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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 [Complete 2 Volume Set)
by John Martin / William Mariner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1818. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Recent half speckled leather bindings with maroon cloth boards. Spines with five raised bands, leather title labels, gilt decorated compartments. Blue speckled page edges, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontis to Volume I, linen-backed fold-out map to Volume II. Light browning to half title page, frontis and final page of text in Volume I. Volume II has light browning to half title page and final page and also a few light marks to final page. Text is very clean throughout both volumes. Includes songs and music plus a vocabulary and grammar of the Tongan language. An excellent example. . Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. lvi, 444; 344, [148] (Grammar)
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206T095
- Title
- An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of their Language [Complete 2 Volume Set)
- Author
- John Martin / William Mariner
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm
- Keywords
- Tonga, South Pacific Ocean, Travel_Exploration/Oceania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Travel: Oceania;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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