James Norman Hall; Charles Bernard Nordhoff - Faery Lands of the South Seas

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Nordhoff and Hall's account of their tour of the South Pacific and its Islands. The first edition, first printing, with printer's code 'K-V' to the colophon.Following the First World War, Americans James Hall and Charles Nordhoff together toured the South Pacific, describing in detail life in French Polynesia in the late 1910s.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-nine further plates by George A. Picken. Collated, complete.With the inscription of H Shady to the front free endpaper.The first of many collaborations between Nordhoff and Hall. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of foxing to the first few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: George A. Picken. Very Good .

See/Hide Conditions of Sale

Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

We send all our books on approval and we gladly accept returns for any reason in like condition within 30 days of purchase.
We now post only via DHL as weight for weight it is a very similar cost to recorded mail, but is fully tracked and much more reliable. This gives next day delivery to places as far afield as New York. Price is based on an average book weighing 1kg. if your book is very light it may be less, or more for sets and the like that are heavier.

Payment Methods Accepted
All major credit cards (Visa/Mastercard/American Express); bank transfer; Paypal; cash; cheque.