The Lonely Island.
£20.00
Publisher
George Allen and Unwin Ltd. Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, W.C.1.
Place
London
Date
1927
Synopsis
By rose annie rogers wife of the late henry martyn rogers missionary priest at tristan da cunha and fellow-worker with him on that island. with three maps and 24 illustrations. reprinted.
Item Description
8vo. 8 x 5.75 inches. 223 + [1] pp. Bound in original red cloth, gilt. deckled edges. Spine and board edges sunned, but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 2 pages of maps and 16 pages of black and white photographic plates, including frontispiece and portrait. Decorated by publisher's colophon at end. Account of life on the South Atlantic volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha as lived by the missionary priest, Henry Martyn Rogers (1879-1926) and his wife, the author, from 1921-25. Four appendices include a census of all the islanders and some natural history notes. First published 1926.
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