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18. Forster John Reinold Observations made during
a Voyage round the World on Physical Geography, Natural
History and Ethic Philosophy. Quarto, folding table of languages,
errata slip, subscribers list, the double chart a photographed copy
neatly inserted opposite p 513, trimmed, slight staining on fly
and end papers, contemporary polished calf, well rebacked in gilt
panelled calf, red label. London 1778. A seminal work on the
anthropology, geography and natural history of the Pacific
by the naturalist on the Resolution. Originally intended for
publication with Cook’s official account of the second voyage,
it forms an important supplement to these volumes. Mitchell
1262
$2000 – $5000
19. Parkinson Sydney. A Journal of a Voyage to the
South Seas in His Majesty’s Ship, the Endeavour, faithfully
transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson,
Draughtsman to Sir Joseph Banks on his late Expedition with
Dr Solander, round the World. Large quarto, frontispiece portrait,
a map and 27 plates including map of New Zealand, errata leaf,
a tall copy with good margins, contemporary calf covers scraped in
parts, spine neatly rebacked in traditional style gilt decorated modern
calf. London, 1784.
The principal alternative account of Cook’s first voyage and
probably the most handsome of all the unofficial accounts of
any of Cook’s voyages. Mitchell 714
$8000 – $12 000
20. (Rickman John). Journal of Captain Cook’s last
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Discovery in the years 1776,
1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. Folding chart and 10 plates, old tree
calf, spine nicely rebacked in traditional gilt leather. New edition,
London 1785. An unflattering portrait of Omai. Mitchell 1615
$1000 – $2000
21. Sparks Jared. Memoirs of the Life and Travels of
John Ledyard. Octavo, fly & endpapers renewed, pencilled sales
records on title, old half calf marbled boards, some wear, spine well
rebacked in gilt panelled leather. London, Henry Colburn 1828. In
New Zealand on Cook’s last voyage and an eye witness to his
death. Also extract from the Quarterly Review 1828 including
29 page review of the book. Bagnall 5271
$200 – $500
22. Zimmermann Henry. The Third Voyage of Captain
Cook Around the World, 1776-1780.
Edited by F.W. Howay. Octavo, cloth, dust wrapper, numbered
edition limited to 250, Ryerson Press1930.
$80 – $100
Voyages and Travels:
23. Bougainville Lewis de. A Voyage round the World
in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768 and 1769 in the Frigate La
Boudeufe, and the Store-ship L’Etoile. Translated from the
French by John Reinhold Forster, F.A.S. Quarto, with folding
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charts and plates, frontispiece map browned in parts, bound in
contemporary half calf, marbled boards, old repairs to cracking along
joints, some shelf wear, black label. First English edition. London,
1772. The first officially sanctioned and supported French
voyage of exploration to the Pacific. Sabin 6869
$2000 – $4000
24. Brenchley Julius L. Cruise of the Curacoa among
South Sea Islands in 1865. Thick quarto, coloured Solomon
Islands frontispiece, spotting on reverse, plates, engravings in text,
hand coloured natural history plates, folding chart some foxing,
original green gilt pictorial cloth, slight wear to covers and edges,
London 1873.
$800 – $1600
25. Bird isabella L. Six Months among the Sandwich
Islands. Octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, frontispiece, folding
map, illustrations, 32 p of adverts at end. Second Edition John
Murray, 1876. A nice clean copy; Whitney Henry M. The
Hawaiian Guide.Book. Frontispiece, adverts, 144 pp & plate
of Hawiian Dancing Girl, printed yellow wrappers. First Edition
1875 (2)
$100 – $200
26. Brett’s guide to Fiji: A Handbook for Residents,
Tourists, illustrated with maps, Edited by H.C. Thurston.
Printed wrappers, frontispiece map, 59 pp, 36pp adverts, some
browning. Auckland, H Brett, 1881; Calvert James. Fiji and the
Fijians. Octavo, original cloth, coloured frontispiece, folding map,
engraved plates, some foxing on verso. London 1858; Waterhouse,
Joseph. The King and People of Fiji, Life of Thakombau.
Octavo, original gilt cloth, plates. London 1866 (3)
$100 – $350
27. Brodie Walter. Pitcairn’s Island and the Islanders in
1850 together with extracts from his Private Journal and a few
Hints on California. Octavo, frontispiece portrait and 2 plates,
title page browned, original cloth with title label, covers worn. Third
edition, London 1851.
$100 – $150
28. Brown george. Melanesians and Polynesians their
Life-Histories described and compared.
Octavo, original gilt cloth, illustrations. London 1910.
$120 – $220
29. Churchward William Brown. Blackbirding in the
South Pacific or The first White Man on the Beach. Octavo,
original gilt pictorial cloth, plates, lacking flyleaf, slight wear on edges
of spine cove. London 1888.
$200 – $300
30. Churchill William. Beach-La-Mar. The Jargon or
Trade Speech of the Western Pacific. Printed stiffened paper
title wrappers, inserted some notes on “Pidgin English ie Business
English”. The Carnegie Institute, 1911; Thomson William J.
Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island. Plates, some tears to printed
paper wrappers. Smithsonian Institution, 1891; McKern W C.