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San Francisco, CA: Colt Press, 1940 Edition limited to 500 copies. of the portrait by Reynolds. Cream cloth spine, with paper label to spine, brown decorated boards. 114 pages. The complete title reads: "Omai, First Polynesian Ambassador to England: The True Story of His Voyage There in 1774 with Captain Cook; of How He Was Feted by Fanny Burney, Approved by Samuel Johnson, Entertained by Mrs Thrale & Lord Sandwich and Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds." Tight binding, with unopened pages. A touch of light shelf wear to boards, with minor fraying to bottom corners, otherwise an excellent copy. No inscriptions. Not ex-library. Collectible. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo..
Omai, First Polynesian Ambassador to England by Thomas Blake Clark - 1941
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The Colt Press, 1941 The true story of his voyage in 1774 with Captain Cook; of how he was feted by Fanny Burney, approved by Samuel Johnson entertained by Mrs. Thrale & Lord Sandwich and painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Uncut edges. Portrait frontispiece. Decorative batik binding.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.
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(COLT PRESS). (COLT PRESS) CLARK, Thomas Blake. OMAI, FIRST POLYNESIAN AMBASSADOR TO ENGLA (San Francisco): The Colt Press, 1940. 4to. Cloth spine, bark paper over boards. (iv), 114, (1) pages. One of 500 copies. A nicely printed account of Omai's visit to England and "of how he was feted Fanny Burney, approved by Samuel Johnson, entertained by Mrs. Thrale & Lord Sandwich, and painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds." A New York Times Book Review laid-in.
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