MARTIN, John. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and arranged from the extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner. London: John Murray, 1818. 2 volumes, 8vo (216 x 130 mm). Half-titles. Engraved frontispiece in volume one and folding map. (Some browning and pale spotting.) Contemporary half calf gilt, marbled boards. Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate; Ivy Valeria Rogers (signature on slip pasted to front free endpapers). Second edition. (2)

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MARTIN, John. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and arranged from the extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner. London: John Murray, 1818. 2 volumes, 8vo (216 x 130 mm). Half-titles. Engraved frontispiece in volume one and folding map. (Some browning and pale spotting.) Contemporary half calf gilt, marbled boards. Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate; Ivy Valeria Rogers (signature on slip pasted to front free endpapers). Second edition. (2)