Williams, John. A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands (1837)

Williams, John. A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks on the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants; Illustrated with Engravings on Wood, by G. Baxter. New-York: D. Appleton & Co., (1837). First American Edition. [9233] Originally issued as one volume, here sometime rebound as two.  Quarter vellum with black & white marbled boards, morocco spine titles, 20 x 12.5 cm (8 x 5 inches). Vol. I. - (i.)-274 pp., private bookplate; woodcut vignette on the title page of two missionary couples seated & surrounded by natives to whom one of the men is preaching; folding map of Polynesia by John Snow of London; a dampstain in the top margin begins at p. 169. Vol. II. - pp. 275-525, dampstain in top margin, and in some sections of the text. Bindings are tight; all illustrations and plates present. Good. Hardcover. The Introduction to this American edition bears the date of Oct. 18, 1837. The firs