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Author(s) | Ellis, William |
Illustrator(s) | N/A |
Publisher(s) | Published by Fisher, Son, & Jackson |
Published Date | 1829 |
Signature Information | N/A |
Size | Octavo |
Book Condition | Boards detached from both vols, lacking backstrips with vol 2 placed inside, some pages and plates loose, vol 1 lacks 3 plates (including map), vol 2 lacks 1 plate, foxing and water stains to margins of plates, textblocks mostly clean, in poor condition |
Jacket Condition | N/A |
Binding | Plain brown boards with red cloth at spine |
Polynesian Researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands; including descriptions of the natural history and scenery of the islands-with remarks on the history, mythology, traditions, government, arts, manners, and customs of the inhabitants, in 2 volumes
£75.00
Vol 1. xvi, 536 pages, with frontispiece and 1 other plate ‘Cession of Matavai to Captain Wilson’, plus wood engravings in text; Vol 2. viii, 576 pages, with 4 (of 5) plates plus wood engravings
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