Na Motu: Or Reef-Rovings in the South Seas; A Narrative of Adventures at the Hawaiian, Georgian, and Society Islands; with maps, twelve original illustrations, and an appendix
by Perkins, Edward T
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pudney & Russell, 1854. First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, slightly faded, front hinge slightly loose but a very attractive copy. The second section, rather more than a third of the book, is devoted to the Hawaiian Islands, and includes views of Lahaina, Honolulu, Nuuanu, Waiakea, and the crater of Kilauea. Forbes 2045.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33035
- Title
- Na Motu: Or Reef-Rovings in the South Seas; A Narrative of Adventures at the Hawaiian, Georgian, and Society Islands; with maps, twelve original illustrations, and an appendix
- Author
- Perkins, Edward T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pudney & Russell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- , VOYAGES AND TRAVEL, , , PACIFIC
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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CHESTER, Connecticut
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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