2 volume set. First edition 1838. Very scarce.
Library stamp from The College of Surgeons, Ireland.
Fontispiece in volume one in oils by G. Baxter [Baxter Process].
Brown blind-stamped covers with decorative designs.
Gilt title to spine. Untrimmed page edges.
Volume I.
xv, [1], 517 pages + 2 page publishers catalogue.
Colour frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard.
6 full-page plates + 11 in-text illustrations.
1 fold-out map [40 x 27.5 cm].
1 fold-out plan [22.5 x 27.5 cm].
1 fold-out Paradigm [22.5 x 41 cm].
Volume II.
xi, [1], 537 pages + 8 page publishers catalogue.
Frontispiece plate + 2 full-page plates.
3 in-text illustrations.
"William Ellis (1794-1872), an English missionary, ministered
in the Society Islands, Hawaii, and Madagascar, where he
converted Queen Ranavalona and her court to Christianity."
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 23 x 15.5 cm.
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- Country: Ireland
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