Wrecked Among Cannibals in the Fijis. A narrative of shipwreck and adventure in the South Seas
by Endicott, William
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- Good
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Salem, MA: Marine Research Society, 1923. Cloth. Good/Fair. Blue paper covered boards with black cloth spine, in unclipped photo illustrated jacket. 75 pp. An account by third officer William Endicott (aboard the Glide) of several months lived on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji, after a shipwreck in 1831. He talks about the natives, as well as giving a short vocabulary of their language. FAIR jacket on a GOOD book. Heavy soiling, spotting and staining to the jacket. Moderate darkening. Large tear/chip to the lower edge, with a few other chips and tears along the extremities. Minor toning and edgewear to the book. Heavy offsetting and foxing to the first and last few pages.
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- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015740
- Title
- Wrecked Among Cannibals in the Fijis. A narrative of shipwreck and adventure in the South Seas
- Author
- Endicott, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Marine Research Society
- Place of Publication
- Salem, MA
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; Maritime History;
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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