A voyage through the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Compiled from the most authentic and recent authorities

18mo. pp. 179. Contemporary sheep, rebacked. Illustrated.

First edition, frequently reprinted. Although the title gives the game away, the narrative purports to be the genuine voyage of the trader Arrow, Captain Campbell, compiled by the ship’s clerk, James Morris of Cork. Continued by “Voyages through the north Pacific Ocean.” J. Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time. New York, 1962, 100818 treats the work as if genuine. See D.W. Forbes, Encounters with Paradise. Views of Hawaii and its people, 1778-1941. Honolulu, 1992, no. 595; A. G. Bagnall, New Zealand National Biography. Wellington, 1980, Vol I, 5766.

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