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An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 180

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands

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700 $ - 1.000 $
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420 $
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Title: An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands Author: Martin, John Place: London Publisher: John Murray Date: 1817 Description: 2 volumes. lx, 460; [2], 412, [212] pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece in Vol. I. (8vo) 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5"), early full calf, spines gilt, all edges marbled. First Edition. Fifteen year-old William Mariner sailed to the South Seas aboard the Port au Prince in 1805, seeking whales and Spanish shipping. The crew mutinied, and were then murdered by Tonga natives, only Mariner surviving. Taken prisoner, he was adopted as the King's son, and lived on the island for four years before his rescue. The present account is important not only for the narrative but also the very extensive vocabulary of the Tonga language at the end of the second volume. A map was added to the second edition of 1818. Bookplate of Henry B.H. Beaufoy in each volume. Forbes 487; Hill 1075. Lot Amendments Condition: Numbering labels lacking from spines, some light wear to leather, hinges reinforced; light foxing; very good. Item number: 234612

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 180
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Datum:
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Beschreibung:

Title: An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands Author: Martin, John Place: London Publisher: John Murray Date: 1817 Description: 2 volumes. lx, 460; [2], 412, [212] pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece in Vol. I. (8vo) 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5"), early full calf, spines gilt, all edges marbled. First Edition. Fifteen year-old William Mariner sailed to the South Seas aboard the Port au Prince in 1805, seeking whales and Spanish shipping. The crew mutinied, and were then murdered by Tonga natives, only Mariner surviving. Taken prisoner, he was adopted as the King's son, and lived on the island for four years before his rescue. The present account is important not only for the narrative but also the very extensive vocabulary of the Tonga language at the end of the second volume. A map was added to the second edition of 1818. Bookplate of Henry B.H. Beaufoy in each volume. Forbes 487; Hill 1075. Lot Amendments Condition: Numbering labels lacking from spines, some light wear to leather, hinges reinforced; light foxing; very good. Item number: 234612

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 180
Auktion:
Datum:
11.04.2013
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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