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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 412 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations; map of islands detached but present and laid in at rear. Blue cloth decorated in gilt. Ex-library with usual markings. Boards show light edgewear; call number label to spine. Binding is sound. Institutional plate to front pastedown; signature of Professor of Music Waldo S. Pratt to front free endpaper; institutional stamps; pages otherwise unmarked. Overall Very Good.

London: Methuen and Co., 1899. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Green cloth binding with black illustration to front board. Heavy foxing to page edges and throughout the text. Complete with all photographic plates, plans and the large fold-out map. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiii, 412, 40

London, Methuen & Co., 1899.Original green pictorial cloth gilt (sl. soiled). With folding coloured map, 4 plans, and 41 photographic plates and illustrations. XIII,412; 40 pp. First edition; with autograph dedication by the author. - A comprehensive work on exploration and travel in the Caroline Islands in the South Pacific. Including information about topography, local culture and history. - (Some wormholes affecting the text).

London: Methuen & Co, 1899. Corner of title-page heavily clipped with some loss of text, nonetheless an attractive near-fine copy.. Octavo, frontispiece and numerous photo-plates throughout, three plans and two folding maps; publisher's decorated green cloth with gilt spine lettering;. The author was Robert Louis Stevenson's neighbour in Samoa between 1890 and 1893 whilst he was engaged in the cultivation of Australian hardwoods for the nascent forestry industry of that island. Christian was an itinerant soul by nature who sold his land to Stevenson and moved further into Eastern Polynesia in search of pristine island worlds. After returning to Sydney he met Louis Becke 'who told me of an ancient island Venice shrouded in jungle, an enchanted region of archaeology far away in the sea of small islands'. From this romantic beginning Christian moved to the Carolines and produced the present detailed description of island life and culture. The author was particularly fascinated by the monumental… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. With 43 illustrations and five maps and plans, with a large folding map laid in, complete. Near fine in original dark blue cloth with bright gilt lettering and design. Ex-lib, with usual library markings and previous ownership signature on front free endpaper.
An account of the authors experiences and investigations in the Caroline Islands dealing with the natives, as well as the flora and fauna. Christian was Robert Louis Stevenson's neighbor in Samoa between 1890 and 1893 who was cultivating Australian hardwoods for the nascent forestry industry of that island. He later sold his land to Stevenson and moved further into Eastern Polynesia in search of pristine island worlds. After returning to Sydney he met Louis Becke 'who told me of an ancient island Venice shrouded in jungle, an enchanted region of archaeology far away in the sea of small islands'. From this romantic beginning Christian moved to the Carolines and produced the present detailed description of island… Read More