Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas, performed by Order of the Government of British India, to ascertain the Actual Fate of La Perouse's Expedition, interspersed with Accounts of the Religion, Manners, Customs and Cannibal Practices of the South Sea Islanders

London: Hurst, 1929. First. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") Complete with two folding frontispieces (one hand-colored), a folding map, and copper engraved plate. bound in early full brown straight grained morocco. Binding is rubbed with a chip missing from each spine, hinges strengthened, marbled edges. Very Good copy of a scarce title. London: Hurst, Chance, & Co., 1829. First Edition. Internally very good (+) with slight occasional browning. An account of this journey to the Solomon Islands via Tasmania, New Zealand, and Tonga that successfully solved the mystery of the loss of La Perouse and his Expedition forty years previous. (Inventory #: 269689)