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Verlag: Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
ISBN 10: 1402178042ISBN 13: 9781402178047
Anbieter: online-buch-de, Dozwil, Schweiz
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Paperback. Zustand: gebraucht; sehr gut. Minimal storage marks, clean and well maintained.
Verlag: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241490929ISBN 13: 9781241490928
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Books on Demand|British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241491070ISBN 13: 9781241491079
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. Title: An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar of their language . compiled . from the . communications of W. M. . by J. Martin.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Edit.
Verlag: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241490597ISBN 13: 9781241490591
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar of their language . compiled . from the . communications of W. M. . by J. Martin.br/br/bPublisher:/b British.
Verlag: 1817, 1817
Anbieter: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books (ILAB), Stockholm, Schweden
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Pp. lix, (i), 460; (ii), 412 + vocabulary pp. (212). With engraved frontispiece. Contemporary full calf, flat spines decorated in gilt and with title labels, expertly rebacked with original spines preserved. Corners slightly rubbed. Bookplate. First edition of this important work on the Tonga Islands. William Mariner was a British sailor on the Port au Prince that was attacked and destroyed on arrival at the Ha'apai Islands in Tonga. Mariner, the only survivor, was adopted as the King's son. He spent four years on the islands learning about the life, customs and language of Tonga. He returned to England in 1810. His account is "considered the best report of Tongan life and culture before the arrival of Christianity" Hill 1075. Cf Kroepelien 819 (second edition).
Verlag: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241697906ISBN 13: 9781241697907
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar of their language . compiled . from the . communications of W. M. . by J. Martin.br/br/bPublisher:/b British.
Anbieter: Antiquariaat FORUM BV, Houten, Niederlande
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XXII, [23]-398, [2]; 398 pp.First edition of the French translation of an important account of the Tonga islands by the English William Charles Mariner (1791-1853), who lived in Tonga for four years. When he was young, Mariner sailed in the privateer Porte au Prince to the New World with the objective of attacking Spanish ships and searching for whales. They seized several Spanish vessels and added several Hawaiians to the crew in 1806. Their visit to the Tonga Islands proved fatal: almost the entire the crew was massacred by the natives (ironically, James Cook had dubbed Tonga the "Friendly Islands"). The author, however, survived and lived there from circa 1806 to 1810, observing and recording Tonga culture with a keen eye for detail. Volume two includes some interesting notes on James Cook, who with his crew had met a friendly reception there. "Mariner's meticulous observations on Tonga make this a key historical text on the history and culture of this island group" (Forbes).From the library of Marie-Louise (1791-1847), Empress as the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte until his defeat in 1814 and then Duchess of Parma. Her library contained many books on natural history, but also many travel books. It was dispersed in the 1930's. Binding slightly rubbed along the extremities. A few small spots in text. Overall in very good condition.l Forbes 468; cf. Howgego, 1800-1850, M14.
Verlag: Taylor & Francis 2022-12-30, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1032352140ISBN 13: 9781032352145
Anbieter: Blackwell's, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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hardback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG.