London: The Hakluyt Society, 1988, 1992, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Laid in original letter to Norman J. W. Thrower from David Buisseret, editor of Terrae Incognitae, and two copies of Thrower letters regarding editorial work. Elephant Folio. lxiv, 322, c, 332, cxxxvi, 319pp., 1 folding map. Original navy buckram with..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1893. Hardcover. Quarto. lvi, 400pp. Original green cloth with gold border and signature of James Cook stamped in gold on front cover. Beveled edges, deckled page edges. Frontispiece of Cook in collotype protected by tissue guard. Ex-libris of Vice Admiral Sir Bouverie Francis Clark on inside of..... More
London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1831-1834. Second edition completely revised and greatly expanded. Hardcover. 12mo. XVI, 414, 438, 407, 471pp. 3/4 crushed morocco over decorative cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Pomare. Engraved half-title page in each volume. Fascinating narrative of the author's journey in Polynesia where he spent a number of..... More
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. octavo. 203pp. Original blind-embossed brown cloth with title in gold on spine. Frontispiece of a b/w reproduction of a drawing showing Wallis Island. "The Glide, owned by the late Joseph Peabody, Esq., and commanded by Captain Henry Archer, sailed from..... More
Edinburgh: Constable, 1827. Third edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xxxiv, 340, 234pp., cviii. Original 3/4 morocco over green cloth with gilt lettering and tooling on spine, raised bands, and top edge gilt. Decorative marbled end papers. Frontispiece fold-out map. Engraving with tissue gard on half-title. Partition musical score with tissue gard in..... More
London: Harrison and Sons, 1876. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 152pp. Original printed wrappers. Collection of 57 correspondence relating to the Affairs of the Colony, Laws, Ordinances, Meteorological observations, etc.. from September 9, 1875 to July 22, 1876. This work is complete with its six color maps (including 5 folding), and..... More
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xii (i), 315., 3 folding maps in pocket of back cover, xiii, (1) 512 (1)pp. Original blue cloth with original color photographs laid into debossed frames with gilt lettering on covers and spines; housed in matching slipcases with facsimile plates of manuscripts..... More
London: John Snow, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 10, [2]pp (publisher's advertisement), VIII, 618pp. Modern black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Rev. John Williams. Captivating biography of the celebrated missionary John Williams, posthumously published in 1843, four years after his murder by native tribesmen on..... More
New York: American South African Line, Inc., 1929. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 48pp., 3 leaf leporello. Original color-illustrated stapled peach wraps, protected by modern mylar. Laid in a b/w photo-illustrated advertisement (4 x 8 1/2") on stiff white paper. Color-illustrated title page announcing the Maiden Cruise of the M. V...... More
London: Published for the Author by J. Snow, 1838. Seventh Thousand. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii,[4],590pp. Rebound in three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Maroon title-label and gold decorated spine. Modern endpapers. Color frontispiece. Title-page engraving. Detailed account by English Missionary John Williams (1796-1839) of his experiences in the South Pacific in the..... More
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Cambridge: University Press, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Vol. I: xxviii,[1],438pp. Vol. II: 496pp. Vol. III: 487pp. Original green cloth with gold-stamped publisher's logo and gold lettering on spine. Deckled bottom-page edges. Compelling account on the history and ethnology of Central Polynesia of countries such as Samoa, Tonga, Marquesas, Paumotu..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Quarto. 2 volumes. xx,[2],399pp. 398pp. Mottled green cloth with gold decorated spine. Deckled bottom page edge. Authoritative work by R. W. Williamson on religious and cosmic beliefs of the inhabitants in Central Polynesia. Illustrated with some fold-out tables and a fold-out map. Some age wear..... More
London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1855. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. vi,427pp. Original gold- and blind-embossed brown cloth with gold decoration and lettering on spine. Frontispiece engraving. Contents: Discovery of the South Seas, Islands of the Pacific, Coral Workers and Their Doings, The Friendly Islanders, Captain Cook's Visits, First Christian Mission..... More
Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1967. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 3 volumes. (2), xvi, (2), 358; (6), 433, (1); (6), 442pp. Acetate dust wrappers over vellum-like parchment boards with blue and gilt labels on front covers and spines. Each volume illustrated with a color frontispiece and a facsimile of the original..... More
Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Sons, 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. octavo. v,294,8pp. Original blind-stamped cloth with gold lettering on spine. Captivating account of G. A. Lundie's attempt to bring Christianity to Samoa. 8 page publisher's advertisement section in rear, as issued. Edited by the author's mother. Age wear, scuffing and..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1842. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 57pp. (1). + 2 pages of publisher's ads. Printed tan wrappers, with black lettering on the front cover. Woodcut frontispiece. The publication is a report by the New Zealand Company on the conditions and the progress in the settlement of..... More
London: Robert Scott, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 269pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on front board and spine. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Captivating narrative of the author's journey in the Pacific Islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas profusely illustrated with 64 illustrations, including 2 folding maps and numerous..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, LTD, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XL, 789pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece portrait of the author. A valuable record of anthropological field work undertaken by the late author under very trying circumstances and edited from his field notes by Camilla..... More
Paris: Chez Laporte, 1786. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 2 leaves, 56pp., 1 folding map, 558pp., 2 plates. Original full calf with gilt lettering, tooling and ruling on spine; raised bands. Red edges. Decorative endpapers. Title page with publisher's device. Decorative, historiated headpieces. This travelog of Captain Cook's third voyage contains..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XV, [1], 451pp. Uncut. Original green cloth with gold-stamped illustration on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Fascinating work in which the author describes the manners and customs of the people of New Britain..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XLIII, 373pp. Uncut. Original green cloth with gold lettering and printer's device on spine. Valuable account, based on all available sources, of warfare, the place of kava, the Arioi society of Tahity, and the sexual life of the natives. This study..... More
Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1923. Hardcover. Quarto. 76pp. Black and blue paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine in original photographic dust jacket. Deckled fore-page edge. Frontispiece. Captivating account by William Endicott of his experiences during the 1829-31 voyage on the Glide. The ship struck a reef on March..... More
Honolulu: Editions Limited, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 160pp. Original textured tan cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Cartographic green endpapers. Title page illustrated with maps. "Palapala'aina is the title of a projected series of books about the mapping of..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. viii,(2),228pp. Blue cloth stamped in blind & gilt. Illustrated with photographic plates and pen sketches. Photographic endpapers printed in orange. Previous owner's signature on half-title. 5 leaves at rear bumped & with closed tears in top blank margin, but still..... More
Auburn: Alden, Beardsley & Co., 1852. Later edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxii,517,[10]pp. (Pages 6-22 numbered in Roman numerals). Blind-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering and gold decorated spine. Illustrated half-title page. The United States Exploring Expedition was a surveying and exploring expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted..... More