Oliver Dolphin (7 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Robert Gibbings (illustrator). 1st Thus. 127 pages with woodcut illustrations, green cloth, gilt embossed cover and spine, clear plastic publishers overwrap, ghost residue of a small price label on front flap, near fine. *1766 is the period of the discovery.

Condition: Good. 1924. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 80p. Ex-library. A small hardcover book with a black cloth spine. Good reading condition. The title and a call number have been handwritten on the spine. Edges rubbed and tanned. Old library markings inside and some pencil markings in text. Some wear at the bottom of the first few leaves. Binding remains tight. Prefaced by a letter by the Rev. H. Ramiere. Measures approx. 7" x 5".

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.

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Very Good For Age. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book is in very good condition with tight binding and clean text. There is general wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.