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Boddam-Whetham, J. W.

Pearls of the Pacific

1876

151,34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1876
Lieu d'édition
London. Hurst and Blackett
Auteur
Boddam-Whetham, J. W.
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Pacific & Australia
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 362 pp, 7 plates including frontis, vignette on title page of little dodo, title page printed in red and black in border. original red cloth with decorations in black, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, spine faded but lettering clear, light foxing on few leaves mainly at beginning and end, corners rubbed, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon req Taylor 144. Three of the illustrations are of Hawaii (Hawaiians dancing the hula in authentic costume, Kealakeakua Bay, Rainbow Falls), with other illustrations including Pago Pago, Tutuila, Apia, Upolu, Apolimja, Fiji. The author travelled extensively in Hawaii and other Pacific islands and provides an interesting description of the peoples and nature on the islands visited.