Published by Faber & Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1987
ISBN 10: 0571148484 ISBN 13: 9780571148486
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Trade paperback, 190 pages including drawings; one spine crease, spine slanted, otherwise gently used, very clean and unmarked throughout. See also our listings for Salvatore Calabrese's Cognac: A Liquid History, and for Hrayr Berberoglu's The World of Wines, Spirits and Beers.
Published by The Folio Society, London, England, 1955
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Wood Engravings by Robert Gibbings (illustrator). Special Edition. 1992 reissue; minor wear, including slipcase; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white wood engravings including a map of Tahiti. Book.
Published by Folio Press: J. M. Dent, 1973
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Folio Society Printing. Green cloth with gilt decoration on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge has yellow top stain. The unusual dust jacket has paper flaps on transparent covers. 127pp. The book has a printed book plate inside front cover. The has a one inch separation between the paper front flap and the transparent plastic. Full refund if not satisfied.
Published by Folio Press: J. M. Dent, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 046004141X ISBN 13: 9780460041416
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: N-Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Robert Gibbings (illustrator). First Thus. A square solid tight clean unread copy. Some of the normal browning to the text block edges. Facsimile of the original 1955 Folio edition. Green cloth, gold inlay, vinyl priced jacket. Nice copy. Book.
Published by FOLIO PRESS: J.M.DENT, LONDON, 1973
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. ROBERT GIBBINGS (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Green Moire Silk Cloth Baords with Gilt blocked titles to spine and decoration to front. 220 x 145 mm approx.Top edge stained yellow, 128 pp. Frontis Map, illustrated title and other wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. 1973 reprint by photo-litho of the first Folio Printing 1955 in original glassine wraps with printed paper flap folds. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ VG (Book- no previous owner name or insc. D/J - light shelf rubbing to top edge of flap folds, non price clipped - cover £1.75. No other defects to book or jacket).
Published by London: Folio Press: Dent 1973, 1973
Seller: BOOK NOW, BENDIGO, VIC, Australia
220x140: 128pp. black and white illustrations, Original cloth in clear plastic jacket with printed paper flaps, Very Good/Very Good, label shadow on front flap. ISBN: 0 460 04141 x , 9780 460 04141 6 , Weight: 320g. .
Published by London: Folio Society (1992), 1992
Seller: BOOK NOW, BENDIGO, VIC, Australia
225x150: 128pp. black and white illustrations, Hardback, no jacket, Very Good. Weight: 320g. .
Published by The Folio Society, London, UK, 1955
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Wood Engravings By Robert Gibbings (illustrator). First Folio Edition. 127 pages. B&W illustrations. No dustjacket. Green spine and spine-junctions. Very clean yellow and brown patterned background hardback binidng with light wear to boards' corners and spine-ends. Bookplate with name area removed o/w very clean pages.
Published by Folio Press: J.M. Dent, 1973
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio Press: J.M. Dent 1973 reprint. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, price clipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Published by The Folio Society, London . London 1955., 1955
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hard back binding in publisher's original lemon and maroon decorated paper covers, gilt lettering to green cloth spine. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 127 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. One small number to the front free end paper and in Fine unused condition, no slipcase. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1973., 1973
Seller: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australia
127 pp, top edge and end-papers tinted, b&w illustrations, fine copy in gold-blocked, decorated, green, cloth boards, with clear plastic d/j, as issued.
Published by FOLIO PRESS: J.M. DENT, 1973
Seller: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Green hardback book, with gilt titles on the spine, comes with translucent dust jacket, which have green flap sides to hold the dust jacket in position, price clipped. The book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Folio Society first edition of 1955, printed by letterpress, reprinted by photo-litho in 1973. 127 pages all intact, nice tight binding. All pages, text and illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. Printed in Great Britain by The Pitman Press, Bath. Set in Poliphilus Type and bound by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, Letchworth. The golden island of Tahiti seemed a paradise to the sea-weary crew of H.M.S Dolphin when, in 1767, they first set foot on its shores. This account of their experiences was written by the Master, to whose vivid and unspoken narrative have been added some piquant details from the Journals of other members of his ship's company. It paints an extremely entertaining picture of what happened when a party of English sailors stumbled into a Garden of Eden. Robert Gibbings, the illustrator, knew Tahiti well, and loved it: his engravings , exquisite in detail, convey all the timeless fascination of the island better than any camera. A brilliant read and definitively a book to be preserved for future generations.
Published by Folio Press: J.M.Dent. London, 1973
ISBN 10: 046004141X ISBN 13: 9780460041416
Seller: Barracks Books, Nash, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. As New and fresh in green silk effect cloth with gilt decorative frieze and titles. Fine unclipped, complete clear glassine d.j. Pp.127, illustrated throughout with b&w wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. No exterior or interior markings. Binding tight and square. A lovely copy. Note:The frigate H.M.S. Dolphin left Plymouth on 21st August 1766, under the command of Captain Samuel Wallis , under orders to cross the Atlantic, negotiate the Straits of Magellam and explore the Southern Pacific to look for the as yet undiscovered Southern Continent, 'Terra Australis'. The ship's Master was George Robertson, who kept a detailed journal of the voyage. In June 1767 the Dolphin found themselves off Tahiti, which Wallis named King George's Island. Robertson's journal gives a lively and detailed account of the month the Dolphin's crew spent at Tahiti and of the topography and interactions with the islanders.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1992
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reissue. Hardback copy in yellow pictorial boards, burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. No dustjacket as issued. 127pp. With b/w frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Housed in plain yellow card slipcase. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (14/4).
Published by Folio Society, London, 1955
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Robert Gibbings (illustrator). NO JACKET. Hardback 1955. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref M65. The Discovery of Tahiti. From the Journal of George Robertson Master of H.M.S Dolphin. Edited by Oliver Warner. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.