I volume.
New edition 1806.
A history and description of the islands and the natives of the Pelew archipelago,
and the story of Prince Lee Boo, who died of smallpox after his arrival in England.
Contemporary marbled cover with leather spine.
178 pages, 6 page catalogue.
Frontispiece portrait plate.
Title page 'ship' vignette.
5 full-page plates.
Bookplate and inscription dated 1807.
Prince Lee Boo was one of the first people from the Pacific Islands
to visit Great Britain. When the China trader Antelope, on a voyage
to China for the East Indian Company, was wrecked on the island of
Oroolong in Western Palau in 1783, its survivors, including Captain
Henry Wilson, spent three months on Palau.
Recorded shipping weight 600g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 14 x 9 cm
