[Rarebooks] FS: 3 Interesting Titles on the SOUTH SEAS, all not yet listed on the net

[Charles Agvent]

GIBBINGS, Robert. IORANA! A TAHITIAN JOURNAL. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 
Company, 1932. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. First book entirely 
written and illustrated by Robert Gibbings, perhaps best known for his 
work with the Golden Cockerel press. Copy #203 of 385 copies SIGNED by 
the author on the limitation page. Small owner ink stamp on front 
pastedown. Spine faded, as often the case, the lettering still readable. 
Near Fine in a Very Good or better, intact slipcase with the decorated 
paper labels on the front and spine present. (#017201)        $150.00

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MELVILLE, Herman. OMOO. A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS. 
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, (1892). First Illustrated Edition. 
Original decorated blue cloth stamped in gilt. Published the year after 
Melville's death. Illustrated with 4 full-page plates by A. Burnham 
Shute. Nautical bookplate on the front pastedown. Near Fine. 
(#017198)        $100.00

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STEVENSON, Robert Louis. IN THE SOUTH SEAS BEING AN ACCOUNT OF 
EXPERIENCES AND DOBSERVATIONS IN THE MARQUESAS, PAUMOTUS AND GILBERT 
ISLANDS IN THE COURSE OF TWO CRUISES ON THE YACHT "CASCO" (1888) AND THE 
SCHOONER "EQUATOR" 1889. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. First 
American Edition. Original light red cloth stamped in gilt. Precedes the 
English edition by four years. Illustrated with a fold-out color map of 
the South Seas. Small, early owner ink stamp on the front endpaper. 
Light wear to the head of the spine which is mildly sunned. Small, light 
stain to front bottom corner; some rubbed marks to the rear cover. Very 
Good or better. (#017197)     $75.00

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