Pitcairn: the island, the people, and the pastor. To which is added a short notice of the original settlement and present condition of norfolk island
by MURRAY, Rev. Tho[mas] Boyles
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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1860]. [2], 414pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further 17 engraved plates. Contemporary Glasgow Academy prize binding, gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, lettering-piece chipped. Marbled endpapers, prize-plate to FEP. Church of England clergyman, and prebendary of St. Paul's, Thomas Boyles Murray's (1798-1860) authoritative account of the Pitcairn islands and its inhabitants, the final edition to be published in his lifetime; with an account of the voyage of the Bounty, and the mutiny and its consequences. . Twelfth edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ30408
- Title
- Pitcairn: the island, the people, and the pastor. To which is added a short notice of the original settlement and present condition of norfolk island
- Author
- MURRAY, Rev. Tho[mas] Boyles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Twelfth edition
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1860]
- Size
- 8vo
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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