Gems From the Coral Islands; Or, Incidents of Contrast Between Savage and Christian Life of the South Sea Islanders.

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Two volumes bound in one. This is a remainder issue with volume one being the third thousand and volume two a first edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green blindstamped cloth, (xvi), ii, (244); (xviii), 320, (4)pp.ads. With illustrations. Inscription on the titlepage of volume one, some very minor rubbing in fact a near fine copy. "Pearls of wisdom from Gill on the attributes of a Christian versus a savage lifestyle. In spite of the title, this work is concerned with description and travel, and relates the history of the Christian missions in Melanesia. The author is not to be confused with William Wyatt Gill (1828-1896) who was also in the Pacific." Volume I deals with the New Hebrides Group: The Loyalty Group; and New Caledonia Group; Volume II does the Rarotonga Group; Penrhyn Islands and Savage Islands. Hill p.433 citing the first U.S. edition and a London edition of 1871. N° de ref. del artículo 24145

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