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The Discovery of Tahiti; A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, under the Commmand of Captain Wallis, R. N., in the Years 1766, 1767 and 1768, Written By Her Master George Robinson
by Robertson, George (Hugh Carrington -- editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Hakluyt Society, London, 1948. Reissued, 1st thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. LI, 292pp., list of plates, list of maps, foreword by Hakluyt Society members, editor's preface, select bibliography, one folding map, 9 appendices and index. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, which folds out, showing H. M .A .S. Dolphin in Matavai Bay, Tahati; the fold out section has a triangular crease [small] running the full length of the page. The text is illustrated with another 5 black-and-white illustrations and two black-and-white maps. The fore paper edge and bottom paper edge are deckled. Blue coloured boards with self embossed decoration and gilt illustration of a ship on the front and back panels and gilt writing on the spine. Hakluyt Society Second Series, No. 98 (XCVIII). The discovery of Tahati in 1766. The first reprint of the original Journal. Bumping with some fraying to the head and to the heel of the spine. Bumping to the top book edge also the lower and the book corners as well. Some fading to be cloth of the book and to the rear gilt illustration. Browning and foxing to the top paper edge. Browning to the endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Exploration; 18th Century; History -- Pacific; Inventory No: 0102783. .
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0102783
- Title
- The Discovery of Tahiti; A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, under the Commmand of Captain Wallis, R. N., in the Years 1766, 1767 and 1768, Written By Her Master George Robinson
- Author
- Robertson, George (Hugh Carrington -- editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissued, 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hakluyt Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Discovery, Tahiti, Pacificana, Maritime -- Sailing, The Hakluyt Society -- Second Series -- Publication Exploration; 18th Century; History -- Pacific; Unbranded Robertson, George (Hugh Carrington -- editor) The Discovery of Tahiti; A Journal of t
- Bookseller catalogs
- History -- Pacific; 18th Century; Exploration;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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