(South Sea Islands) John Williams Narrative of Missionary En...

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(South Sea Islands) John Williams Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; With Remarks Upon The Natural History of the Islands, Origin Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants Sixth thousand, rebound in a near contemporary half dark green calf, raised bands with morocco label, marbled endpapers, colour frontis, watermarks to plates, copious vignette engravings, some sporadic spotting or finger soiling, vg, Published for the Author by J. Snow, London, 1838. From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.