portrait of Nicol. Contemporary half calf, binder’s label D. Morrison, Perth (chip to spine, hinges cracked). Provenance : James Hay (1822 ownership signature on title page) – Seggieden (bookplate) – William Priester (his sale, Bonhams New York, 25 June 2013, lot 2092).