Search Results: polynesian researches vol iii by ellis william

New York.: J.&J. Harper., 1833. Modern brown cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good, light dampstaining and rippling to pages.. 12mo., 20.4x11.8 cm.. Volume 3 only, (of 4). weight: 0.9 lb.

Henry G Bohn 1859. This volume only, small octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & decoration to boards & spine, yellow eps, frontispiece + one other plate, viii + 407pp, VG-- (internal front hinge completely cracked - front board still firmly attached to cloth of spine but binding only attached at rear hinge, rear hinge cracked - attached by lower threads only, light bruising to board corners & spine extrems, light rubbing & soiling to boards, small closed tears to cloth of spine extrems, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, owner's name & date to fep, heavy foxing to plates, light tanning to page edges)

London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son, and Co. original green embossed cloth bumped and soiled, text edges dust-soiled, internally clean and sound, undated but probably 1842, new and enlarged edition, extra title page with vignette present, 407 pages.. New Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, Fisher.Son & Jackson , 1831.. Second Edition Enlarged and Improved; Sm. 8vo; Vol.I. pp. 414; folding map of Polynesia; 17 wood engravings; Vol. II. pp. 438; map of the Georgian and Society Islands, full page plate; Vol.III. pp. 407; folding facsimile pp. 254 & face illustration page 355, neither called for in list of plates; Vol. IV. pp. 471; folding chart of Sandwich Islands, 1 full page plate pp.429 & 1 illustration, neither called for in list of plates; appendix; all volumes have a frontispiece and illustrated title page; uncut pages; volumes I & II re-backed, new spine with old cloth and title label laid over, all original worn blue cloth with title label on spines; bookplate in all volumes; good copies. William Ellis was a missionary in Tahiti from 1816-1822. These volumes are chronologically one of most important sources of information on Polynesian culture.