Books: A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South ..., Manukau in Manukau, Auckland for sale

ix, [1], 154 pages + engraved portrait frontispiece + folding map of Polynesia + 27 small in-text wood-engraved vignette illustrations. Page dimensions: 230 x 149mm. Text printed in double columns. 19th century full leather boards. Disbound. Front board detached. Most of spine leather missing. Chips to leather at corners of boards. Front free endpaper and frontispiece detached. Several gatherings detached and loose. Dampstains to margins of frontispiece. A couple of vertical creases to the folding map. No tears to the folding map. Some foxing. Complete. Includes a handwritten letter dated 1973 from Antony to Harry dated 1973:"I'm ashamed to return this to you in this condition. It fell apart with use - with useless use, alas. But after all these years, many thanks,&many apologies [. . .]"; 8vo
Books: A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants
Author
John (Rev.) Williams
Title
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants
Publisher name
John Snow, London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1840
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Poor
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Travel
Abebof326d