Tonga and the Friendly Islands; (presentation copy)

A$400 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

with a sketch of their mission history. Written for young people. London : Hamilton, Adama Co., 1855. Octavo, gilt lettered cloth (spine sunned), bookplate to front pastedown, frontispiece engraving, pp. vi; [2]; two engraved maps, 427, engravings and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page F. S. Butler from Miss Farmer 1860 . A detailed history of Tonga including chapters on coral, Captain Cook s visits, Christian missions, etc. A very good presentation copy. Hill 583; Muir 8438. Not in Beddie.

• Binding: Hardcover

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