GEMS FROM THE CORAL ISLANDS, OR INCIDENTS OF CONTRAST BETWEEN SAVAGE AND CHRISTIAN LIFE OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS...EASTERN POLYNESIA: COMPRISING THE BAROTONGA GROUP, PENRHYN ISLANDS, AND SAVAGE ISLAND.
Philadelphia. [ 1855]. 285pp. plus plates. Frontis. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Boards and spine moderately faded. Contemporary church library bookplate on front free endpaper. Textblock somewhat shaken. Occasional minor dampstaining and foxing. A good copy. Christianity vs. savagery. "In spite of the title, this work is concerned with description and.....