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Vava'u Press, Tonga 1981. 21.5 x 15.5cms, 462pp, very good paperback & cover This is 'an account of the natives of the Tonga Islands with an original grammar & vocabulary of their language, compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr William Mariner, several years resident in those islands'. It offers a detailed account of a time when the divine representative of the gods, the T'ui Tonga, was declining and the kingdom was in turmoil. Mariner survived the 1806 Port au Prince massacre at Ha'apai and became Toki Ukamea, the adopted son of Finau 'Ulukalala II, the warrior king. This is a primary document and a 'classic adventure of the South Seas'.
Tonga Islands - William Mariner's Account (Fourth edition, Volumes I & II (combined)) by Martin, John - 1981
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Tonga Islands - William Mariner's Account (Fourth edition, Volumes I & II (combined))
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Vava'u Press. Fourth edition (with addition) Neiafu, November 1981. Softcover (15 x 22 cm), 461 pages. No ISBN. Good condition. The covers are bumped, rubbed, scuffed/scratched and creased. Some soiling, particularly along page edges. Pages tanning/foxing. Weight (before packaging): 560g
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Tonga Islands: William Mariner's Account (fourth edition with the complete account of Mariner' life): Volumes I & II bound as one
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