Keate (George). An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journal and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson 1st edition, London: G. Nicol, 1788. 4to (287 x 230 mm), contemporary half calf, xxvii 378 [2] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 charts (one folding), 14 plates (including folding panorama), errata leaf, front board near-detached (just held by top cord), plates facing pp. 105 and 127 transposed, a few marks, Williams (John). A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands, 1st edition, 6th thousand, London: for the author, 1837. 8vo (216 x 132 mm), contemporary half calf, xviii [2] 590 pp., chromolithographic frontispiece, vignette title-page, folding map, 6 engraved plates, frontispiece spotted and offset, Ellis (William). Polynesian Researches, being a Residence of nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwick Islands, 2nd edition ('enlarged and improved'), London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1832. 4 volumes, small 8vo (158 x 98 mm), contemporary marbled sheep, engraved vignette title-page to each volume, 5 plates including 3 frontispieces, 3 folding maps, 1 folding manuscript facsimile (not listed), advertisement leaf to rear of volumes 1-2, some wear to bindings, and 5 others, travel, leather-bound (Livingstone, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, 1st edition, 1857; Meredith, My Home in Tasmania, 1st edition, 1852, 2 volumes in 1; Trollope, The West Indies and the Spanish Main, 2nd edition, 1860; Lyall, The Life of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, 1st edition, 1905, 2 volumes; Russell, History and Present Condition of the Barbary States, 1st edition, 1835; these not collated) (qty: 12) Provenance: John Harold Fawcett CMG (1929-2019), British diplomat (armorial bookplates). ESTC T122142 (Keate).
Keate (George). An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journal and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson 1st edition, London: G. Nicol, 1788. 4to (287 x 230 mm), contemporary half calf, xxvii 378 [2] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 charts (one folding), 14 plates (including folding panorama), errata leaf, front board near-detached (just held by top cord), plates facing pp. 105 and 127 transposed, a few marks, Williams (John). A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands, 1st edition, 6th thousand, London: for the author, 1837. 8vo (216 x 132 mm), contemporary half calf, xviii [2] 590 pp., chromolithographic frontispiece, vignette title-page, folding map, 6 engraved plates, frontispiece spotted and offset, Ellis (William). Polynesian Researches, being a Residence of nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwick Islands, 2nd edition ('enlarged and improved'), London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1832. 4 volumes, small 8vo (158 x 98 mm), contemporary marbled sheep, engraved vignette title-page to each volume, 5 plates including 3 frontispieces, 3 folding maps, 1 folding manuscript facsimile (not listed), advertisement leaf to rear of volumes 1-2, some wear to bindings, and 5 others, travel, leather-bound (Livingstone, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, 1st edition, 1857; Meredith, My Home in Tasmania, 1st edition, 1852, 2 volumes in 1; Trollope, The West Indies and the Spanish Main, 2nd edition, 1860; Lyall, The Life of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, 1st edition, 1905, 2 volumes; Russell, History and Present Condition of the Barbary States, 1st edition, 1835; these not collated) (qty: 12) Provenance: John Harold Fawcett CMG (1929-2019), British diplomat (armorial bookplates). ESTC T122142 (Keate).
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