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Martin John - An Account Of The Natives of the Tonga Islands (2 Volumes)
Estimate $500 - $1,000
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Lot Details
In The South Pacific Ocean with An Original Grammar And Vocabulary of Their Language Compiled And Arranged From The Extensive Communication Of Mr William Mariner, Several Years Resident In Those Islands. John Murray, London, Second (Best) Edition, 1818, illus including frontis portrait of Mr Mariner in the Costume of the Tonga Islands, folding map of the Tonga Islands, dedication to Sir Joseph Banks, full calf, ex library, boards detached to Vol II.
